Bristol City v West Ham United women's team
Barclays Women's Super League, Ashton Gate, Sunday 28 January 2024, 2pm
West Ham United women's team are back in action in the Barclays Women's Super League on Sunday, as they head to Ashton Gate to face Bristol City.
The Irons face off against the Robins in a 2pm kick off, and will be hoping to return with all three points in what is a crucial game down at the bottom of the table.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of the game.
Tickets
Tickets are available to purchase from the Bristol City website, priced at £11.25 for Adults, £9.25 for Seniors and Under-22s, £6 for Under-19s and £5 for Under-12s.
How to Follow
The fixture will be shown live on the FA Player, which you can watch for free!
Alternatively, you can also follow the action across our social media channels, while highlights and exclusive reactions will follow after the final whistle on whufc.com.
The Opposition
Bristol City are currently sat bottom of the WSL table on goal difference, but like the Hammers, their performances in recent times have shown encouragement that they could pull away from the drop zone.
Since the turn of the year, the Robins have narrowly lost out to Liverpool (1-0) in the Adobe Women’s FA Cup fourth round, and on Monday, they lost 3-2 to Brighton & Hove Albion at Broadfield Stadium, with Elisabeth Terland scoring a 95th minute winner for the Seagulls. Narrow margins, then as the Hammers head to the Southwest.
Lauren Smith has been able to strengthen her squad in January, bringing in goalkeeper Shae Yáñez from San Diego Wave, Sarah Stratigakis from Vittsjö GIK and former West Ham winger Lisa Evans, who left east London by mutual consent on Thursday.
Smith will be hoping that those new additions can help supplement the existing talent in the City squad, and propel them away from danger in the second half of the season.
Another former Hammer, Amalie Thestrup leads the scoring charts for Bristol this term, scoring five goals in 15 appearances so far this season.
Previous Meetings
The Hammers have beaten the Robins three times, and have drawn and lost one game, facing them five times in competitive action.
In their first fixture in November 2018, West Ham won 2-0 with goals from Alisha Lehmann and Jane Ross. Next up, in April 2019, West Ham earned a comeback 2-1 win thanks to Ross’ 89th-minute finish. The Hammers earned their largest win over Bristol in December 2020 with a 4-0 result at Twerton Park. However, in February 2021, the teams shared points.
Last time out, in November, the Hammers were on the end of a 3-2 defeat at Chigwell Construction Stadium. Goals from Riko Ueki and Viviane Asseyi weren’t enough to see the Hammers pick up points.
