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When and Where

City travel to the Chigwell Construction Stadium on Sunday 21 December.

Kick-off is set for 13:00 (UK) with comprehensive coverage available on both the official Man City app and over on X: @ManCityWomen.

The match is also available to watch live on CITY+.

App Coverage

As always, the official Man City app has all bases covered for our West Ham fixture.

Getting under way at 11:30, our Matchday Centre will provide detailed text updates, stats and reaction across the day.

You can also enjoy commentary from Nick Walsh during the game, and those with push notifications turned on will be alerted to all the key moments as they unfold.

After the game, you can also enjoy reaction from Andrée Jeglertz and a player, as well as a detailed match report.

Highlights and a CITY+ full-match replay will also be available later in the evening.

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Andrée Jeglertz Preview

City enter the meeting with West Ham after the Hammers’ parted company with former head coach Rehanne Skinner on Thursday.

It brought the former Spurs boss’ time with the east Londoners to an end after over two years at the helm.

But when asked if Skinner’s departure had altered City’s preparations for the League Cup semi-final, Jeglertz added: “We are not thinking that much about that.

“We’ll see on Sunday and we are preparing for how we think West Ham are going to approach the game and what they’ve done before.

“They did a good game here against us in November. I am sure they will do everything they can to make it a difficult game for us.”

Ones to watch

Shekeira Martinez remains the Hammers’ key attacking threat this season, scoring a third of their WSL goals so far in 2025/26.

A powerful, energetic forward, the Germany international enjoyed a phenomenal start to life in London with nine goals in 11 matches after a January move from Eintracht Frankfurt, which propelled West Ham to safety.

Elsewhere, Riko Ueki’s clever movement and link play causes plenty of problems at the sharp end, with the composure and technical quality of captain Katrina Gorry a crucial element in the Hammers’ build-up play.

Previous Meeting

Aoba Fujino’s first half strike was enough to earn City a 1-0 victory at the Joie Stadium in November 2025.

It was the Blues’ first clean sheet of the campaign, and our sixth successive WSL victory in the WSL, which we’ve since gone on to extend to ten.

Our last visit to the Chigwell Construction Stadium ended in a 1-1 draw, with Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw’s effort cancelled out by a late Manuela Pavi equaliser.

Last Time Out

City cruised to a 6-1 win over Aston Villa at the Joie Stadium to ensure we ended 2025 with a six-point cushion at the WSL summit.

Bunny Shaw grabbed four of those goals, which saw her become the first player in our history to score 100 times for the Club.

And further strikes from Aoba Fujino and Vivianne Miedema added further gloss to an incredible score-line, with Lucy Parker grabbing a consolation for the Villans.