Leicester team news: Fran Kirby fit to face Foxes

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Albion have the opportunity to close in on the top of the table on Sunday.

Charlie Hanson

2024-11-03T06:00+00:00

Fran Kirby has had an excellent start to her Albion career. 📷 by Kyle Hemsley.

Our women’s team take on Leicester City in the WSL on Sunday at Broadfield Stadium, kick-off 2pm.

Tickets for the game are available here.

If you’re not able to attend in person, you can find out here how to watch the game wherever you are.

Team news

Fran Kirby played for England in midweek against South Africa. 📷 by Kyle Hemsley.

Dario Vidosic has reported that Fran Kirby has received some treatment for a knee injury, but is fit to play.

“She's okay. It was just from the Manchester United game where she made a block at the end and just tweaked her knee.

“So nothing too major thankfully. It was nice to see her get on the pitch for England on Tuesday. It’s always an honour represent your country.

“No one [on international duty] flagged anything, which is always good news, but we'll assess them. Obviously for the likes of Kiko [Seike] and Jorelyn [Carabali] who are coming from Brazil and Japan we'll assess their jet lag, how they slept, and then we'll make a decision on their training load.”

Dario’s thoughts

Kiko Seike was announced as the Asian Football Confederation's Women's Player of the Year earlier this week. 📷 by Kyle Hemsley.

On Kiko Seike recently winning the Asian Football Confederation player of the year award and settling in with Albion, “She's been really good, and she’s adapting as well. She’s still learning the language which is sometimes tricky. There's a lot of changes in a game as well, so sometimes it can be a little bit difficult to get that message to her.

“She's trying to learn as quickly as possible and she has started really well. It takes time to adapt coming from a new country and we're patient with her. We know her quality, and I have no doubt she'll be back out there soon to show everyone those qualities.”

Match facts

Albion lost three WSL games in a row against Leicester City between January 2022 and May 2023, but went unbeaten against the Foxes last season (W1 D1).
Albion are unbeaten at home in the WSL this season (W2 D1) and could go four home games in a row without defeat in the Women's Super League for the very first time.
Nikita Parris has scored in both of her two home league starts for Albion and could net in three consecutive home appearances in the WSL for the first time since October 2018 with Manchester City (four in a row).
Nicole Momiki has scored in both of Leicester City's last two wins in the WSL while in 2024 she is both the Foxes' joint-top goalscorer (3) and joint-leading assister (3) in the competition.