Women’s Super League 2 side Bristol City head into Sunday’s Subway Women’s League Cup clash looking to return to winning ways after a 2-0 loss to league leaders Charlton Athletic last weekend.
After spending the 2023/24 campaign in the Women’s Super League, the Robins were relegated back to WSL2 that term but they have enjoyed a strong start to the season, currently sat third in the table on 16 points, as they eye a return to England’s top flight.
An impressive 4-2 win away at Sunderland kicked off this month in style before an emphatic 7-0 win over second tier newcomers Ipswich Town the following weekend. Although they suffered a defeat to the league leaders last Sunday at the Valley – their first in six league games – Charlotte Healy’s side remain on the hunt for one of the two automatic promotion spots.
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The Robins began this cup competition with a 2-2 draw with Birmingham City in September before losing the subsequent penalty shootout 4-3 at St Andrew’s, missing out on the bonus point.
Having fallen behind to Riya Rani Mannu’s and Lucy Quinn’s strikes, second half goals from Lexi Lloyd-Smith and Olivia Johnson saw the Robins fight back to earn a point.
However, the WSL 2 side suffered a 3-0 defeat to Aston Villa in the second game of the group phase, with goals from Rachel Daly, Georgia Mullett and Ebony Salmon enough for the Villans on the day.
As we enter the third and final game of the group in the Women’s League Cup, the Robins have one point to their name while we have five points and currently sit top of the standings – needing just a win to secure our place in the quarter-final.
Having joined the club in the summer from Rangers, following a spell at Durham prior to her move to Scotland, forward Rio Hardy is the Robins’ leading goalscorer this campaign with five goals in nine games.
Sunday’s encounter at Robins High Performance Centre will be our third meeting in this competition – seven in total – and we remain unbeaten against the southwest side.
Head-to-Head
Games played: 7
Spurs wins: 5
Draws: 2
Bristol City wins: 0
Spurs goals: 14
Bristol City goals: 5
In the dugout
Charlotte Healy
Healy joined the Club as Women’s Head Coach in June, 2025. She spent six years at Manchester United, progressing from Academy Head Coach to Assistant Coach. Prior to her time at United, Healy was the Women’s Under-21s manager at Manchester City and Under-23s manager at Liverpool.