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Reading F.C Women vs West Ham United F.C Women: FA Cup Match Preview and How to Watch

By Tom Chambers

READING, ENGLAND - APRIL 03: Katerina Svitkova of West Ham United celebrates with teammates Dagny Brynjarsdottir and Emily van Egmond after scoring their team's second goal during the Barclays FA Women's Super League match between Reading Women and West Ham United Women at Madejski Stadium on April 03, 2021 in Reading, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
READING, ENGLAND - APRIL 03: Katerina Svitkova of West Ham United celebrates with teammates Dagny Brynjarsdottir and Emily van Egmond after scoring their team's second goal during the Barclays FA Women's Super League match between Reading Women and West Ham United Women at Madejski Stadium on April 03, 2021 in Reading, England. Sporting stadiums around the UK remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) /
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West Ham travel to the Madejski Stadium on Sunday to take on Reading for a place in the quarter-finals of the Women’s FA Cup.

West Ham:

West Ham manager, Olli Harder, and his assistant, Paul Konchesky, will be hoping for an improved performance from their team following the heavy defeat to Leicester City in the WSL.

Early goals from Natasha Flint and Ashleigh Plumptre saw the Royals race into an early lead before Freya Gregory put the match beyond the Hammers’ reach shortly after half-time. The disappointing loss to a Leicester team battling against relegation form the WSL effectively put an end to West Ham’s slim hopes of finishing in the Champions League places this season.

West Ham Captain, Gilly Flaherty, spoke candidly to whufc.com in the aftermath of the defeat:

"“I don’t think we were at the game at all today and we thoroughly deserved to lose. There’s a lot of things that contributed to the performance today, the conditions were difficult, the pitch was awful, but we just didn’t seem at it today at all – we deserved to get beat today.”"

Reading:

Reading also suffered a surprise loss in their last match. Their 4-1 defeat at the hands of Brighton in the WSL was the Seagulls’ first win in in 11 matches in all competitions. Prior to the defeat, Reading had won four consecutive league matches, lifting themselves to seventh in the table, a point above West Ham.

11 days have passed since the loss to Brighton and Reading Manager, Kelly Chambers, will be hoping that the time spent on the training pitch will prove to be beneficial for her team.

Player to Watch:

Natasha Dowie is Reading’s top scorer this season having scored 7 goals in 15 matches in all competitions. The experienced striker was born in Abu Dhabi and, since starting her professional career at Watford, has gone on to represent several clubs including Fulham, Everton, Liverpool and AC Milan. During her spell at Liverpool, Dowie finished the 2013 WSL season as top scorer, was voted the Player’s Player of the Year and was named in the PFA Team of the Year. Dowie first participated in an England training camp while still a pupil in year 10, at Roundwood Park School in Hertfordshire. She has since made 14 senior appearances for England, scoring 5 goals.

READING, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 10: Natasha Dowie of Reading celebrates after scoring their side’s third goal during the Barclays FA Women’s Super League match between Reading Women and Aston Villa Women at Select Car Leasing Stadium on October 10, 2021 in Reading, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images).
READING, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 10: Natasha Dowie of Reading celebrates after scoring their side’s third goal during the Barclays FA Women’s Super League match between Reading Women and Aston Villa Women at Select Car Leasing Stadium on October 10, 2021 in Reading, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images). /

Predicted West Ham XI:

Arnold, Flaherty, Fisk, Parker, Longhurst, Brynjarsdottir, Stringer, Snerle, Svitkova, Hussein, Walker

How to Watch:

Reading F.C Women vs West Ham United F.C Women

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, England

Time: 14:00 PM (GMT)

TV: Unfortunately, the match has not been selected for live television coverage by the BBC.

Streaming: Unfortunately, the match has not been selected for live coverage by the FA Player.

The FA Player will provide match highlights.

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