Match preview: Loughborough Lightning v Imps

Match preview: Loughborough Lightning v Imps

City Women travel to league leaders Loughborough Lightning on Sunday 3 December (2pm KO).

All the key information you need to know ahead of the fixture can be found in this match preview.

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets will be available to purchase on the day at the Loughborough University Stadium.

MATCH COVERAGE

If you are unable to attend the match in person, then there will be live updates from our X (Twitter) account.

LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING

Nickname: Lightning

Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium 

Head coach: Charlie Baxter

Top scorer: Lauren Purchase (9 goals)

League position: 1st/12

LAST TIME OUT

Imps 2-2 Leafield Athletic 

FA Women’s National League Division One Midlands

Imps: Timson, Fletcher (Fantom 37’), Poynton, McIntosh, Horner, Williams, Riley (Footitt 62’), Hardy, Farrow, Green (Quaintance 75’), McHamilton.

Derby County 4-1 Loughborough Lightning 

Women’s FA Cup second round

Lightning: Collyer (Coutts 90+2’), Delglyn (Arber 73’), Grimmond, Hateley, Hewitt, Hines, Langford, Plumb, Powell, Purchase (Cwetkowa 68’), Woodbyrne. 

MITCHELL’S THOUGHTS 

Hear from our head coach below…

FORM

Imps: LDWLD

Lightning: WWWWL