Manchester City Women v Arsenal Women preview: kick-off time, team news and form
Arsenal Women head to the Etihad Stadium on Sunday 4th October for a tough English Women's Super League assignment against league leaders Manchester City, with kick-off set for 4.30pm UK time.
There's plenty at stake for Mikel Arteta's counterparts in the women's game, with Arsenal currently languishing in 8th place in the table after a stuttering start to the campaign. Manchester City, by contrast, sit top of the pile having won all four of their league matches so far this season.
City's form has been excellent across competitions, with a run of DWDWW seeing them win 4-1 away at Aston Villa, beat Liverpool 4-2 at home, draw 2-2 away to Bayern Munich in the Champions League, win 1-0 at Charlton Athletic, and draw 1-1 at home to Real Madrid in Europe most recently.
Arsenal's own recent record reads DLWDD, a mixed bag that includes a goalless draw with Crystal Palace, a 1-1 stalemate against Manchester United, a Champions League win over HB Køge, a league defeat away to Chelsea, and a 2-2 draw at Paris FC in Europe. That sequence leaves Arsenal with just five points from four league games, having won one, drawn two and lost one, with a goal difference of zero. City, meanwhile, have racked up 12 points from four wins, scoring 12 goals and conceding just four, underlining the scale of the task facing Arsenal at the Etihad.
In the overall table picture, City lead the way on 12 points, with Tottenham Hotspur second on 10, while Arsenal's tally of five points leaves them down in 8th spot after four matches played.
For the latest build-up and insight ahead of the trip to Manchester, Arsenal.com has published its own preview of the fixture (Arsenal.com).
Team news and further details on the squad for this one should become clearer closer to kick-off, with both sides having had midweek Champions League commitments to navigate before turning their attention back to domestic duties.
Kick-off at the Etihad Stadium is at 4.30pm UK time on Sunday 4th October.
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