Kirk: Hopefully We'll Have a Full Squad

- Willie Kirk hopes he'll have a full squad when LCFC Women face West Ham United 
- Sophie Howard is set to return for this weekend's game at King Power Stadium
- Ashleigh Plumptre will be in the squad on Sunday afternoon, Kirk reveals

After two tough trips to the capital, defeated 1-0 by Arsenal before a humbling 6-0 defeat to Chelsea less than a week later, Leicester head back to Filbert Way where they have won their last two fixtures.

A 4-0 outing against Liverpool - four weeks on from a vital 2-1 victory over Reading - saw the Foxes lift themselves off the foot of the Barclays Women's Super League table for the first time this season.

Returning back home, the manager provided a fitness update on his squad and hopes that he will have the freedom of selection come Sunday afternoon, as notable absences from the Chelsea defeat, Sophie Howard and Ashleigh Plumptre, look set to come back into the fold. 

"There's no fresh injury concerns," Kirk told the media in Thursday's press conference at Belvoir Drive. "Most players are available. With a couple of them, it will be late to decide if they're match fit or not, but otherwise there are no new concerns.

"I hope that Sophie will be back. She's making good progress and hopefully we'll see her back with the team this weekend. We left Ashleigh out as she was one game away from suspension, so that was our choice, but she's expected to be back in the team as well, which will be a massive boost to us to have the pair back."