London City Lionesses Continue Tough Start vs Man Utd Women

London City Lionesses Continue Tough Start vs Man Utd Women
Elena Linari London City Lionesses watches a shot by Olivia Smith Arsenal travel on target Photo by Jay PatelSPP

After an opening-day defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates, London City Lionesses home Barclays WSL debut brings a visit from Man Utd Women.

Manchester United first have a UWCL qualifier this evening (Thursday) away to SK Brann, which is being streamed live on MUTV at 6pm.

A Friday evening double header kicks off the second week of Barclays Women’s Super League action, as Arsenal look to start with back-to-back win when visiting West Ham, Manchester City hope to get off the mark at home to Brighton but are still without several injured players, although Alex Greenwood is back in training.

Sunday’s noon starts see Leicester City face Liverpool after both suffered clear defeats, while Aston Villa are up against Chelsea.

The afternoon match has Everton and Tottenham both vying to make it two wins from two, with the Toffees’ Hikaru Kitigawa back on the pitch.

Durham and Charlton meet in the early WSL2 fixture, newcomers Ipswich and Nottingham Forest play at Colchester, Crystal Palace host Southampton.

Newcastle entertain Sheffield United at Gateshead International Stadium, Sunderland’s fixture with Birmingham is at the Stadium of Light, with Bristol City and Portsmouth contesting the last game of the day.

Friday 12 September (7.30pm)
West Ham United v Arsenal (Dagenham & Redbridge FC) – Live on Sky Sports
Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion (Joie Stadium) – Live on Sky Sports/WSL YouTube

Sunday 14 September (12pm)
London City Lionesses v Manchester United (Bromley FC) – Live on Sky Sports
Leicester City v Liverpool (King Power Stadium) – Live on Sky Sports/WSL YouTube
Aston Villa v Chelsea (Villa Park) – Live on Sky Sports
Everton v Tottenham Hotspur (Goodison Park, 2.30pm) – Live on BBC

Barclays WSL 2

Sunday 14 September (2pm) – All live on Barclays WSL2 YouTube
Durham v Charlton Athletic (Maiden Castle, 12pm)
Crystal Palace v Southampton (Sutton Utd FC)
Ipswich Town v Nottingham Forest (Colchester Utd FC)
Newcastle United v Sheffield United (Gateshead International Stadium)
Sunderland v Birmingham City (Stadium of Light)
Bristol City v Portsmouth (Robins High Performance Centre, 3pm)

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