Manchester City Women’s vs West Ham United, Barclays Women’s Super League, Joie Stadium, Sunday 21 April 2024, 14:15 BST
West Ham United’s women’s team visits Manchester City this weekend on matchday 19 of the Barclays Women’s Super League.
The Irons return to action for the first time since March 31, with an overseas break and a weekend without a game between their final league game against Brighton.
Rehanne Skinner’s side will be hoping to pull off a stunt against top-flight Citizens, who have been in brilliant form in recent months.
Here’s everything you want to know ahead of Sunday’s game at Joie Stadium. . .
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The match at Joie Stadium will be broadcast on BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website. Coverage begins at 2 p. m.
Manchester City are on a 12-match winning streak in the Barclays Women’s Super League and are battling with Chelsea for the name as the top seed in the remaining 4 matches.
At the moment, the two have 46 points, and Chelsea regained the lead after beating Aston Villa 3-0 in midweek. Meanwhile, City managed a 4-1 win over Liverpool at Prenton Park in their last match.
Gareth Taylor’s side have been ruthless since suffering an incident in November, and that saw the 51-year-old rewarded with a new three-year contract in March. In fact, Taylor survived many complaints last season after City made a bad takeover. The 2022/23 campaign has begun, but his team is firing on all cylinders as they look to end their eight-year wait to win the WSL name again.
Bunny Shaw has once again played a role for the Citizens, with the Jamaican foreigner scoring 19 times in 17 games so far this season, scoring a goal every 71 minutes on average. Lauren Hemp has also scored nine goals this season. in addition to providing 4 assists.
The most enthusiastic will be at the Irons’ 2-0 win over Manchester City in October 2022, the first and only time the team beat the Citizens.
Goals from Dagný Brynjarsdóttir and Yui Hasegawa secured the result that day at the Joy Stadium.
“It’s not going to be an easy game against City, they’re in really good form at the moment,” manager Skinner told reporters at Thursday’s pre-match press conference.
“We’re running as hard as we can after the break overseas, to bring everyone together. We had a friendly weekend last weekend and tried to check and make sure everyone was on track. “
“At the end of the day, it’s going to be a real test of focus and the way we intend to play. We’ve got to make sure we take our chances when we get them and we’re organised defensively because they’re a smart team. “
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