Match preview: Imps vs Loughborough Lightning

Match preview: Imps vs Loughborough Lightning

City Women end their FA Women’s National League Division One Midlands league campaign at Moorlands on Sunday 5 May against Loughborough Lightning (2pm KO).

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

TICKET INFORMATION  

Tickets will be available to purchase on the day at the Moorlands or via our e-ticketing website.  

MATCH COVERAGE  

If you cannot make it to the fixture, you can find live updates of what’s happening from our X (Twitter), Facebook and Instagram social media pages.  

LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING  

Nickname: Lightning 

Stadium: Loughborough University Stadium  

Head coach: Charlie Baxter 

Top scorer: Lauren Purchase (11 goals) 

League position: 2nd/12 

LAST TIME OUT  

Notts County 1-3 Lincoln City  

FA Women’s National League Division One Midlands  

Imps: Poppy Irvine, Ella Thompson-Moulding, Tilly Fantom, Brogan Pugh (Lauren Nicholson 67’), Faith Horner, Katie Williams, Leah Hardy (Izzy Hayward 90’), Neve Hincks (Toni McHamilton 72’), Jemima Footitt (Holly Wilson 60’), Maddi Green, Lucy Farrow.  

Loughborough Lightning 1-1 Sheffield FC

FA Women’s National League Division One Midlands  

Loughborough: Alicia Marie Grimmond, Abbey Hateley, Kayleigh Hines, Ferne Powell, Poppy Wright, Jade Arber (Jessica Collyer 73’), Emily Jacobs, Zofia Szech (Georgia Hewitt 65’), Zynia Delglyn (Lauren Purchase 46’), Doris Greenwood (Ella Jarowicki 73’), Hannah Langford.  

MITCHELL’S THOUGHTS  

Hear from our head coach below… 

 

LEAGUE FORM  

Imps: DLLLW