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Overview

Greetings and welcome to the non-competitive fixture between England and China at London’s Wembley. An exciting encounter is anticipated with the reigning European champions competing against the holders of the Asian Cup title.

England’s national stadium is packed for the event, 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 announced shortly, but there was a last minute 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 out of action, it will be interesting to see who the Lionesses' coach Sarina Wiegman selects in goal. That news and all the other updates are coming up before the start of the match at 5.30pm GMT.

Lineup Announcements

Squad details are now available. 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.

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

We are awaiting the Chinese lineup now; when it comes through, I will provide the update.

Captaincy Update

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

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

Debut Alert

Tonight’s game will be Anna Moorhouse’s maiden cap for England. She was a part of the Euro-winning side who triumphed this past summer, but she did not feature with Hannah Hampton in the first-choice keeper position.

Earlier Fixture Update

The opening match of the Women’s Nations League title decider was held 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.

Real-Time Coverage

Live updates from the game will continue with key events and current information as the action unfolds.