Our Subway Women’s League Cup group phase continues with the visit of Women’s Super League 2 side Birmingham City to Brisbane Road on Sunday afternoon (2pm UK, tickets still available).
While this is our first-ever meeting with the Blues in this competition, we’ve faced the Blues on four occasions in the WSL, where we claimed three victories while being held to one draw.
Ahead of our clash with the Blues in the competition, we take a look back at our previous meetings with them…
Graham nets equaliser at Birmingham
Our first-ever meeting with the Blues in the WSL saw the points shared at the home of Solihull Moors in December, 2019. Despite a positive start from us in the midlands, it was the home side who went ahead through Abbi Grant’s header. However, with 15 minutes to go, Kit Graham met Gemma Davinson’s free-kick to scramble the ball home at the back post for a well-deserved equaliser.
Finishing on a high against the Blues
We travelled to Birmingham City in our final game of the 2020/21 WSL season and Kit was once again a thwart in their side. In an evenly-match contest, our number 16 netted the winning goal with a superb solo effort, curling a low shot into the bottom corner 19 minutes from time. That result meant we finished the season in eighth place.
Creating history at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
It was an historic afternoon at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in September, 2021, as Kit, once again, fired us to a 1-0 win over Birmingham City on the opening weekend of the 2021/22 WSL campaign. Her winner, which came in the 40th minute, represented the first goal by a Women’s player and our first victory at the world-class stadium in our fourth attempt.
A dominant day at St Andrew’s
Our last meeting with the Blues ended in a 3-0 victory at St Andrew’s in February, 2022. Despite a fairly even first half in the midlands, with it goalless at the break, we took control of the proceedings after the restart as Ashleigh Neville struck twice to give us a two-goal advantage. Ria Percival then added a third in the closing stages of the contest to inflict a fourth straight loss on the hosts.