SportsMall previews Sunday's Women's Super League clash between Manchester City Women and Aston Villa Women, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Manchester City Women They will be looking for a seventh consecutive victory in all competitions when they host. Aston Villa Women On Saturday.
Meanwhile, the visitors will try to cause a surprise in their attempt to get their first victory of the Women's Super League season.
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Man City will be in good spirits as they beat St Bolton in the Women's Champions League on Wednesday to record a sixth successive victory.
Alanna Kennedy He had previously ousted Manchester City from the lead. Melanie Brunthaler AND Kamila Dubková The net found its way back into the game in favor of St. Bolton.
However, the citizens managed to fight with control. Fujino Aoba Restores prebalance Mary Fowler He scored in the 80th minute to secure the three points.
As a result of the narrow victory, Man City finished the second leg in pole position and finished three points ahead of Barcelona and Hummerby.
Gareth Taylor's team will also be present at the weekend WSL leaders After three wins and a draw in their first four league games.
Man City will fancy their chances of picking up three more points on Sunday, having won all four of their competitive home games this season without conceding a goal.
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Aston Villa boss Robert de Pau He is still searching for his first win as a WSL coach after seeing his team pick up two points from their first two league games.
The Villans lost their first two games against Chelsea and Brighton & Hove Albion, while Tottenham drew their two league games at home against Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City.
Villa couldn't find a way to overcome last Sunday's goalless draw against the Foxes, but at least they got their first clean sheet of the WSL season.
After picking up a point in that home game, Villa now begin their journey as the only team yet to pick up a point away from home in the top flight this season.
The Villans have never beaten Man City in an away game in the WSL, losing three and drawing one of their last four league games.
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The hosts should value the Dutch international Vivian MiedemaHe was forced to miss the last two games due to injury.
Definitely without the services of Man City Sandy McIver, Risa Shimizu AND Naomi Lasell Due to the respective injuries.
After making several midweek changes, Taylor is retired Ayaka Yamashita, Kirsten Kasperij, Laya Alexandri, Jill Roord, lauren hemp AND Khadija Shah.
As for the public, they could not summon the injured quartet. Raquel Corsi, Jill Baijings, Anna Lee AND Georgian mullet.
Left rear paula tomás He will serve the second match of a three-match suspension after being sent off against Brighton earlier this month.
Kenza Daly was introduced as a half-time substitute against Leicester and could now feature in Sunday's away game.
Possible starting lineup for Manchester City Women:
Yamashita; Gasparridge, Alexander, Greenwood; Park, Hasegawa, Roort; Fowler, Hemp, Shaw
Aston Villa Women Possible starting lineup:
D'Angelo; Maritz, Patton, Parker; Grant, Nobbs, Cairns, Turner; Daly, Hanson, Daly
We say: Manchester City Women 2-0 Aston Villa Women
Man City have been in poor form in the early stages of the 2024-25 season and we believe they will once again show their quality beyond Aston Villa to pick up the three points that will take them into the international break as league leaders.
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