West Ham United women’s team manager Rehanne Skinner has made two changes to her side for the visit of Aston Villa in the Barclays Women’s Super League on Sunday.
Both the Hammers and the Villans head into the clash at Chigwell Construction Stadium, which kicks off at 11.55am BST, in search of their first league victories of the campaign.
One change from our defeat at home to Chelsea last time out is enforced, as Inès Belloumou is suspended following her straight red card against the Blues. Full-back Yu Endo replaces the Algeria international, in what is set to be her first WSL start in Claret and Blue.
Subsequently, midfielder Halle Houssein, who contributed two assists in our 5-1 success at Charlton Athletic in the Subway® Women's League Cup in September, comes into the matchday squad.
Meanwhile, defender Amber Tysiak is replaced in the starting line-up by forward Shekiera Martinez, who comes back into the XI having been named among the substitutes against Sonia Bompastor’s team.
So, with Kinga Szemik in between the sticks, Skinner has altered her defence to a back four with Endo accompanying Eva Nyström, Shelina Zadorsky and Anouk Denton.
Once again, it’s captain Katrina Gorry and Oona Siren who will sit in midfield, supporting an attack consisting of Ffion Morgan, Viviane Asseyi, Riko Ueki and Martinez.
France international Asseyi will look to continue her impressive record against Villa in east London as she has been directly involved in more goals against them than any other side in the WSL - five in six matches.
Moreover, Martinez and Ueki were on target the last time the two sides faced off in Dagenham and will hope to find the net against them again this time around.
Skinner has nine substitutes at her disposal: goalkeeper Megan Walsh, defenders Tysiak and Verena Hanshaw, midfielders Anna Csiki, Sarah Brasero and Houssein, and forwards Manuela Paví, Leila Wandeler and Seraina Piubel.
West Ham United: Szemik, Endo, Nyström, Zadorsky, Endo, Siren, Gorry ©, Morgan, Asseyi, Ueki, Martinez
Subs: Walsh (GK), Tysiak, Paví, Csiki, Brasero, Wandeler, Hanshaw, Houssein, Piubel
Aston Villa: D'Angelo, Patten, Kearns, Daly ©, Wilm s, Salmon, Hanson, Kendall, Grant, Deslandes, Maltby
Subs: Kelly (GK), Clark (GK), Mayling, Tomas, Parker, Mullett, Sallaway, Taylor
Referee: Grace Lowe
