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WHEN AND WHERE

Gareth Taylor’s side welcome the West Midlands side to the Joie Stadium on Saturday 9 December, with kick-off scheduled for 12:00 (UK).

The match-up will be broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports Premier League. Viewers from around the globe can find out how to watch every kick of the match via our Global TV listing at the bottom of the page – courtesy of livesoccertv.com.

Alternatively, there will be comprehensive coverage on mancity.com and on our official app, while key moments will be posted on X: @ManCityWomen.

Next Fixture

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Sat 09 Dec

FA WSL

Man City

12:00

GMT

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APP COVERAGE

The official Manchester City app will provide detailed coverage of our WSL home clash.

Our Matchday Centre will get under way from 10:30 (UK), full of detailed text commentary, stats and analysis before, during and after the match.

Mike Minay will be on hand to guide you through proceedings with live audio commentary, while those with push notifications turned on will also be alerted to all the key moments as they happen.

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A thorough match report, plus reaction from Gareth Taylor, can also be accessed soon after the final whistle.

Highlights and a CITY+ full-match replay will be made available at 12:00 (UK) on Sunday 10 December.

GARETH TAYLOR Preview

Gareth Taylor says his players have returned in ‘good shape’ after the international break.

“Availability wise, we’re still waiting on our two Australian players (Mary Fowler and Alanna Kennedy) to return,” the boss explained.

“They’ll be back on Friday. The girls look really good. The spirits are good. It was a difficult couple of days for the England’s players.

“In terms of the atmosphere and the way the girls have come back in and the way they’ve come back in, and everything looks positive.”

LAST TIME OUT

In our previous WSL outing, City displayed an outstanding performance in front of a home crowd during our 7-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur.

A first half Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw hat-trick set the pace for Taylor’s team.

Lauren Hemp and Jill Roord extended City’s lead before a Laura Coombs brace topped off a stellar 90 minutes of football.

PREVIOUS MEETING

Our previous encounter with Carla Ward’s side saw us fall to a narrow 2-1 defeat in the quarter-final of the FA Cup.

Rachel Corsie gave Villa the lead after 20 minutes before Deyna Castellanos’s 38^th-minute strike drew us level and into extra-time.

Rachel Daly’s goal in the 97^th minute saw City knocked out of the competition.

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