Manchester City continue their Women’s Super League campaign this Sunday with the visit of West Ham at the Joie Stadium.
Gareth Taylor’s side narrowly beat Brighton at the same venue last time out, while the Hammers fought back to draw 1-1 against Liverpool at home. The visitors were in League Cup action on Wednesday night, however city next week’s visit to Barcelona is highly anticipated.
With both Chelsea i Manchester United out of action this weekend due to a postponement, City have a good chance to put some points on the board and pile early pressure on their likely title rivals.
here it is 90 minutes preview of Sunday’s match.
Man City vs West Ham H2H Record (All Time)
Current form (all competitions)
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Man City |
West Ham |
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Man City 1-0 Brighton – 29/09/24 |
West Ham 6-1 Portsmouth – 02/10/24 |
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Man City 3-0 Paris FC – 26/09/24 |
West Ham 1-1 Liverpool – 29/09/24 |
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Arsenal 2-2 Man City – 22/09/24 |
Man Utd 3-0 West Ham – 21/09/24 |
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Paris FC 0-5 Man City – 18/09/24 |
Leicester 5-2 West Ham – 01/09/24 |
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Aston Villa 2-1 Man City – 14/09/24 |
West Ham 0-1 PSG – 29/08/24 |
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country |
TV channel/live broadcast |
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united kingdom |
WSL YouTube, CITY+ |
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united states |
CITY+ |
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canada |
CITY+ |
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Australia |
Optus Sport, CITY+ |
Sandy MacIver and Risa Shimizu remain long-term absentees for City and are unavailable for Sunday’s clash at the Joie Stadium. However, midfielder Jill Roord returned from an ACL injury last week after a remarkable eight-month recovery.
After suffering a knock against Paris FC in the Champions League, defender Alex Greenwood was fit and available to face Brighton last week. However, Leila Ouahabi was absent after picking up a groin injury in the opening game against Arsenal.
With a Champions League group stage clash against European giants Barcelona on the horizon, Taylor may look to rotate through the league.
Man City’s predicted line-up against West Ham (4-3-3): Yamashita; Casparij, Kennedy, Aleixandri, Layzell; Park, Hasegawa, Miedema; Kelly, Shaw, Hemp.
West Ham will be without long-term absentee Jess Ziu, who suffered an ACL injury in August. She has had surgery and is now without crutches as she continues her recovery.
Skinner was able to rotate heavily in midweek for their League Cup meeting with Championship side Portsmouth. Three players made competitive debuts for the club, while Riko Ueki and Viviane Asseyi were second-half substitutes.
West Ham predicted line-up against Man City (3-4-3): Szemik; Cooke, Tysiak, Zadorsky; Li, Gorry, Brynjarsdottir, Denton; Harries, Ueki, Asseyi.
With such an important Champions League game around the corner, City could be forgiven for keeping an eye on midweek. If West Ham are to get any form of positive result, they will have to wait for the hosts’ performance to drop a percent or two.
Skinner’s side will be boosted by their second-half comeback to draw against Liverpool, as well as their League Cup thrashing of Portsmouth. However, their dismantling at the hands of Man Utd is arguably the clearest indicator of where this game will go.
