England take on the Chinese team – Women's Exhibition Fixture

Preamble

Hello and welcome to the friendly match between England and China at the iconic Wembley. This promises to be an exciting contest with the European Championship holders taking on the reigning Asia Cup winners.

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

Lineup details will be revealed soon, but there was a late squad update for England. On Friday, the goalkeeper Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a slight knock, and so former number one Ellie Roebuck has been called up.

With Hannah Hampton injured, it will be intriguing to observe who the Lionesses' coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. That news and all the other updates are on the way before kick-off at 5.30pm GMT.

Team News

The team news is in. Anna Moorhouse will be the goalkeeper for England in the non-presence of Hannah Hampton and Khiara Keating.

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

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

I am searching for China’s team news now; once it is available, I will share it.

Skipper News

Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still injured. These were her comments before this match:

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

Debut Alert

The upcoming fixture will be Anna Moorhouse’s first appearance for England. She featured in the European Championship squad who claimed victory this past summer, but she did not play any minutes with Hannah Hampton in the starting goalkeeper role.

Previous Match Recap

The first leg of the women’s Nations League final was held yesterday; catch up with all of the action:

Women’s Nations League: Spain’s Cata Coll stops Germany, leaving final outcome open.

Real-Time Coverage

Live updates from the fixture will continue with major incidents and latest developments as the action unfolds.