Arsenal Women’s Caldentey Now Sidelined As WSL Resumes

Arsenal Women’s Mariona Caldentey is out with a hamstring injury as the Barclays WSL resumes after the October international break.

Selina Cerci and Chloe Kelly will also be absent for the Gunners, who head into Saturday lunchtime’s match against Birmingham City without a league victory since the opening weekend, sitting in tenth place, although their opponents are winless and second-to-last.

Arsenal head coach Renée Slegers told arsenal.com: “Mariona went off against [Manchester] City, didn’t go away with Spain, hamstring injury, so she will be out for a while”.

About opponents Birmingham, she added: “They’re a hard-working team. They have some individual qualities, both centrally and on the wings, that we really have to minimise and stop.”

Sunday brings two London derbies at noon, with second-placed Chelsea taking on fourth-placed Tottenham and Crystal Palace facing West Ham, both struggling to find a second win of the campaign.

Top team Manchester City play Brighton, and it’s third versus fifth as London City host Everton.

Charlton are still yet to get off the mark and entertain Manchester United, while Aston Villa go into the game with Liverpool having three draws from five matches.

The Subway Players Cup Group Stage continues with Watford and Leicester City kicking things off on Saturday afternoon, while the highlight of Sunday’s ties is the Tyne-Wear derby as Newcastle take on Sunderland.

Saturday 17 October

Barclays Women’s Super League
Arsenal v Birmingham City (Emirates Stadium, 12:45pm) – Live on Sky Sports

Subway Players Cup – Group Stage
Watford v Leicester City (Barnet FC, 3pm)

Sunday 18 October

Barclays Women’s Super League
Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur (Stamford Bridge, 12pm) – Live on Sky Sports
Crystal Palace v West Ham United (Sutton Utd FC, 12pm) – Live on Sky Sports
Aston Villa v Liverpool (Hednesford Town FC, 2pm) – Live on Sky Sports/YouTube
Charlton Athletic v Manchester United (The Valley, 2pm) – Live on Sky Sports
London City Lionesses v Everton (Bromley FC, 2pm) – Live on Sky Sports/YouTube
Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion (Joie Stadium, 2.30pm) – Live on BBC

Subway Players Cup – Group Stage
Burnley v Durham (Turf Moor, 2pm)
Newcastle United v Sunderland (Gateshead International Stadium, 2pm) – Live on YouTube
Sheffield United v Nottingham Forest (Scunthorpe Utd FC, 2pm)
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Ipswich Town (AFC Telford Utd, 2pm)
Bristol City v Southampton (Robins High Performance Centre, 3pm)