Liverpool Women v Manchester City Women: Preview, Team News and Prediction

Andree Jeglertz takes his in-form Manchester Metropolis down the M62 to face struggling Liverpool as they search to maintain up with Chelsea on the prime of the WSL. Metropolis may go prime, relying on outcomes elsewhere within the WSL, which might give a morale enhance of their remaining WSL match earlier than the worldwide break.

Metropolis have been in effective kind since their opening day defeat at Chelsea, successful all their subsequent matches to take them to inside a degree of the champions, and the Blues go into the match on the again of an exhilarating 3-2 victory over Arsenal on the Joie Stadium final weekend.

They face a Liverpool aspect who’re already in bother, having misplaced all 4 of their WSL matches thus far and solely sit above West Ham on the backside of the desk on objective distinction. Liverpool supervisor Gareth Taylor will clearly have one thing to show when he faces his previous membership for the primary time

Taylor’s aspect left it late to lose 1-0 away to London Metropolis Lionesses final weekend and a go to from Metropolis might be the very last thing they might have favored to see, aside from Chelsea arriving, after all! They’ve misplaced twice at residence this season, 4-1 to Everton and 2-0 to Manchester United and Taylor should do one thing quickly if he doesn’t need his job to be underneath risk once more.

Liverpool have a number of damage issues forward of the Blues’ go to. Lucy Parry and Lily Woodham have suffered hamstring accidents and will miss the match, whereas goalkeeper Rachael Legal guidelines continues to be out with a hand damage sustained in August. Leanne Kiernan will face a late health take a look at and Risa Shimizu, sarcastically signed by Taylor for Metropolis, will miss out as she is on mortgage from her dad or mum membership.

Metropolis are nonetheless with out Lauren hemp and Kerolin after each had been injured within the 5-1 win at Spurs final month. Rebecca Knaak is in coaching however gained’t be match sufficient for the journey to Merseyside while Mary Fowler continues her restoration from and ACL damage.

Metropolis are flying excessive and are the direct reverse of Liverpool in the mean time. The Reds will choose up factors this season, however I don’t assume it will likely be at this time and I’m predicting it will likely be one other depressing afternoon for Gareth Taylor.