Manchester City Women v West Ham United
Barclays Women’s Super League, Academy Stadium, Sunday 23 April 2023, 6:45pm BST.
West Ham United Women travel North on Sunday for their first Barclays Women’s Super League match since the April international break.
The Hammers take on Manchester City at the Academy Stadium in a match that will take place in front of the Sky Sports cameras, with the match getting underway at 6:45pm BST.
Paul Konchesky side are looking to build on their 0-0 draw with Liverpool before the international break, and will take positives from their previous meeting with Gareth Taylor's team, where they narrowly lost 1-0 at Chigwell Construction Stadium back in January.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of the contest.
Tickets
Fancy watching the Hammers up in Manchester on Sunday evening? Tickets are available to purchase from City’s official website, priced from £9 for Adults, £7 for Concessions and £4 for U16s.
How to follow
As mentioned above, Sunday’s fixture will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event/ Sky Sports Football, with coverage beginning at around 6:30pm.
You can also follow the action across our social media channels, while highlights and exclusive reactions will follow after the final whistle on whufc.com.
Travel
The nearest train station to Academy Stadium is the Manchester Piccadilly Station – a short taxi journey or a 30-minute walk along a well-lit and signposted route from the city centre.
A Metrolink runs from the city centre including Manchester Piccadilly station to the Velopark stop and on towards Ashton. The journey time from Piccadilly Station takes approximately 12 minutes.
Supporters are advised that no parking is available at Academy Stadium while a local resident parking scheme is in place and is strictly enforced and identifiable through on-street signs. Vehicles parked in this area without the appropriate identification are at risk of being fined, claimed or even removed.
For directions to Academy Stadium from our home stadium, Chigwell Construction Stadium, click here.
Team News
In his pre-match press conference on Wednesday, Konchesky revealed that he has a near fully fit squad ahead of the clash with Manchester City.
Abbey-Leigh Stringer has not featured in the WSL since the beginning of February due to a recurring injury issue, but could be in the squad this weekend.
Amber Tysiak could make her debut for the Hammers having not featured since joining from Oud-Heverlee Leuven.
The Opposition
Manchester City are in a four way hunt for the three Champions League places available in the WSL. Heading into Sunday’s fixture, Taylor’s side sit 4th in the standings, level on points with Arsenal who are a place above the Citizens.
Indeed, their last WSL outing saw them lose 2-1 against the Gunners at Meadow Park, but before that they had racked up four WSL wins on the spin.
Bunny Shaw has been the standout players for City this season, leading the WSL scoring charts with 16 goals from 17 games, which includes six goals in her last four games.
City are also in good form at home and are unbeaten in their last 16 WSL home matches – however, the Hammers will take confidence from their stunning 2-0 win back in October 2021, where goals from Dagný Brynjarsdóttir and Yui Hasegawa secured a memorable first win against the Citizens.
