"England XI (4-3-3): Moorhouse; Bronze, Le Tissier, Hinds, Wubben-Moy; Walsh, Kendall, Park; Kelly, Kearns, Beever-Jones. After saying she would use the final games of the year to experiment, Sarina Wiegman opted for a fairly strong XI against China. Today, a few newer faces start with only Only Moorhouse, Le Tissier, Bronze and Walsh keep their places from the weekend's starting lineup."
"Ghana XI (4-2-3-1): Conlan; Simon, Boakye, Ama Duah, Yeboah; Cudjoe, Asantewaa; Kusi, Boye-Hlorkah, Nyamekye; Boaduwaa. Simon makes her debut for Ghana after an allegiance swap from France with the long serving captain Boakye starting alongside her. Achiaa makes a return but is only fit enough the bench. Boaduwaa, the reigning Ghanian female footballer of the year, scored four goals during her side's two games at the last international break and will hope to add to that tally."
"Two days ago England hammered China 8-0 at Wembley in what proved to be a relatively easy test and Sarina Wiegman's side will hope to close out 2025 in similar fashion against Ghana in Southampton. The Black Queens come to St. Mary's in good form, beating Egypt 7-0 on aggregate in a two-leg 2026 Afcon qualifier after coming in third in this summer's edition. Their head coach is Kim Bjorkegren, the Swede most recently managing Racing Louisville in the NWSL."
Sarina Wiegman selected a largely strong England starting XI, despite earlier intentions to experiment in the final matches of the year. Only Moorhouse, Le Tissier, Bronze and Walsh retain their places from the previous weekend's lineup, while several newer faces start. Ghana name Simon on her debut after switching allegiance from France, with long-serving captain Boakye alongside her and Achiaa returning to the bench. Boaduwaa leads Ghana's attack after scoring four goals in the last international break. England beat China 8-0 recently and expect to finish 2025 strongly against Ghana at St. Mary's; kickoff details and final team news follow before 19:00 GMT.
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