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A high-flying Arsenal Women side will welcome a struggling Leicester City WFC at Meadow Park in an intriguing WSL clash.
Arsenal Women are six points off Manchester City Women with the latter seeded at the pinnacle of the WSL standings. The English heavyweights have four wins in the previous five as they aim to continue this winning momentum in front of their faithful.
Leicester City WFC have had a contrasting set of results as compared to the Gunners with the Foxes losing thrice in their previous four clashes. The visitors have never beaten Arsenal in their history as they look to stitch themselves a fairytale on Sunday.
Here GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel, streaming details and more.
Arsenal Women vs Leicester City WFC kick-off time
| Date: | April 21, 2024 |
| Kick-off time: | 2:00 pm BST |
| Venue: | Meadow Park |
Arsenal Women and Leicester City WFC face off at Meadow Park on April 21, 2024, with kick-off scheduled at 2:00 pm BST in the UK.
How to watch Arsenal Women vs Leicester City WFC online - TV channels & live streams
The match between Arsenal Women and Leicester City Women will be available to watch on The FA Player in the UK.
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Team news & squads
Arsenal Women team news
The injury-absentees for Arsenal include all of Viviane Miedema, Teyah Goldie, Lia Walti, Lina Hurtig, Amanda, and Frida Maanum.
English forward Alessio Russo will feature at the tip of the Gunner's attack having scored eight goals and bagged four assists in her 18 outings in the WSL this season.
The striker will shoulder the goal-scoring responsibility alongside experienced campaigner Beth Mead and Swedish international Stina Blackstenius who have scored six and five goals respectively in the WSL.
Arsenal Women predicted XI: Zinsberger; Fox, Williamson, Wubben-Moy, McCabe; Pelova, Little; Mead, Blackstenius, Lacasse, Russo.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Zinsberger, D'Angelo, Williams |
| Defenders: | Wubben-Moy, Beattie, Catley, McCabe, Maritz, Codina, Ilestedt |
| Midfielders: | Little, Maanum, Walti, Pelova, Kuhl, Cooney-Cross |
| Forwards: | Mead, Miedema, Hurtig, Foord, Queiroz, Russo, Lacasse, Blackstenius |
Leicester City WFC team news
German shot-stopper Janina Leitzig will miss the clash for the Foxes with Lize Kop tipped to deputise between the sticks for the visitors.
Shannon O’Brien, Hannah Cain, and Courtney Nevin will also be sidelined from the encounter against Arsenal due to their injury issues.
Jutta Rantala has six goals to her name in the WSL as she'll partner up German forward Lena Petermann in attack with the latter thundering five goals this term.
Leicester City WFC predicted XI: Kop; Bott, Green, Howard, Cayman; Takarada; Rantala, Tierney, Momiki, Rose; Petermann.
| Position | Players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Kop |
| Defenders: | Bott, Howard, Ale, Green, Thibaud |
| Midfielders: | Tierney, Palmer, Whelan, Cayman, Takarada, Pelgander |
| Forwards: | Rose, Rantala, Petermann, Siemsen, Goodwin, Momiki, Baker |
Head-to-Head Record
| Date | Match | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2023 | Leicester City WFC 2-6 Arsenal Women | WSL |
| 6 May 2023 | Arsenal Women 1-0 Leicester City WFC | WSL |
| 6 Nov 2022 | Leicester City WFC 0-4 Arsenal Women | WSL |
| 3 Apr 2022 | Leicester City WFC 0-5 Arsenal Women | WSL |
| 13 Dec 2021 | Arsenal Women 4-0 Leicester City WFC | WSL |