Man Utd Women v Manchester City Women preview: kick-off time, team news and form
Manchester United Women host Manchester City Women in a Manchester derby at Leigh Sports Village on Sunday 25th October 2026, with kick-off at 6.00pm UK time.
There's plenty riding on this one. United go into the game sitting 5th in the Women's Super League, while City arrive as league leaders, so a result for the home side would be a timely boost in the table, while City will be looking to keep their perfect start going.
United's recent WSL form reads LDWWW across their last five - a heavy defeat to Chelsea followed by a draw at Arsenal before three straight wins against West Ham, Liverpool and Charlton have pulled them back into form. BBC Sport has been looking at exactly what's behind that turnaround, noting it's "a different picture at Manchester United now than it was last month" (BBC Sport).
City, by contrast, have been imperious, with a perfect WWWWW in their last five WSL outings, beating Aston Villa, Liverpool, Charlton, Arsenal and Brighton in succession to sit top of the pile. Widening it out to all competitions, City's run is a slightly less flawless DWDWD, with two draws against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in the Women's Champions League mixed in among the wins - a reminder they've had plenty on their plate domestically and in Europe.
United, meanwhile, have won all five of their last matches in all competitions, with WSL Players Cup victories over Durham and Liverpool bookending their league form - a nice bit of momentum to carry into a game of this magnitude.
This fixture always stirs something extra given the history between these two sides, and ManUtd.com has been running through some of the club's favourite strikes against City down the years as supporters look forward to another instalment of the derby (ManUtd.com).
No team news has been confirmed for either side ahead of kick-off.
You can follow the action from Leigh Sports Village from 6.00pm UK time on Sunday 25th October.
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