England face China – Women’s Exhibition Fixture

Preamble

Welcome everyone to the friendly game between England and China at Wembley Stadium. An exciting encounter is anticipated with the reigning European champions facing the reigning Asia Cup winners.

The iconic Wembley is sold-out for the occasion, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby honored pre-match after her departure from the England squad before the Euros this past summer.

The team news will be shared imminently, but there was a recent 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 injured, it will be notable to find out who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. Those details along with further updates are coming up before the opening whistle at 17:30 GMT.

Lineup Announcements

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

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

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

We are awaiting China’s team news now; once it is available, I will post it.

Captaincy Update

Keira Walsh is leading the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still sidelined. She shared these thoughts 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 maiden cap for England. She belonged to the Euro-winning side who won this past summer, but she did not play any minutes with Hannah Hampton in the number one shirt.

Earlier Fixture Update

The opening match of the final of the Women’s Nations League was held yesterday; get the details on all of the action:

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

Match Updates

Real-time coverage from the match will proceed with important moments and current information as the game progresses.