London City Lionesses Women v Man City Women preview: kick-off time, team news and form

Man City Women head to Bromley this weekend for a big Women's Super League test against London City Lionesses, with kick-off at RELOC8 EM Community Stadium set for Sunday 1st November.

There's plenty riding on this one. City currently sit second in the table, just two points above third-placed London City, and ESPN's own data shows the two sides separated only by goal difference in a tightly packed top three alongside leaders Chelsea. As ESPN puts it, a win for the hosts "could see London City leapfrog the reigning WSL champions into second" (ESPN), which tells you exactly how important these three points are for both clubs' title ambitions.

Form-wise there's little to split them. London City's last five WSL outings read WWWWD, with wins over Charlton, Brighton, Spurs and Everton before a draw at Liverpool kept their momentum ticking over. Man City have matched that exactly, also going WWWWD in the league, beating Liverpool, Charlton, Arsenal and Brighton before being held by Manchester United in their last outing. Both teams arrive full of confidence, and in all competitions London City have been particularly impressive, winning four of their last five across the WSL and the WSL Players Cup.

ESPN's piece poses the question of whether London City can be considered genuine title contenders or whether they've "peaked too early" (ESPN), and this match against a City side used to competing at the top end of the table feels like a fair way to find out. Sky Sports previewed the game by speaking to London City's Eder Maestre about how his side are succeeding in the WSL this season, with the match being shown live on Sky Sports (Sky Sports).

London City come into the weekend sitting third having picked up 16 points from their seven games so far, while City's 19 points from seven matches keep them locked in behind Chelsea at the top. Goal difference is tight across the board, with both City and London City on plus 11 for the campaign, underlining just how closely matched these two sides have been.

No team news has been confirmed ahead of the trip south, but with both sides riding good runs of form and the table so congested at the top, this looks set to be a cracking watch for neutrals as well as fans of both clubs.

You can follow all the action from Sunday's clash with kick-off at 12pm UK time.

Written with the help of AI, using the match facts and the headlines from the publishers credited above. Each point links to the original report — tap the source name to read it in full.