We’re back in action this weekend following the October international break as we host Liverpool in the Barclays Women’s Super League on Sunday (12noon UK).
Currently sitting fourth in the standings after six matches, it has been a positive start to life for Head Coach Martin Ho but, after suffering a narrow defeat to Chelsea, he will need to overcome an unwanted record to return to winning ways in the league.
Having faced the Reds seven times in the WSL, winning our first two meetings, we’ve failed to pick up any further wins since then against the Merseyside club – with Liverpool claiming two victories and three draws.
However, we’re out for revenge after a 3-2 defeat in our last outing at home to Liverpool in October, 2024, and we’ll be looking to build on a strong defensive discipline so far this campaign.
Our central defensive duo – Clare Hunt and Toko Koga - have been a key part to our strong start to the campaign and they’ve built a healthy partnership at the back.
In fact, we’re one of just two sides to name the same starting centre backs in each of our WSL games this season (also Aston Villa), with Clare and Toko playing every minute of our league matches this term.
With three clean sheets in the WSL so far - five across all competitions with a further two in the Women’s League Cup – no other centre back partnership in the league has earned more clean sheets than our duo in 2025/26.
Meanwhile, keep an eye on Liverpool’s Ceri Holland this weekend. The Wales international provided the assist for Cornelia Kapocs’ goal against Manchester City last time out which was her eighth in the WSL for the Reds – only Alex Greenwood and Natasha Dowie have recorded more assist for Liverpool in the league (10 each).
Last time out against the Reds
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* We won our first two home games against Liverpool in the WSL, but have since failed to win this fixture in both of the last two seasons (1-1 in 2023/24, 2-3 in 2024/25).
* Liverpool are unbeaten in each of their last five WSL games against us (W2 D3), since a 1-0 away defeat in October, 2022.
* We’ve only conceded more than once in one of our six WSL games this season (1-5 v Manchester City, three clean sheets), with the seven goals conceded the fewest at this stage of a league campaign since 2021/22 (4).
* Liverpool remain pointless five games into a WSL campaign for the first time and are currently enduring their longest ever losing streak in the competition (7 in a row). The Reds have also conceded 10+ goals five games into a top-flight campaign for the first time since 2016 (13).
* We lost each of our final five home games in the WSL last season, but have won two of three this term. We have never won three of our first four home matches in a WSL campaign.
* Liverpool have lost each of their last three away league games by the same 1-0 scoreline (vs Chelsea, Leicester City and London City Lionesses) – no team has ever seen the same exact scoreline recorded in four successive WSL away matches (for or against).
* We’ve outperformed our expected points (xP) by the biggest margin in the WSL this season (8.1xP, 12 points, +3.9), while Liverpool have underperformed their xP by the biggest differential (4.5xP, 0 points, -4.5).
* Ceri Holland assisted Cornelia Kapocs for Liverpool’s goal against Manchester City on MD6 – it was her eighth in the WSL for Liverpool overall with only Alex Greenwood and Natasha Dowie recording more assists for the Reds in the competition (10 each).