Yahoo Sports City v West Ham: WSL match preview
All the information needed ahead of Manchester City’s Barclays Women’s Super League meeting with West Ham.
WHEN AND WHERE
Gareth Taylor’s side lock horns with the Hammers at the Joie Stadium on Sunday 6 October, with kick-off scheduled for 13:00 (UK).
CITY+ subscribers can watch the fixture live and the Official Man City App will provide comprehensive coverage from Manchester.
Indeed, live updates will also be posted on X: @ManCityWomen.
MAN CITY APP COVERAGE
Our official app allows you to follow all of the action from Bratislava in one place.
Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off, while our Matchday Live show will begin at approximately 18:45 (UK).
We will have guests on the latest Matchday Live show, offering their expert insight before, during and after the action.
They will also answer viewer questions throughout the broadcast, with audience participation actively encouraged on Matchday Live. To get in touch, send a WhatsApp to: +447537186538.
During the game you can also listen to live audio commentary from Nick Walsh and Tash Harding while our text commentary continues.
Make sure to have push notifications turned on as well, so you can be alerted to key moments in the action, including goals, red cards and the team news.
Highlights from the match will be available as will a full-match replay on CITY+.
GARETH TAYLOR PREVIEW
The Blues boss will field questions from the media on Friday 4 October at 14:30 (UK).
Taylor’s press conference will be broadcast live on mancity.com and our official app before written and video recaps are published.
LAST TIME OUT
Jill Roord returned from injury in our last outing as we beat Brighton 1-0 at the Joie Stadium.
After rupturing her ACL in a win over Manchester United, the Netherlands international was kept from action for eight months before entering the match in the second half against the Seagulls.
That was after Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw had broken the deadlock before the interval when tapping Kerstin Casparij’s pinpoint cross into the net.
The Jamaican’s first goal of the season was enough for us to collect our first league win of the season.
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PREVIOUS MEETING
We recorded a 5-0 win over West Ham the last time we faced the Londoners which represented a record-breaking 13th straight WSL win at the time.
Goals from Leila Ouahabi and Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw gave the hosts the perfect start inside four minutes, and we continued to turn the screw despite our early advantage.
The Jamaican then bagged her brace before the interval which represented her 50th WSL goal in 57 appearances.
Laura Blindkilde Brown then extended our lead late on with her first for City before Jess Park added a fifth which, preciously, boosted our goal difference to +42 with three matches in 2023/24 remaining.
