The Lionesses versus the Chinese team – Women’s Friendly Match

Preamble

Greetings and welcome to the friendly fixture between the English side and the Chinese squad at Wembley Stadium. This promises to be an exciting contest with the reigning European champions facing the reigning Asia Cup winners.

England’s national stadium is fully booked for the event, which will see Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her departure from the England squad before the Euro tournament this past summer.

Squad announcements will be shared imminently, but there was a late squad update for England. On Friday, the goalkeeper Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a small issue, and so previous starter Ellie Roebuck has been added to the squad.

With Hannah Hampton out of action, it will be interesting to see who the Lionesses' coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. This information and additional developments are on the way before the opening whistle at 5:30 in the evening GMT.

Lineup Announcements

The team news is in. Anna Moorhouse starts in goal for England in the unavailability of Hannah Hampton and Khiara Keating.

England: Moorhouse, Bronze, Charles, Walsh, Le Tissier, Morgan, Mead, Stanway, Russo, Toone, Hemp.

Reserves: Hings, Baggaley, Kendall, Wubben-Moy, Beever-Jones, Kelly, Kearns, Park, Blindkilde Brown, Roebuck, Clinton, Denton, Fisk, Godfrey.

We are awaiting the squad from China now; when it comes through, I will share it.

Captaincy Update

Keira Walsh is serving as captain for the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still unfit. These were her comments before this match:

Walsh steps up as England meet fresh challenge in battle of continental titleholders.

Maunch Appearance

Tonight’s game will be Anna Moorhouse's debut for England. She belonged to the European Championship squad who won this past summer, but she did not feature with Hannah Hampton in the number one shirt.

Earlier Fixture Update

The initial encounter of the women’s Nations League final took place yesterday; get the details on all of the highlights:

Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll denies Germany to keep final in the balance.

Match Updates

Live updates from the fixture will be provided with important moments and latest developments as the match proceeds.