Leah Williamson starts on the bench for Arsenal Women in the first leg of their UWCL qualifying playoff round against Hacken in Gothenburg this evening. Beth Mead returns to the starting line-up and Rosa Kafaji starts against the club she left just eight weeks ago.
Manu Zinsberger starts in goal with Emily Fox, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Laia Codina and Katie McCabe across the back line. Kim Little and Kyra Cooney-Cross are in the midfield double pivot.
Rosa Kafaji starts behind Alessia Russo upfront with Mariona and Beth Mead on the flanks, Caitlin Foord and Frida Maanum drop to the bench.
1.Zinsberger; 2.Fox, 3.Wubben-Moy, 5.L.Codina, 11.McCabe; 10.Little(c), 32.Cooney-Cross; 9.Mead, 16.Kafaji, 8.Mariona; 23.Russo.
Subs: 6.Williamson, 12.Maanum, 13.Walti, 14.van Domselaar, 22.Kuhl, 25.Blackstenius, 26.Wienroither, 40.Williams, 56.Godfrey, 60.Harbert, 56.Godfrey.
That’s good – Codina stays in the side but Lotte gets some much needed game time. And perhaps Williamson’s knees are being spared the plastic pitch?
Good luck, girls!
COYG!
I see we have the Godfrey twins on the bench. They are so identical they even play with the same squad number! 🙂 No room for the new Viv?
COYG!