Alex Greenwood and Lauren Hemp are both back in contention having served their respective one-match bans in Wednesday’s 2-1 Continental Cup win over Everton.
Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw made her first start of the season in midweek after recovering from injury on international duty, firing home the second of those goals on Merseyside.
Demi Stokes remains sidelined but is nearing a return, while Leila Ouahabi is absent for one more fixture after seeing red against West Ham United.
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“We’ve recovered after Wednesday’s game against Everton,” the boss explained ahead of Bristol City’s visit on Sunday.
“We obviously now recover in terms of players available with Alex and Lauren. They come back.
“Leila is one more game and Demi is not quite ready but is getting closer. I know I keep saying that but it’s a complicated injury to her knee. She’s really close to being back out on the pitch.
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“She’s an important player with her experience. In terms of availability it’s looking pretty strong.
“Lauren’s nursing a slight shoulder complaint but is in a good place.
“It’s good to get a couple of options back but the fact we had three players unavailable for Everton due to suspension but could make nine changes shows the strength of the group.”
Taylor’s positive update means Bunny Shaw, City’s top scorer from 2022/23, could make her first WSL start of the season this weekend.
The Jamaican came off the bench against Chelsea, but was ruled out of our opening victory over West Ham.
She was involved for an hour at Walton Hall Park, playing a key role in the win over the Toffees, and the boss is delighted to have such an influential member of the squad back at his disposal moving forward.
He said: “Bunny had an unfortunate issue when she came back from Jamaica.
“The season she had last year and playing the role she did against Everton the other night, she created Jess Park‘s goal and scored before we took her off.
“She’s such an influential and a player the team looks to in terms of setting off everything we do whether it be attacking or without the ball.
“She brings so much with her personality and the quality she has.
“It’s fantastic to have her back and nice for her to get off the mark so early in the season.”
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