Reading FC Women will be hoping to upset the odds when they host Manchester City at the Select Car Leasing Stadium on Sunday.
The Royals can breathe a sigh of relief after Rachel Rowe’s last gasp brace earned them their first win of the Women’s Super League season against Leicester City.
The Royals had trailed up to the 90th minute when Rowe scored directly from a corner moments before she struck a fantastic winner to break a run of 14 games without a win in the WSL.
Man City, who were expected to be title challengers prior to the start of the season, have had a mixed start to their campaign.
They have won three and lost two of their opening five fixtures which sees them in fourth heading into the contest.
City lost three key players over the summer as Georgia Stanway departed to join Bayern Munich and Kiera Walsh and Lucy Bronze both joined Barcelona.
Despite losing three world class players, City still boast a squad full of talent.
City lost their opening two games of the season, losing out in a seven goal thriller on the opening weekend away at Aston Villa after a brace from Rachel Daly saw the hosts complete an impressive turnaround to win 4-3.
Gareth Taytlor’s team then lost out to WSL champions Chelsea after goals from Fran Kirby and Maren Mjelde.
The Cityzens have recovered their form by earning maximum points in their last three matches.
They struck four past Leicester City with a brace from Khadija Shaw and strikes from Lauren Hemp and Yui Hasegawa guiding them to a 4-0 success.
Another brace from Shaw and a third from Hemp saw them win 3-0 away at Tottenham Hotspur.
After thumping Championship side Blackburn 6-0 in the WSL Cup, City made it three WSL wins on the bounce at the weekend at home to Liverpool.
Shaw was once again on the scoresheet and put City ahead before Katie Stengel levelled up for the Reds.
Hayley Raso hit the winning goal in the 75th minute to give City three points to push them up the table.
City were victorious on their last visit to Berkshire, which came in May.
Goals from Hemp, Shaw, Ellen White and Alex Greenwood saw the visitors take a 4-0 win which ensured them a place in the Champions League.
