Manchester, England — On Saturday, May 10, 2025, Manchester City Women go face Crystal Palace Women for one last match wey go wrap up their 2024-25 Women Super League season at Joie Stadium. Dis game go hold by 12:30 PM UK time, as City dey fight to end di season on a high note while Palace don already confirm say dem go get relegated.
Man City interim coach don dey struggle as e don win just three matches, draw two and lose four since e take over for March. E face serious wahala with injuries to key players, plus dem don lose for Chelsea in di Women League Cup final and also di Women Champions League semi-final.
Last week, e get chance to fight back for di top three but dem draw with Manchester United after dem give up their two-goal lead. Dis draw mean say dem no fit qualify for di Champions League for di second time in three years, making Saturday’s match just another way to close a tough season.
Crystal Palace no dey too happy with their seasons either. Dem don struggle for di league since dem join after gaining promotion, and now, dem dey seven points behind Leicester City at di bottom of di table. Dem don only win two matches, draw four and lose fifteen, making dem di second-lowest goal scorers with just 18 goals while dem also get di worst defense with 60 goals conceded.
Last Sunday, Palace at least manage break di four-game winless run wen dem draw 2-2 against Leicester City, thanks to last-minute goals from their players. Dem go need all di luck for this final game if dem wan turn tings around, but di statistics no dey favor dem as dem don lose six out of seven away matches.
Despite all di injury woes, Man City still get players wey fit deliver for dem. Knaak dem go likely replace Ouahabi who dey injured, while for di Eagles, dem dey without their captain who don undergo foot surgery since February. Larkin dey ready to start after scoring last week.
Ahead of di match, Man City possible starters include Keating in goal; Casparij, Prior, Knaak, Greenwood; Hasegawa, Aleixandri; Park, Coombs, Hemp; and Kerolin. Crystal Palace possible lineup feature Yanez, Sharpe, Swaby, Green, Veje; Nolan, Potter, Gejl; Weerden, Blanchard, Larkin.
With all di challenges wey dey face both sides, Man City get di experience and quality to see off Crystal Palace, and fans fit look forward to a high-scoring match on Saturday.
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