England v China – Female Exhibition Fixture

Introduction

Greetings and welcome to the friendly fixture between the English side and the Chinese squad at London’s Wembley. An exciting encounter is anticipated with the European Championship holders taking on the current Asian Cup champions.

England’s national stadium is sold-out for the occasion, which will see the celebrated Fran Kirby recognized pre-match after her international retirement before the European Championship this past summer.

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

With Hannah Hampton out of action, it will be notable to find out who the Lionesses' coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. That news and all the other updates are incoming before the start of the match at 17:30 GMT.

Lineup Announcements

Squad details are now available. Anna Moorhouse will be the goalkeeper for England in the unavailability 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.

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Captaincy Update

Keira Walsh is captaining the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still injured. Here’s what she had to say before this clash:

Walsh takes lead role as England face new test in clash of continental champions.

Debut Alert

The upcoming fixture will be Anna Moorhouse's debut for England. She belonged to the European Championship squad who won this past summer, but she remained on the bench with Hannah Hampton in the first-choice keeper position.

Earlier Fixture Update

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 denies Germany to keep final in the balance.

Live Feed

Live updates from the match will proceed with key events and latest developments as the game progresses.