LCFC Women are more likely to be with out not less than three first crew gamers for Arsenal’s go to to King Power Stadium on Sunday (12:30pm kick-off).- Manager Lydia Bedford speaks to the media in her pre-Arsenal press convention – City’s Barclays FA Women’s Super League marketing campaign continues on Filbert Way- She offered updates on Ashleigh Plumptre, Molly Pike and Abbie McManus- All three look set to overlook Sunday’s sport towards the Gunners (12:30pm kick-off)
The Foxes’ debut season within the Barclays FA Women’s Super League continues towards the title-chasing north Londoners, who will arrive on Filbert Way with ambitions of reclaiming high spot within the division.
For Leicester, a bruising 9-0 defeat at dwelling to Chelsea final weekend was worsened by accidents to 2 of the beginning XI, dropping stand-in captain Ashleigh Plumptre after she collided with the submit after which being compelled right into a second change when midfielder Molly Pike was unable to proceed.
Speaking in her pre-match press convention on Thursday afternoon, the supervisor revealed that each stay out of competition as issues stand, whereas one other centre-back seems to be set to overlook the weekend’s fixture. Abbie McManus has not educated since choosing up the damage that noticed her sit out the Chelsea reverse.
“Injury sensible, we’re nonetheless struggling just a little bit from the weekend,” Bedford revealed to the media. “Obviously we had Ash [Plumptre] and Molly [Pike] come off the pitch through the sport resulting from varied accidents and at this stage neither have returned again to coaching.
We’ve obtained two or three gamers that may usually characteristic in a beginning 11 unavailable, so I believe that gives alternative for us to rotate and see the place the remainder of the group are at.
Lydia Bedford
“There’s comparable information on Abbie McManus as final weekend as nicely. She’s nonetheless out and being assessed and hopefully on her means again – however not prepared for this weekend.”
The trio of absentees, including to a long-term damage checklist, is ready to current different members of the squad with probabilities to showcase their abilities from the off towards the Gunners.
The ex-England youth coach added: “I believe there’s some components that we’ve modified based mostly on personnel availability for this weekend.
“We’ve obtained two or three gamers that may usually characteristic in a beginning XI unavailable, so I believe that gives alternative for us to rotate and see the place the remainder of the group are at.”
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