Renee Slegers has rotated for Arsenal’s FA Cup Fourth Round tie against Bristol City, with Lotte Wubben-Moy captaining the side and Amanda Ilestedt in the squad for the first time in nearly a year.
Manu Zinsberger starts in goal with Katie Reid at right-back, Wubben-Moy and Codina at centre-half and Steph Catley at left-back. Mariona and Cooney-Cross will play in the midfield double pivot.
Beth Mead starts on the right, with Kafaji on the right, Frida Maanum starts behind Stina Blackstenius in the forward line. Youngster Niamh Peacock makes the bench as does Amanda Ilestedt who is in the squad for the first time since last spring.
As we wrote in our match preview, Kim Little is out with a hand injury you will have seen was heavily strapped in the last two games.
1.Zinsberger; 62.Reid, 3.Wubben-Moy (c), 5.L.Codina, 7.Catley; 32.Cooney-Cross, 8.Mariona; 9.Mead, 12.L.Maanum, 16.Kafaji; 25.Blackstenius
Subs: 2.Fox, 6.Williamson, 13.Walti, 14.van Domselaar, 23.Russo, 26.Wienroither, 28.Ilestedt, 43.Peacock
Pleased for Reid, but what do you think it means for Wienroither’s future ?
Gonna be crowded on the right!
Watching this in preference to the set piece merchants playing Spanish Man City.
Harsh.
Apologies, badly worded post. Sounds like I was watching AW as a ‘protest’ or negative reaction against the men’s team. Far from it. True, Arteta’s side has left me cold this season (Nwaneri and MLS aside), but I was genuinely more interested in seeing fringe players like Kafaji and Reid, the development under Slegers and how KCC is becoming a regular starter. When the two teams play at the same time, I choose AW.
So good to see amanda back also,how she is progressing, katie reid a future lioness right back ?
Always seems to be too many of a position and not enough of another. Tonight we lots of centre backs and not many central midfielders or wide forwards
Laia Codina’s second half cameo in midfield was entertaining.
Thought she was brilliant
I hope Laura leaves in this window, she can’t be left without playing. Arsenal have to be sensible with the player.