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Overview

Welcome everyone to the friendly fixture between the English side and the Chinese squad at Wembley Stadium. This promises to be an exciting contest with the current Euro titleholders competing against the current Asian Cup champions.

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

The team news will be shared imminently, but there was a recent squad update for England. On Friday, Khiara Keating withdrew from the squad with a minor injury, and so former number one Ellie Roebuck has been summoned.

With Hannah Hampton injured, it will be intriguing to observe who England manager Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. That news and all the other updates are coming up before the opening whistle at 17:30 GMT.

Team News

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

England: 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.

Details are being sought for China’s team news now; when it comes through, I will provide the update.

Skipper News

Keira Walsh is leading the Lionesses with Leah Williamson still sidelined. She shared these thoughts before this match:

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

Debut Alert

The upcoming fixture will be Anna Moorhouse's first appearance for England. She belonged to the Euros team who triumphed this past summer, but she remained on the bench with Hannah Hampton in the number one shirt.

Previous Match Recap

The first leg of the women’s Nations League final took place yesterday; catch up with all of the highlights:

Women’s Nations League: Cata Coll of Spain thwarts Germany, ensuring final remains undecided.

Real-Time Coverage

Real-time coverage from the game will proceed with major incidents and current information as the match proceeds.