Welcome to the Weekly Discussion Thread!
This is the place to talk all things City Women, whether it's upcoming fixtures, match results or your player of the week! You can talk about anything and everything, including our league rivals, just remember to keep it respectful!
Welcome to the Weekly Discussion Thread!
This is the place to talk all things City Women, whether it's upcoming fixtures, match results or your player of the week! You can talk about anything and everything, including our league rivals, just remember to keep it respectful!
Welcome to the Weekly Discussion Thread!
This is the place to talk all things City Women, whether it's upcoming fixtures, match results or your player of the week! You can talk about anything and everything, including our league rivals, just remember to keep it respectful!
Welcome to the Weekly Discussion Thread!
This is the place to talk all things City Women, whether it's upcoming fixtures, match results or your player of the week! You can talk about anything and everything, including our league rivals, just remember to keep it respectful!
Welcome to the Weekly Discussion Thread!
This is the place to talk all things City Women, whether it's upcoming fixtures, match results or your player of the week! You can talk about anything and everything, including our league rivals, just remember to keep it respectful!
Welcome to the Weekly Discussion Thread!
This is the place to talk all things City Women, whether it's upcoming fixtures, match results or your player of the week! You can talk about anything and everything, including our league rivals, just remember to keep it respectful!
Welcome to the Weekly Discussion Thread!
This is the place to talk all things City Women, whether it's upcoming fixtures, match results or your player of the week! You can talk about anything and everything, including our league rivals, just remember to keep it respectful!
Welcome to the Weekly Discussion Thread!
This is the place to talk all things City Women, whether it's upcoming fixtures, match results or your player of the week! You can talk about anything and everything, including our league rivals, just remember to keep it respectful!
Brighton v Manchester City - FA Cup Final
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Kick off: 3:00 PM
Watch On: Channel 4
Team news: Beney and Wienroither miss out through injury. Hemp, Miedema, Knaak and Yamashita are all available.
City Lineup: Yamashita, Rose, Knaak, Greenwood (C), Casparij, Blindkilde Brown, Hasegawa, Hemp, Kerolin, Clinton, Shaw
Subs: Cumings, Coombs, Fowler, Miedema, Ouahabi, Fujino, Lohmann, Prior, Murphy
Brighton v Manchester City - FA Cup Final
Sunday, 31st May 2026 | 3:00 PM
Brighton halted City’s title charge in a 3-2 victory last month. Kerolin fired City ahead after just four minutes, but the Seagulls equalised just before half-time. Brighton took the lead a minute into the second half and added a third goal in the 64th minute. Bunny Shaw pulled one back with five minutes to go, but Brighton saw out the game to secure all three points.
Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zkP5haYDIs
Manchester City: 12 Wins
Brighton: 2 Wins
Draws: 1
City: W-L-W-W-W
West Ham: W-D-D-W-L
Iman Beney and Laura Wienroither will miss the final after picking up injuries during the week. Lauren Hemp returned to full training and will be available for the match. Viv Miedema, Rebecca Knaak and Ayaka Yamashita are also available.
2017 - Manchester City 4 - 1 Birmingham
Goals from Lucy Bronze, Izzy Christiansen, Carli Lloyd and Jill Scott secured City’s first-ever FA Cup win. City also won the League Cup and WSL in the 2016 season, making them the holders of all three trophies.
Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T87hOYojklM
2019 - Manchester City 3 - 0 West Ham
Keira Walsh, Georgia Stanway, and Lauren Hemp, who was in her debut season for City all scored to complete a domestic cup double, with City claiming both the League Cup and FA Cup in the 2018/19 season.
Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kvq-woe3DI
2020 - Manchester City 3 - 2 Everton (AET)
City secured their third FA Cup title in unique circumstances, playing in an empty Wembley Stadium due to the pandemic. Sam Mewis opened the scoring, but Everton drew level to force extra time. Georgia Stanway restored City’s lead in the 111th minute, and Janine Beckie’s late strike secured back-to-back FA Cup victories for City.
Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFecV9O0pzk
2022 - Manchester City 2 - 3 Chelsea (AET)
Sam Kerr opened the scoring, but an excellent goal from Lauren Hemp brought City level. Erin Cuthbert restored Chelsea’s lead in the 63rd minute, only for Hayley Raso to equalise in the dying moments and send the match into extra time. Kerr scored her second of the game in the 99th minute to win the cup for Chelsea, handing City their first ever FA Cup final defeat.
Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyV9aeupok8
UK: Channel 4 | 3:00 PM
Australia: Stan Sports | 10:00 PM (AWST) | 11:30 PM (ACST) | 12:00 PM (AEST)
USA: CBS Sports | 7:00 AM (PDT) | 8:00 AM (MDT) | 9:00 AM (CDT) | 10:00 AM (EDT)
Rest of the World: https://www.livesoccertv.com/match/manchester-city-vs-brighton-hove-albion/4hx00l#5631710
Welcome to the Weekly Discussion Thread!
This is the place to talk all things City Women, whether it's upcoming fixtures, match results or your player of the week! You can talk about anything and everything, including our league rivals, just remember to keep it respectful!
News: https://www.mancity.com/news/womens
Talking Points
• City parade takes place today at 5pm. You can watch it live here: https://www.mancity.com/citytv/mens/watch-live-the-city-parade-63915053
• City take on Brighton in the FA Cup final on Sunday.
• Bunny Shaw signs a new contract until 2030!
Welcome to the Weekly Discussion Thread!
This is the place to talk all things City Women, whether it's upcoming fixtures, match results or your player of the week! You can talk about anything and everything, including our league rivals, just remember to keep it respectful!
West Ham v Manchester City - MD22
Venue: Chigwell Construction Stadium
Kick off: 1:00 pm
Watch On: Sky Sports Premier League & Sky One
Team news: Sam Coffey will miss the remainder of the season after undergoing a minor knee surgery. Rebecca Knaak misses out through a shoulder injury but Viv Miedema returns to the squad.
City Lineup: Cumings, Rose, Greenwood (C), Ouahabi, Beney, Blindkilde Brown, Hasegawa, Hemp, Fujino, Fowler, Shaw
Subs: Keating, Clinton, Coombs, Wienroither, Kerolin, Casparij, Lohmann, Prior, Murphy
City have confirmed that Sam Coffey will miss the end of the season after undergoing a minor knee surgery earlier this week. She has begun her recovery and will soon start rehabilitation in preparation for next season.
Wishing Sam a speedy recovery!
https://www.mancity.com/news/womens/man-city-sam-coffey-injury-update-63914452
Manchester City Women have unveiled their new £10m training facility specifically for the women's first team.
The facility includes a gym with specialist strength and conditioning facilities plus medical, rehab and physio spaces.
It has a brand new dressing room, canteen and player lounge (which you may remember from the video of the team celebrating winning the league!) plus offices for the staff.
You can read more about the new facilities here: https://www.mancity.com/news/womens/new-building-announcement-63914192
There are more photos on City's Instagram plus a special tour of the new facility by Hempo and Coombsy.
West Ham v Manchester City - WSL MD22
Saturday, 16th May 2026 | 1:00 PM
The last meeting between the two teams occurred in the quarter-final of the League Cup. City had five different goal scorers in their 5-1 win over West Ham back in December. Kerolin opened the scoring after just three minutes. Hemp and Clinton added goals to put City 3-1 ahead at halftime. Whilst Shaw and Coombs both found the net in the second half to round off an emphatic City victory.
Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxguq3FlYqw
Manchester City: 16 Wins
West Ham: 1 Win
Draws: 1
City: W-W-L-W-W
West Ham: D-L-D-W-W
Sam Coffey and Rebecca Knaak are still unavailable but Vivianne Miedema has returned to the squad.
Yui Hasegawa
Hasegawa spent a season at West Ham before moving to City. She made 17 appearances for the Hammers, scoring two goals, both of which were nominated for Goal of the Season. Since joining City in 2022, she has made 123 appearances and has become an integral part of their midfield.
Risa Shimizu
Shimizu joined West Ham in 2022, making 44 appearances for the club. She moved to City in 2024 after her contract ended but suffered an ACL injury during the 2024 Olympics, which caused her to miss the 2024/25 season. She has yet to make an appearance for City and is currently on loan at Liverpool.
Jane Ross
Ross signed for Manchester City in 2015. In her first season, she was the club's top scorer with 13 goals. She finished her City career with 25 goals and was part of City’s treble-winning 2016/17 season. Ross left City when her contract ended in 2018 and joined West Ham. She spent one season as a Hammer, scoring 11 goals in 30 appearances.
Tessel Middag
Middag joined City in 2016 and spent two seasons at the club, but only managed to make 23 appearances after an ACL injury sidelined her in 2017. She was part of the City team that secured the treble in 2017. Middag moved to West Ham in 2018 but suffered another ACL injury, which led to her missing the entire 2018/19 season. She eventually made her debut in 2019 and went on to make 19 appearances for the Hammers before departing in 2020.
UK: Sky Sports Premier League & Sky One | 1:00 PM
Australia: Stan Sports | 8:00 PM (AWST) | 09:30 PM (ACST) | 10:00 PM (AEST)
USA: ESPN | 5:00 AM (PDT) | 6:00 AM (MDT) | 7:00 AM (CDT) | 8:00 AM (EDT)
Rest of the World: https://www.livesoccertv.com/match/manchester-city-vs-west-ham-united/4hvi16#5365282#5611510
We've had lots of posts about Bunny's contract situation so instead of having multiple threads discussing the same thing, this is a megathread to post any articles or clips you want to share about the situation.
Welcome to the Weekly Discussion Thread!
This is the place to talk all things City Women, whether it's upcoming fixtures, match results or your player of the week! You can talk about anything and everything, including our league rivals, just remember to keep it respectful!
News: https://www.mancity.com/news/womens
Talking Points
• CITY WIN THE WSL TITLE!
• City came back and beat Chelsea 2-3 and booked their place in the FA Cup final!
Chelsea v Manchester City - FA Cup Semi-Final
Venue: Stamford Bridge
Kick off: 3:30pm
Watch On: TNT Sport
Team news: Knaak is being assessed after struggling with her shoulder. Miedema is still unavailable.
City Lineup: Keating, Rose, Greenwood (C), Ouahabi, Casparij, Hasegawa, Blindkilde Brown, Hemp, Clinton, Kerolin, Shaw
Subs: Cumings, Coombs, Fowler, Wienroither, Fujino, Lohmann, Beney, Prior, Murphy
Chelsea v Manchester City - FA Cup Semi-Final
Stanford Bridge
Sunday, 10th May 2026 | 3:30 PM
City beat Chelsea 5-1 at the Etihad when the two sides met in the league back in February. A Kerolin hat-trick, along with goals from Bunny Shaw and Viv Miedema secured all three points for City.
The teams have faced each other three times this season, with Chelsea winning two of those meetings, including a 1-0 victory over City in the League Cup Semi-Final.
Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1IZ8o4vBvs
Manchester City: 14 Wins
Chelsea: 21 Wins
Draws: 8
City: W-W-W-L-W
Chelsea: W-W-W-W-W
Rebecca Knaak is being assessed after struggling with her shoulder throughout the Liverpool game. Miedema is still unavailable due to family reasons.
Laura Coombs
Coombs signed for Chelsea in 2011 and spent four years with the club. During that time, she made 72 appearances and won both the WSL and FA Cup in 2015. She joined City in 2019 and has since made 154 appearances, scoring 24 goals. Coombs lifted the FA Cup and League Cup during her time at City and after seven years as a Blue, announced her retirement last week.
Lucy Bronze
Bronze first signed for City in 2014, helping them win the treble in the 2016/17 season. After a spell at Lyon, she returned to City in 2020, adding both the League Cup and FA Cup to her collection. In 2024, Bronze joined Chelsea from Barcelona and helped them win the treble in 2025.
Keira Walsh
Walsh made her City debut at seventeen in the 2014 Continental Cup Final. She spent eight years with the club, making 211 appearances and winning eight trophies. After leaving for Barcelona in 2022, she returned to the WSL by signing for Chelsea in January 2025, where she won the treble that year.
Ellen White
White joined Chelsea from Arsenal as a teenager in 2005. Over three years, she made 55 appearances and scored 28 goals for the club. In 2019, she moved to City, where she netted 34 goals in 89 appearances. During her three years at City, she won both the FA Cup and League Cup. She announced her retirement in 2022.
Marie Hourihan
Hourihan joined Chelsea from Birmingham in 2013, making 29 appearances for the club. She was part of the squad that won both the WSL and FA Cup in 2015. After leaving Chelsea, Hourihan joined City in 2016. Although she made only 10 appearances, she won three trophies during her two and a half years at the club.
UK: TNT Sports | 3:30 PM
Australia: Stan Sports - Sunday: 10:30 PM (AWST) | Monday: 12:00 AM (ACST) | 12:30 AM (AEST)
USA: YouTube | 7:30 AM (PDT) | 8:30 AM (MDT) | 9:30 AM (CDT) | 10:30 AM (EDT)
Rest of the World: The match is available for some countries on the Adobe Women's FA Cup YouTube.
https://www.livesoccertv.com/match/manchester-city-vs-chelsea-fc/4hu020#5611510