Match Preview: LCFC Women vs. Manchester City Women
- LCFC Women's FA Cup Quarter-Final clash with Manchester City takes place at Farley Way Stadium on Sunday (2pm kick-off)
- The game, part of the 2019/20 competition, has been rearranged from March
- LCFC Women beat Women's Super League side Reading in the last round
- You can follow the action via LCFC Women's official social media accounts and also find pre and post-match content on LCFC.com
The Foxes take on one of the domestic giants of women's football this weekend in the last eight of the 2019/20 Women's FA Cup (2pm kick-off).
Rearranged from March, the Foxes' reward for beating Women's Super League outfit Reading in the previous round is a home game against the competition holders.
Read everything you need to know about Sunday's cup tie below...
The Foxes camp
Due to competition rules introduced for the remainder of the 2019/20 Women's FA Cup, Jonathan Morgan is only able to select six of City's new signings in the squad for Sunday's fixture.
One of those new recruits is forward Natasha Flint, who has scored three goals in the Foxes' opening two games and is a former Manchester City player.
Ones to watch
There is quality throughout the Citizens squad, but returning right-back Lucy Bronze, who came back to Manchester after twice winning the UEFA Women's Champions League with Lyon, only bolsters the quality the away side possesses. Bronze, 28, has once again been nominated for the 2020 UEFA Women's Player of the Year, having won the award last year.
Georgia Stanway has started the season in fine form, as her stock continues to grow. The England international netted twice on the opening day of the season, playing in a centre forward position, but can also play deeper or out wide to allow the likes of Ellen White to play down the middle.
New manager Gareth Taylor has brought in several new faces over the summer since taking over from Nick Cushing, with USA internationals and FIFA World Cup winners Sam Mewis and Rose Lavelle both arriving in Manchester, as well as ex-Everton forward Chloe Kelly and England left-back Alex Greenwood, who like Bronze, came from European champions, Lyon.
Talking points
LCFC Women midfielder Charlie Devlin said: "We're so excited, obviously it's Man City, a big club and we're ready for the challenge.
"We train as we play, that's our philosophy as a club. So, obviously, we're training hard, it's competitive, and hopefully we can show that on Sunday.
"We know how we play at Quorn, it's our home game, we've played a lot of games there, so hopefully we can use that to our advantage."
LCFC Women manager Jonathan Morgan said: "Whenever you play any WSL team, it's brilliant for us in the Championship and we want to go out and give our all and show what we're capable of and show why we're pushing to try and be in the WSL for next season.
"The FA Cup for us is a bonus at the moment and we're going to put out a strong squad and look to compete.
"We're very, very confident that, with the squad that we do have and the depth we have, that we're going to put in a very, very strong performance for Man City."
Form guide
Having missed out on the 2019/20 top flight title by a single point, Manchester City began the new campaign with a 2-0 victory over newly promoted Aston Villa at Villa Park, before a goalless draw at home to Brighton and Hove Albion.
Those results leave Gareth Taylor's side sixth in the league table, level on points with third-placed Chelsea.
The Foxes defeated Blackburn Rovers 3-0 in their opening FA Women's Championship fixture, ahead of an entertaining 2-2 draw against Sheffield United on matchday two.
Leicester are back in league action next time out, hosting Durham on Sunday 4 October (2pm kick-off), while City will turn their attention back to the Women's Super League, facing Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, (12:30pm kick-off).
Last time out
The two sides last met in the opening group stage fixture of the 2019/20 Continental Cup, with holders Manchester City running out 5-0 winners at Academy Stadium.
On the half-hour mark, the home side went ahead as Caroline Weir found the net with a close-range effort, before Pauline Bremner, Weir again and then Tessa Wullaert struck after the break.
Team news
Defender Ashleigh Plumptre came through the last 30 minutes of Leicester's draw with Sheffield United unscathed, coming on as a substitute after missing the opening game of the season due to a foot injury.
Foxes forward Hannah Cain remains out with a broken toe, however.
How to follow
Supporters can stay up to speed with the behind closed doors game at Farley Way Stadium by following LCFC Women on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram - where you can access live updates, pre-match content and plenty of reaction from the Foxes camp after full-time, including interviews and match highlights on LCFC TV.
Live coverage of the behind-closed-doors game will also be available on BBC Radio Leicester, with Manchester City's in-house TV channel, CITY+, will also broadcast the fixture.
All times BST.