Oxford United Women welcome Manchester City to Court Place Farm in the Continental Cup tonight (7.45pm).
THE OPPOSITION
Man City’s side is packed with internationals, including England goalkeeper Karen Bardsley, England Captain Steph Houghton, Jill Scott and Nikita Parris and with United doing well in the WSL2 it sets up what should be a great cup tie. City have a 100% record so far this season and midfielder Izzy Christiansen said:
“It’s important that we’ve set that standard. Moving forward, we’ve got to hit those standards now to keep our momentum going. We’ve been playing some really good football and we’ve scored some really great goals. Momentum is huge so we have to keep making sure we stay solid defensively and keep taking our chances.”
TICKETS
Tickets are on sale from oufctickets priced £5 adults (on the night £6) and just £1 for Oxford United Season Ticket holders on the night.
GETTING THERE
With a bumper crowd expected, a Park & Ride service from Thornhill Park & Ride is available where you can park up and get the free shuttle bus to Court Place Farm, courtesy of Oxford Bus Company.
Time Table:
Leaving Thornhill to Court Place Farm at 18:15, 18:45 & 19:15
Leaving Court Place Farm to Thornhill at 21:40, 22:10 & 22:40
There are very limited parking spaces at Court Place Farm so we do advise parking at Thornhill. There will be a £2 charge for parking but the shuttle bus is free.
PROGRAMME
Tonight's programme is a special 32-page edition, featuring a full profile of Manchester City, plus notes from Manager Andy Cook and Women's General Manager Ruth Senior, a double-page poster of the Oxford United Women's squad and a full-page poster of Chloe Chivers. On sale at the ground, it costs just £2.50 and is sure to be a collector's item.
SPONSORS
We are delighted to announce that Cherry Load will be Match Sponsor for the Women's game on Thursday, look out for them at half time for the shirt presentation and see if you agree with their choice of player of the match.
“I have been an enthusiastic Oxford United supporter since I was child and we at Cherry Load are excited to sponsor this match and wish the team the best of luck in this important cup match” Derek Burrows,Director of Cherry Load Ltd told us.
We would also like to welcome our long standing partners Oxford Bus Company who are Match Ball Sponsors – they have also helped us with putting on buses from the park and ride as we are expecting a bumper crowd.
“The Oxford Bus Company backs United's Women's team every week and we're looking forward to marking a special cup night by being match ball sponsors. Come on you Yellows!"
Luke Marion, Commercial Director of the Oxford Bus Company said.