Southampton Women v Sheffield United Ladies
FA Women's Championship | St. Mary's Stadium
Sunday, 5 November 2023 @ 2.00pm
Southampton Women host Sheffield United Women in Sunday's early match at St. Mary's looking to bounce back from defeat last time out in the FA Women's Championship.
The Saints, who sit second in the league after eight games, fell to a 1-0 away defeat to London City Lionesses on October 22.
They face a Sheffield United side who picked up a win in their last match, a 3-1 victory against Reading Women, and who sit eighth in the table.
With 15 goals in eight games so far this season, Southampton are the league's second-highest scorers with 1.9 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in eight goals at a rate of 1.0 per game.
Sheffield United, meanwhile, are below average scorers, with 1.3 goals per game, compared to a league average of 1.4. They have conceded 1.4 goals per game.
In Isobel Goodwin, the Blades have one of the league's most on-form strikers so far this season. She has notched five goals in seven appearances, to sit third in the scoring charts.
The Saints' top scorers, with three goals each, are Sophia Pharoah and Molly Pike.
The hosts are in mixed form in the FA Women's Championship, with three wins and three losses from their last six games.
With three wins and three losses over that period, the away side's form is identical – they have both taken nine points from 18.