READING FC WOMEN face another huge relegation clash this weekend away at Leicester City.
The Royals fought back from two goals down with an Emma Harries brace to secure a point at home to Brighton & Hove Albion.
The result means that Reading moved four points clear of the drop zone after Sunday’s opponents lost heavily at Aston Villa.
The Foxes are on the brink of losing their top flight stats unless they can rack up some points in their final six games of the campaign.
Leicester are two points adrift at the bottom and 11th place Brighton have two games in hand.
Willie Kirk, who took over Leicester in November 2022 from Lydia Bedford, has guided the team to two league victories to improve their chances of survival.
Leicester have beaten Brighton, which came in January, and in February with an away triumph at Liverpool.
The Foxes have lost the most games in the division this season with 13 defeats in 16 games.
They also have the second worst defensive record having conceded 38 in 16 games, two worse off than Reading.
Meanwhile, they have had struggles in the attacking third and have only netted seven times in 16 games which leaves them in trouble at the bottom.
Reading and Leicester’s last meeting was a dramatic affair at the Select Car Leasing Stadium in November.
Leicester took a shock lead in the 36th minute and it appeared as if they were going to take a stunning win in what would have been their first three points of the season.
However, Rachel Rowe commenced a rescue mission to ensure that Reading didn’t drop points to their relegation rivals.
The Welsh international netted directly from a corner in the 90th minute to level the scores.
In the third minute of stoppage time, Leicester’s hopes of taking anything away from Berkshire were cruelly snatched away when Rowe went on a one women mission, jinking past three Leicester players before firing a rocket past the goalkeeper to score the winner.
Reading’s last trip to Leicester, in May 2022 ended in a goalless draw.
