Leicester City Women vs West Ham United Women: Women’s Super League Preview
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According to a report from Sports Mole, West Ham United Women will travel to the King Power Stadium for a meeting with Leicester City Women on the final day of the Women’s Super League season.
The Foxes will attempt to end a four-game winless run in Saturday’s fixture, while the Hammers will be looking to bounce back from a defeat to Aston Villa.
Match Preview
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Leicester are languishing in 11th place in the WSL table after winning four, drawing five and losing 12 of their 21 league matches this term. As Sports Mole notes, while they will be disappointed with their lowly position, the Foxes are guaranteed to extend their WSL stay into a fifth consecutive season, courtesy of their seven-point gap to relegated Crystal Palace.
Despite securing safety, Leicester will still be hungry to finish the campaign with a victory, especially as they have gone four games without a victory, including a dramatic 2-2 draw in their final away game of the season against Palace last weekend. The Foxes appeared set to claim a 2-1 victory when Shannon O’Brien found the net in the 94th minute, only for Abbie Larkin to score an equaliser in the eighth minute of stoppage time to extend Leicester’s winless away league run to 16 matches (D5, L11).
West Ham will be satisfied with their efforts this term, having already bettered last season’s 11-point tally by eight points to leave them in seventh position in the WSL standings. The Hammers will surpass last year’s 11th-placed finish, while they could still move into the top half of the table, with just two points separating them from Liverpool in sixth position.
Team News
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The Foxes are expected to be without the injured quartet of Sari Kees, Ruby Mace, Jutta Rantala and Noemie Mouchon, as Sports Mole reports. Leicester boss Amandine Miquel has confirmed that Lena Petermann remains unavailable for selection, meaning that the striker will not play a single game this season due to injury.
Shana Chossenotte and O’Brien are pushing for recalls after coming off the bench to play over half-an-hour against Palace. Meanwhile, the Hammers are unable to call upon the injured Jessica Ziu, while Li Mengwen has returned to China to play in the National Games.
Possible Lineups
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Leicester City Women possible starting lineup:
Leitzig; Ale, Thibaud, Swaby, Nevin; Tierney, Cayman; Cain, Momiki, Chossenotte; O’Brien
West Ham United Women possible starting lineup:
Szemik; Denton, Tysiak, Zadorsky, Hanshaw; Siren, Gorry; Piubel, Ueki, Asseyi; Martinez
Prediction
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As reported by Sports Mole, West Ham have won three of their previous five games against Leicester, and with that record providing inspiration, we think that the visitors will edge out the Foxes to finish the season with a narrow victory.
According to Sports Mole, the predicted score is: Leicester City Women 1-2 West Ham United Women.
In conclusion, this Women’s Super League match between Leicester City Women and West Ham United Women promises to be an exciting encounter. With Leicester seeking to end their four-game winless run and West Ham looking to bounce back from their defeat to Aston Villa, both teams will be eager to secure a victory. As Sports Mole predicts, West Ham may just edge out the Foxes with a narrow victory.
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