West Ham United women's team v Leicester City
Barclays Women's Super League, Chigwell Construction Stadium, Sunday 5 May 2024, 3pm BST
West Ham United women's team host Leicester City in their final home fixture of the 2023/24 season this weekend.
The Hammers are hoping to clinch three points and give themselves a chance of finishing above the Foxes in the standings when the campaign ends later this month.
Indeed, Rehanne Skinner's side will look to end strongly in front of their own supporters as they aim to sign off the season on a positive note.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of Sunday's fuxture.
Tickets...
A limited number of tickets are still available for the clash against Leicester City, priced at just £13 for Adults and £5 for Juniors. Click here to purchase yours!
Tickets will also be available to purchase from the Ticket Office at the stadium, which opens at 1pm on Sunday.
Away fans will also be able to purchase tickets at the ground.
How To Follow...
The match against Leicester will be shown for free on The FA Player.
Alternatively, you can also follow the action across our social media channels, while highlights and exclusive reaction will follow after the final whistle on whufc.com.
Meet Katrina Gorry...
Supporters will have the opportunity to meet Katrina Gorry before Sunday's Barclays Women's Super League fixture.
The Australian midfielder will be available to sign autographs between 1.45pm-2.15pm in the Ted Hardy Suite, located inside the Dagenham & Redbridge Clubhouse at Chigwell Construction Stadium!
To meet 'Mini', all you need to do is show proof of a ticket for the match.
You'll be invited to join a queue on a first-come, first-served basis, so please arrive early to avoid disappointment. Don't forget to bring your favourite West Ham goodies for Katrina to sign.
The Opposition...
Despite a season of some unfortunate results and abrupt managerial changes, the Foxes will look back on the campaign as a season of great progress. The club are currently sat in tenth place in the Barclay’s Women’s Super League table, have bettered their points tally from last season and have secured a fourth consecutive term of WSL football after narrowly avoiding relegation last season.
Back-to-back wins in their opening two Women’s Super League games against Bristol City and Everton handed them a perfect start to the season, while draws with Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur saw them continue that impressive spell.
After registering an impressive penalty shootout win over WSL leaders Manchester City in the Continental Tyres League Cup in November, the Foxes have gone on to complete Women’s Super League doubles over Bristol City and Everton.
Leicester were knocked out of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup by Tottenham Hotspur last month at the semi-final stage, conceding deep into extra-time. Defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium continued a poor recent run of form, with the Foxes’ last WSL victory coming back in February.
Following the sacking of Willie Kirk after almost two years in charge, Leicester City assistant Jennifer Foster and first-team coach Stephen Kirby have taken the step up as interim bosses to hold the reins for the remainder of the season.
They stepped in and guided the club to victory against Liverpool in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in March, though as mentioned, Leicester are currently on six-match winless run in all competitions.
Foster, who has been the Women’s First Team Assistant since the start of the season, is highly-rated within the club, having previously been a First Team Coach at Birmingham City before spending two seasons in a similar role at Bristol City.
Coach's View...
"I think Leicester’s principles under the new management team are still the same. They’re still working really hard out of possession, and out of all of the teams, they probably press the highest out of everybody," Hammers boss Rehanne Skinner told reporters at her pre-match press conference ahead of the game.
"A couple of players, particularly [Jutta] Rantala and [Yuka] Momiki have been fantastic for them and they’ve had a massive impact on their squad. We know that we had a really tough game against them earlier on in the season, but it was a game where I felt we should have been a couple ahead at half time, and instead we had to rely on a late goal at the end.
"We want to rectify that and start more on the front foot and be a little more clinical this time around."
