After Arsenal Women don qualify for di UEFA Women’s Champions League for midweek, dem don set dia sights on di King Power Stadium to face Leicester City. Di Gunners bin start dia WSL campaign wit one strong 2-2 draw wit Manchester City last weekend, and dem go wan try make sure say dem bag dia first three points of di season dis afternoon (KO: 3pm).
Di last time wey dem visit Leicester, e be like film trick comeback. Leicester bin lead dem 2-0 for half-time, but di Gunners comot for second half like person wey drink Red Bull. Dem equalize di match wit goals from Cloe Lacasse and Alessia Russo by di 52nd minute. Before you know am, Caitlin Foord, Victoria Pelova and Stina Blackstenius don score before Lina Hurtig come make am six for injury time.
Leicester City bin dey near relegation last season, but dem start dis time wit beta determination as dem commot one strong point from Liverpool. Di player wey score pass last season, Jutta Rantala, bin run counter-attack wey sweet like sugar to score beta goal. Leicester City don add some new players like Noemie Mouchon from Reims and Asmita Ale from Tottenham Hotspur. Former Gunner, Ruby Mace, don join dem permanently after her loan last season. Di management side, Amandine Miquel don take over from di summer after she spend seven seasons for French club, Reims.
Eidevall talk about Leicester say, “Dem get clear identity. E dey a bit different but e dey very clear. I feel say dem get strong transfer window, dem squad dey strong. Leicester na one of di teams wey dey build steady for WSL and dem dey make competition harder, which na good ting because e dey challenge but also dey difficult for us because na tough opponent dem be.”
For di other side, Sam Tierney yarn about di match say, “Na 90 minutes of football and na one team against another. We know say e go tough and dem get some fantastic players but we fit learn from games wey we don play against dem before. We go try be team wey dey hard to beat and make sure say we put on beta performance for our fans.”
Meanwhile, Jonas no get any update for Leah Williamson availability because she don miss di past two matches due to concussion protocol. Steph Catley and Lina Hurtig dey expected to miss dis weekend’s fixture as dem dey recover from injury. However, Victoria Pelova don dey increase her ACL recovery dis week with her first run on di anti-gravity running machine.
Di match referee go be Jane Simms, while di assistant referees go be Jade Wardle and Leoni Harland. Di fourth official na Emily Heaslip. Kicking off for 3pm for di King Power Stadium, di fixture go dey free to stream online. Di social media channels go provide in-game updates and highlights go dey shared on Monday.
