OPPOSITION REPORT
Laura Kaminski’s aspect has had a troublesome time of it lately, sitting on the backside of the WSL and having been knocked out of the League Cup within the group stage following a midweek defeat to Tottenham Hotspur.
With solely 5 factors from 9 video games, the Eagles would have been hoping for a greater begin to life after being promoted from the Championship final season however are nonetheless inside touching distance of security, stage on factors with Leicester Metropolis in eleventh place, and know {that a} win on Sunday might see them transfer as much as ninth.
Veteran American striker Katie Stengel is one to observe, with the summer time signing having joined from Gotham FC in her native nation following a earlier spell with Liverpool, wherein she netted 19 targets throughout 42 appearances.
Stengel is a participant that Skinner picked out in his pre-match press convention on Friday, whereas highlighting the standard that Palace have, even when the desk doesn’t fairly present it at current.
He stated: “They’ve conceded just a few targets that I believe they wouldn’t be proud of, however they’re scoring targets. They’re able the place I believe they’ve been robust. We performed in opposition to Katie Stengel when she was at Liverpool and she or he’s a handful. They’re thriving underneath the strain they’ve obtained. I believe they’re doing a extremely good job and it will likely be a troublesome recreation.”
