United Women team photo before Man City clash | Oct 2026
United Women team photo before Man City clash | Oct 2026
Eva Olid's Reds are currently top of the league-phase standings at the halfway point in our cup campaign, with a perfect record, after goal-filled wins over Sheffield United (10-1), Durham (5-1) and Liverpool (5-3).
Finishing in the top eight of the 23-team table will secure qualification for the knockout stage, a feat United can move closer to with a positive result in the midweek meeting with the Clarets at the Progress With Unity Stadium.
Tickets for the 19:00 GMT kick-off are available here and, after more than 5,000 fans were in attendance for Sunday's derby draw with Manchester City at the same ground, we would appreciate your support again as we look to make it nine games unbeaten across all competitions.
If you can't make it though, fear not. The match will be shown live and for free on MUTV, ManUtd.com, in the United App and via the United Women YouTube channel. Our app and website will also have exclusive build-up to the evening encounter, in-game updates from Leigh and reaction to the tie after the final whistle.
If the scores are level after 90 minutes, the sides will receive a point each and an extra one will go to the winner of a subsequent penalty shootout.
Tullis-Joyce Janssen and Sandberg pic after City draw
Tullis-Joyce Janssen and Sandberg pic after City draw
TEAM NEWS
United appeared to come through Sunday's derby unscathed, a fixture which was missed by long-term absentees Celin Bizet Donnum, Jayde Riviere, Fridolina Rolfo and Emma Watson.
Olid's side played just a couple of hours after Burnley's 4-3 loss to Sheffield United in WSL2, in which Reds legend Leah Galton completed her first 90 minutes for the Clarets, having joined last month after eight years with us.
Galton, third on our women's team's all-time appearances list and second for goals, is one of three visiting players who could return to Leigh to face her old employers on Wednesday.
Ex-United striker Rachel Williams played 90 times in our colours and was also a recent addition for the Lancashire outfit, whom Naomi Hartley - a member of our first professional squad in 2018 - has been playing her football for since 2023.
THE OPPOSITION
Burnley won the Northern Premier Division of the Women's National League last season, earning promotion to the second tier - and a place in this tournament - for the first time in their history.
They scored 121 goals across all competitions in 2025/26 and conceded just 15 at the other end, with five of those netted by United as we won an Adobe Women's FA Cup fourth-round meeting back in January.
The Clarets made the transition to become a full-time, professional outfit at the start of that term and are now in the early weeks of a new chapter under manager Jackie Bachteler, who arrived in the summer just gone.
Bachteler, who worked with United's Hanna Lundkvist in her previous role as assistant coach of San Diego Wave, is still waiting for her first win in WSL2 but has seen her team beat Durham in the cup and perform commendably in a reverse to top-flight opponents Aston Villa, last time out in this competition.
Leah Galton in last United appearance clapping fans
Galton played 172 times and scored 44 goals for the Reds.
WEDNESDAY'S OTHER FIXTURES
United v Burnley is one of seven ties taking place in the Subway Players Cup on Wednesday night. Here's the full list...
Bristol City v Tottenham Hotspur (19:00) London City Lionesses v Crystal Palace (19:00) UNITED v Burnley (19:00) Sheffield United v Everton (19:00) Aston Villa v Birmingham City (19:30) Charlton Athletic v West Ham United (19:30) Wolverhampton Wanderers v Brighton & Hove Albion (19:30)
All kick-offs listed in GMT.
Man Utd U18s celebrate a goal v Liverpool | 24 October
Man Utd U18s celebrate a goal v Liverpool | 24 October
Maya Le Tissier and co clapping fans after United Women draw with Man City
Maya Le Tissier and co clapping fans after United Women draw with Man City