City v West Ham: WSL preview | OneFootball

All the information you need ahead of City’s Barclays Women’s Super League meeting with West Ham.

WHEN AND WHERE

Gareth Taylor’s side welcome the Londoners to the Joie Stadium on Sunday 21 April, with kick-off scheduled for 14:15 (UK).

The Blues enter the match at the division’s summit with four league games to play this term – albeit having played one more fixture than second-placed, Chelsea.

As ever, comprehensive coverage will be provided on the Official Man City App and mancity.com – meanwhile, regular updates will be posted on X: @ManCityWomen.

APP COVERAGE

The Official Man City App will provide detailed coverage from the Joie Stadium – all from one handy place.

Our Matchday Centre will get under way from 12:45 (UK) and will provide detailed text commentary, stats and analysis before, during and after the game.

Live audio commentary will also be provided, and those with push notifications turned on can be alerted to all the key bits of the action as they unfold.

A comprehensive match report, plus reaction from Gareth Taylor and his players, will be published on mancity.com and our app shortly after the final whistle.

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Short and extended highlights, as well as a CITY+ full-match replay will be made available at 12:00 (UK) on Monday 22 April.

TEAM NEWS

Gareth Taylor says Khiara Keating is fine to face West Ham United in the WSL on Sunday.

Speaking in his press conference, he said: “She’s [Keating] fine, she came back from England duty just as a precaution.

“She’s had an ongoing knee issue but we’ve been managing it. It’s fine, we felt it was the right call to protect her.

“And with that situation it was unlikely she was going start, so it didn’t make sense to push her too much in the training demands of England.

“It was an easy conversation to have with Sarina Wiegman and Khiara was good throughout.

“She’s been back in training with us since. We were fortunate enough to get Katie in from Brighton who’s trained with us all this week. She’s done really well and been a good addition for us.”

Aside from long-term absentees Ellie Roebuck, Sandy MacIver and Jill Roord, only Kerstin Casparij, who is serving a one-match ban, is unavailable for City.

LAST TIME OUT

City signed off before April’s international break with a clinical 4-1 win away at Liverpool.

Lauren Hemp opened the scoring before our lead was then doubled shortly after when Jess Park danced into the box and fired home.

Then, Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw unleashed a thunderous rocket into the top corner from 25-yards before she extended our advantage further with a close-range header after the interval.

Taylor Hinds reduced the deficit on the cusp of full-time – but it did little to dampen sky blue spirits.

WATCH: Extended highlights: Liverpool 1-4 City

PREVIOUS MEETING

Taylor’s team opened the 2023/24 campaign with a fine 2-0 win in October’s reverse fixture at the Chigwell Construction Stadium.

Jill Roord scored on her debut for the Club after Lauren Hemp broke the deadlock shortly after half-time.

WATCH: West Ham 0-2 City: WSL Extended highlights

TV INFORMATION

City’s clash with West Ham will be broadcast live in the United Kingdom on the BBC.

Those residing outside of Great Britain can find out how to tune in below by clicking this link to our full TV guide courtesy of livesoccertv.com.