West Ham United women's team v Tottenham Hotspur
Barclays Women's Super League, Chigwell Construction Stadium, Sunday 21 January 2024, 6:45pm GMT.
West Ham United women's team are back in Barclays Women's Super League action this weekend, as they face Tottenham Hotspur at Chigwell Construction Stadium.
It is the first league match for the Hammers since before Christmas, and Rehanne Skinner will be hoping to pick up a positive result in front of the home support on Sunday.
Here's everything you need to know ahead of the game...
Tickets
You can watch the women’s team against Spurs from just £13 for Adults and £5 for Juniors.
Tickets are available to purchase online by clicking here!
We strongly recommend buying your tickets in advance, but a number of tickets will be available to purchase from the ticket office at Chigwell Construction Stadium on the day of the game.
Our ticket office will open from 4:45pm on matchday.
How to follow
The fixture will be shown live on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Premier League, with coverage beginning at 6:30pm.
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.
T-2 days till our first home game of 2024! 🏡
— West Ham United Women (@westhamwomen) January 19, 2024
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Tottenham Hotspur are a side that have adapted to life well under a new management, making a solid start to the 2023/24 season so far.
Robert Vilahamn arrived from Swedish side BK Häcken FF this summer and has steered Spurs to 15 points in the Barclays Women’s Super League, as well decent progress in the Adobe Women’s FA Cup and the Continental Tyres League Cup.
The clash will also see West Ham manager Skinner go up against her former side for the first time since making the move to east London. Skinner spent three years at Spurs, guiding them to a fifth-place finish in the 2021/22 season, their highest ever finish in the top division to date.
Vilahamn boasts a wealth of experience in his homeland of Sweden. The 40-year-old had spent the entirety of his career in the Nordic country before joining Spurs, starting off as a player at FK Gothenburg at the tender age of 17.
Vilahamn took his first step into management in 2008 as he became a player-coach for Ytterby IS, where the coaching responsibilities were shared. He helped guide the team to back-to-back promotions.
He then had a spell as head coach of the under-19 team at Orgryte IS before he made the move to Qviding FIF, where he once again secured promotion in both his seasons in charge. By 2020, he joined tier-one team BK Hacken as an assistant coach for their men’s team and helped them qualify for the inaugural Europa Conference League.
Two years later, he was appointed head coach of BK Hacken’s women’s team, where he’s remained ever since. In his first season, he secured UEFA Women’s Champions League qualification with the team and reached the Swedish Cup final in both 2022 and 2023.
He signed a new long-term contract with Hacken only last month, set to see his reign run through until 2026. However, Spurs have acted quickly and the lure of a top English side, combined with the project at hand, proved to be too good of an opportunity to turn down for the Swede.
Previous Meetings
West Ham have a very good record against their near-neighbours and are unbeaten in the past four meetings.
In the 2022/23 season, Hawa Cissoko scored a memorable winner at Brisbane Road in December, finishing off a counterattack with a sensational chip to seal the game.
The most recent meeting came on the final day of the same season, in a 2-2 draw at Chigwell Construction Stadium. Emma Snerle continued her strong finish to the campaign by scoring with a nicely placed strike into the bottom corner.
