Everything you need to know ahead of our Barclays Women's Super League curtain-raiser.

When and where

City lock horns with Aston Villa on Sunday 18 September, with kick-off scheduled for 12:30 (UK).

The match at Villa Park will be broadcast live in the UK on BBC Two and the BBC Sport website, while viewers around the world can find out how to tune in via the Global TV Listings at the foot of this page.

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You can follow all of the game’s key moments via our dedicated matchday Twitter account: @ManCityWomen while our Matchday Centre - beginning at 11:00 - will provide minute-by-minute text commentary, analysis and stats before, during and after the action.

A detailed match report and reaction from Gareth Taylor and a player will also be made available soon after the final whistle, while highlights and a full-match replay can be accessed from 12:00 on Tuesday 20 September.

Ticket information

Tickets are still available to purchase at the ground. They can be bought anywhere in the Trinity stand, or supporters looking to book together can do so in blocks C8/9.
For more information, click here.

Gareth Taylor Preview

Gareth Taylor says Yui Hasegawa and Ruby Mace are unavailable for Sunday’s Barclays WSL opener against Aston Villa, but Alanna Kennedy could return to the squad.

Japanese international Hasegawa picked up an ankle injury in one of her final training sessions at previous club West Ham, meaning our curtain-raiser at Villa Park comes a little too soon for her City debut.

Mace meanwhile has received a setback in her recovery from a muscle injury sustained on international duty with England’s Under-19s this summer.

Fellow defender Alanna Kennedy, who sustained a thigh injury while representing Australia in the recent break, is close to a return to action.

Beyond those three potential absentees, however, the boss says City have a clean bill of health ahead of the weekend.

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      Previous meeting

      City claimed a third victory in the space of six days with a 3-0 triumph away to the Villans in our most recent encounter.
      A Georgia Stanway brace either side of a close-range Vicky Losada finish secured Gareth Taylor’s side all three points at the Banks’s Stadium in January 2021.

      Global TV listings

      Anguilla ESPNPlay Caribbean
      Antigua and Barbuda ESPNPlay Caribbean
      Aruba ESPNPlay Caribbean
      Barbados ESPNPlay Caribbean
      British Virgin Islands ESPNPlay Caribbean
      Canada Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Ontario, Sportsnet Pacific, Sportsnet World Now, Sportsnet Now Plus, Sportsnet West, Sportsnet Now, Sportsnet World
      Cayman Islands ESPNPlay Caribbean
      Cuba ESPNPlay Caribbean
      Dominica ESPNPlay Caribbean
      Dominican Republic ESPNPlay Caribbean
      Grenada ESPNPlay Caribbean
      Guadeloupe ESPNPlay Caribbean
      Haiti ESPNPlay Caribbean
      International The FA Player
      Ireland BBC Sport Web, BBC Two, BBC iPlayer
      Jamaica ESPNPlay Caribbean
      Martinique ESPNPlay Caribbean
      Montserrat ESPNPlay Caribbean
      Puerto Rico ESPNPlay Caribbean
      Saint Barthelemy ESPNPlay Caribbean
      Saint Kitts and Nevis ESPNPlay Caribbean
      Saint Lucia ESPNPlay Caribbean
      Saint Martin ESPNPlay Caribbean
      Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ESPNPlay Caribbean
      Trinidad and Tobago ESPNPlay Caribbean
      U.S. Virgin Islands ESPNPlay Caribbean
      United Kingdom BBC Two, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport Web
      United States Paramount+
      *Don’t see your country or favourite channel listed? Let us know and we will include it.

       

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