Blues skipper Kenny Cunningham has however been named in manager Brian Kerr's starting XI for the game at Landsdowne Road, Dublin.
Morrison, who picked up a slight ankle knock in the build up to Ireland's World Cup qualifier against Israel, scored just four minutes into the 1-1 draw in Tel Aviv on saturday evening.
Ireland Team Vs China: Kenny; Maybury, Cunningham, Dunne, O'Shea; Reid, Kavanagh, Kilbane, Duff; Keane, Elliott. 