Manchester United are hoping to succeed in the Women’s FA Cup semi-finals for the primary time, however a final eight assembly in opposition to Women’s Championship facet Lewes stands in entrance of them.
Lewes are trailblazers inside the ladies’s recreation. The east Sussex membership famously operates each it males’s and girls’s staff on equal budgets and penned an open letter to ladies’s soccer evaluation chair Karen Carney this week as regards to equal prize cash within the FA Cup – the fund within the ladies’s competitors this season is £3m, whereas for the lads it totals almost £20m.
United, having been knocked off the highest of the WSL by Chelsea of their final outing, can be hoping to get again to profitable methods in what was probably the most beneficial tie obtainable to them at this stage.
Lewes, who’ve offered out of tickets for this one and have assigned United a 15% designated away allocation, are presently seventh within the Championship, just one place larger than the Durham facet that United beat 5-0 within the earlier spherical of the competitors.
These sides have not met since 2018/19 when United gained 2-0 and 5-0 at house, being offered with the Championship trophy after the latter recreation.
When is kick off? Sunday 19 March, 12:30 (GMT)
Where is the match being performed? The Dripping Pan
TV channel/reside stream? BBC iPlayer/Red Button (UK), FA Player (International)
Referee? Stacey Fullicks
Lewes had been lacking Ellie Hack, Jamie Rita and Lauren Heria of their latest Championship defeat to London City Lionesses. The Rooks have a few on-loan Chelsea teenager to name on in ahead Emma Thompson (pictured above) and defender Charlotte Wardlaw.
Full-back Jayde Riviere remains to be the one participant lacking for Marc Skinner. The Canadian began coaching with the squad on Tuesday and is anticipated to progress to full periods subsequent week.
Fellow January arrival Lisa Naalsund is ready for her debut after remaining an unused substitute in opposition to Leicester and Chelsea this month – she wasn’t obtainable earlier than that.
There is potential for some adjustments to the staff that began in opposition to Chelsea, with Vilde Boe Risa, Estelle Cascarino, Adriana Leon and Aissatou Tounkara additionally amongst these hoping for alternatives.
Marc Skinner has careworn that United will not take this tie calmly when it comes to preparations, regardless of the apparent mismatch between the perimeters when it comes to league positions, and is anticipating Lewes counterpart Scott Booth to wish to have the ball and play.
But this weekend’s hosts have struggled for objectives within the league this season and that is not a very good signal going up in opposition to the second meanest defence within the prime flight. Even with potential adjustments, United must also nonetheless have the standard – as was seen in opposition to Durham – to safe a snug win.
Prediction: Lewes 0-4 Man Utd
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