Leicester team news: Cankovic and Rayner in contention

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Albion will look to win their second group stage game, after beating Birmingham back in October.

Charlie Hanson

2024-11-22T10:35+00:00

Jelena Cankovic made her return from injury as a substitute in our 3-2 win over West Ham. 📷 by Paul Hazlewood.

Albion will look to take a big step towards qualification for the knockout stages of the Women’s League Cup when they take on Leicester City at Broadfield Stadium on Sunday, kick-off 2pm.

A victory for Dario Vidosic’s team and a win for Bristol City against Birmingham City would confirm Albion’s place in the next round.

For Leicester, on the other hand, a win on Sunday would put them in pole position to get through to the next round, but a loss would take their future in the competition out of their hands.

Team news

Bex Rayner played for the women's under-19s in midweek. 📷 by Paul Hazlewood.

Dario Vidosic gave positive updates on Bex Rayner and Jelena Cankovic ahead of Sunday’s game, while the head coach has to contend with an injury crisis at centre-back.

On Bex Rayner… “Bex Rayner played in midweek for the under-19s. She got some minutes which was great to see and helps with her confidence and return to play.”

On Jelena Cankovic… “Jelena came on at the weekend against West Ham and was fantastic. Sunday is another opportunity to give her some minutes and continue to build her up.

On the defensive injury problems… “Last weekend we were down to one centre-back. We had no real defensive cover on the bench. So we’re trying to adapt a couple players, give them a bit of a learning in different positions. We're also aware that during the international break that some players will have quite a heavy load.”

Dario’s thoughts

On the progress in recent weeks… “We're in a good place at the moment. We're building, we're constantly evolving week to week. The understanding and the connections are getting better. But we also have to take into account we do need everyone.”

On his squad selection this weekend… “We will use the game as a chance to give some more players those opportunities, especially the ones coming back from injury and also ones that we might need to look after.

“It's a chance to rotate a little bit, we'll still put out a squad strong to try win the game.”

How to follow the game

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