Izzy Christiansen
Former England and Man City midfielder on Sky Sports

It's been a brilliant start from Liverpool. It's been aggressive, front-footed play.

Quick start from Liverpool and moments after a long ball finds Aurelie Csillag, who fires a low ball across goal, Ceri Holland puts in a cross from the left.

Csillag is there to meet it but heads just over.

Molly-Mae Sharpe
Crystal Palace forward on Sky Sports

Some great play early on from Tottenham, just a little bit too heavy with that last pass.

Wow, a fast start from Tottenham who get an early corner after Matilda Vinberg is just stopped from latching on to Signe Gaupset's pass.

Vinberg heads the resulting corner over the bar.

We are under way in both of the midday kick-offs!

Here come the players, the flags are waving, fireworks are going off - Joie Stadium is ready for a huge day for Manchester City.

The title can't be won today but a win would put them on the brink...

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Today is a big day for Laura Coombs after the Manchester City midfielder announced she will retire from football at the end of the season.

The 35-year-old hopes to bow out with a Women's Super League title as her side sit six points clear of Arsenal with two games left - and the match against her former side Liverpool will be the last home fixture of her career.

Coombs, who earned seven caps for England, began her senior career at Arsenal in 2007 and represented some of the country's biggest clubs.

On the international stage, she received a surprise recall to the England squad after an eight-year absence by manager Sarina Wiegman in 2023.

She was part of the squad that reached the World Cup final that year, as well as winning the Women's Finalissima and Arnold Clark Cup.

Coombs said: "The way Manchester City are putting our women's team in a position to really go on and be successful long-term is so exciting.

"I'm very glad I got to play a part in that and I'm very excited to watch in the future."

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Isobel Goodwin and Freya Godfrey have both scored five league goals this season, making London City Lionesses the first newly promoted team to have two players hit that mark in a Women’s Super League campaign since Manchester United in 2019-20 (Lauren James – 6 and Katie Zelem – 5).

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What Manchester City might be slightly concerned about is their former manager coming back to haunt them.

Liverpool boss Gareth Taylor was in charge at City for almost five years between 2020 and 2025, winning an FA Cup and a League Cup in his time there.

Now he'll be plotting their downfall as he looks to get his Liverpool side back on track after a home loss to West Ham last time out.

"We'll go there with our normal way of playing and try to be aggressive - far more aggressive than we were against West Ham," Taylor wrote in his column for the club's website.

"I know it must have been very frustrating for our fans to watch when they saw us second-best in all of the duels and we have to put that right in this game to give ourselves a chance to be successful.

"There is plenty to work on and it's a little setback after the positive run that we have been on, but we are really honest in our appraisals and our reviews and we'll be working hard this week to put things right."

Tottenham Hotspur

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Ahead of the match, Tottenham manager Martin Ho gave his thoughts on facing London City Lionesses: "They've got a world-class team, world-class players and they've started to get a lot of those players back who have been out for a while for them.

"They're a team with a lot of depth and quality so we know we have to respect them, but we must be right on it at the weekend if we want to get a result.”

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Tottenham captain Bethany England will leave the club when her contract ends this summer.

The 31-year-old joined Spurs from Chelsea in January 2023 and has scored 38 goals in all competitions - 32 of those in the Women's Super League (WSL), more than any other Tottenham player.

Under Martin Ho this season, she has scored seven goals in 19 appearances to help Spurs close to within two points of their best points WSL total and a likely top-six finish.

"Bethany has etched her name in Spurs Women history, and can leave feeling proud of the lasting impact she has made on the club," said managing director Andy Rogers.

After moving across London, England was instrumental in keeping Tottenham in the WSL, scoring 12 times in the second half of the season to pull Spurs away from danger.

Named club captain in September, she has been a fixture in the Spurs XI ever since, helping steer them to sixth place in 2023-24, 11th last season and competing towards the top half of the table so far this year.

"Bethany's leadership has shaped a defining era in the history of Tottenham Hotspur Women," Rogers added.

"She drove a rise in standards, professionalism and desire, and has continued to uphold and push these values throughout her time here."

The title might be forefront on the minds of Manchester City fans at the moment, but not far behind it will be the future of Bunny Shaw.

The prolific striker is out of contract at the end of the season and it remains to be seen where she will be playing her football next season.

A WSL title and a new contract for Shaw would make for a perfect next few weeks for those of a blue persuasion in Manchester.

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Manchester City’s Khadija Shaw is three goals away from equalling the record for the most goals scored in a single WSL season, currently held by Vivianne Miedema (2022-23) and Rachel Daly (2018-19) who both scored 22 times.

The Jamaican is also just one away from becoming the first player to score 20+ goals in three different Women’s Super League campaigns (20 in 2022-23, 21 in 2023-24).

Manchester City

Manchester City manager Andree Jeglertz: “How this league ends is up to us. We shouldn’t have any regrets when we leave the field to look in the mirror and know we have done everything we can to win this game.

“Regardless of the pressure, we need to stick to what we have agreed on.”

What better way to mark such a big day than a new look?

You won't be able to miss City keeper Ayaka Yamashita this afternoon!

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London City Lionesses

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London City Lionesses head coach Eder Maestre has highlighted the newly-promoted sides ambitions ahead of next campaign: “We are all completely aligned to improve all areas around the club. The aim is to push towards being champions next season. Everything relating to these goals have to be aligned to be in the best position to achieve the goals.

“We are ambitious and we are going to fight to be champions next year. We are pushing hard to align the values in the club to increase the possibility of achieving the goals.”

Manchester City could move closer to their first WSL title since 2016 if they were to beat Liverpool this afternoon.

Martin Ho's Tottenham are unchanged from their 0-0 draw with Manchester United last time out.

Bethany England, who will leave the club at the end of the season, is on the bench for her final home game.

Tottenham XI: Kop, Morris, Koga, A Nilden, Blakstad, Spence (c), Gaupset, Hamano, Holdt, Vinberg, Tandberg.

Subs: Heeps, Grant, Bartrip, Rybrink, Ahtinen, Dennis, M Hilden, Gunning-Williams, England.

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Eder Maestre makes two changes from London City's 5-1 victory over Leicester, with Poppy Pattinson and Wassa Sangare coming in for Alanna Kennedy and Nikita Parris.

London City Lionesses XI: Lete, Corrales, Kumagai (c), Kardinaal, Fernandez, Pattinson, Geyoro, Sangare, Marcetto, Cascarino, Goodwin.

Subs: Orman, Goldie, Perez, Partido, Linari, Godfrey, Franssi, Parris, Kennedy.

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Sam Coffey is back for Manchester City as Andree Jeglertz makes once change to the side who were beaten by Brighton last time out.

She replaces Laura Blindkilde Brown, who drops to the bench.

Manchester City XI: Yamashita, Rose, Knaak, Greenwood, Casparij, Coffey, Hasegawa, Hemp, Fujino, Kerolin, Shaw.

Subs: Keating, Clinton, Coombs, Fowler, Ouahabi, Blindkilde Brown, Beney, Prior, Murphy.

There are three changes for Liverpool from the side who lost 1-0 at home to West Ham last weekend.

Denise O'Sullivan, Mia Enderby and Aurelie Csillag come in for Kirsty MacLean, Alice Bergstrom and Cornelia Kapocs.

Liverpool XI: Falk, Shimizu, Fisk, Clark, Bernabe, O’Sullivan, Nagano, Enderby, Olsson, Holland, Csillag.

Subs: Kirby, Evans, Woodham, MacLean, Josendal, Bergstrom, Shaw, Trueman.

Right then, before we go any further, it's time for the team news...