Perhaps a welcome break from league football as West Ham W & Durham W face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup Women. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Ham nor Durham W as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
West Ham W form and stats
Ham participated in League Cup Women the last season, where they reached the group stage.There have been more unhappy faces than points at this arena so far this season, with West Ham W yet to win or draw a Wsl 1 Women game here. The sad story at Chigwell Construction Stadium is: West Ham W played 5 games, lost 5 games. This match is a League Cup Women match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 2 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition. It's been an uphill battle for Ham in their home games for quite some time now, as five matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Liverpool W game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
The Ham crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Tottenham W here at Chigwell Construction Stadium in a Wsl 1 Women match. A strong away win before that one, visiting Bristol City W and winning 4-0.
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for West Ham W as they are travelling to their away game against Arsenal W in the Wsl 1 Women. That match is three days after this one.
Ham aren't scoring a lot here at Chigwell Construction Stadium in the league, with only 3 goals from 5 games. Ham have allowed more than three conceded goals on average in their home matches so far.
Durham W form and stats
They also participated in League Cup Women last season. This ended in the group stage.The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 3 draws and only 0 losses in the Wsl 2 Women. When we have look at the League Cup Women statistics, we find 2W-1D-0L. This is both home and away. Things are running smoothly for Durham who hasn't tasted defeat in their last 19 matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Sheffield Utd W. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Sheffield Utd W game have they lost an away game, meaning Durham has taken points from ten away matches in a row.
Two travels in a row for Durham W, whose manager L. Sanders could celebrate last time after the Wsl 2 Women win against Crystal Palace W. Before that, Durham travelled to Lewes W and returned home with a draw after the Wsl 2 Women game finished 1-1.
A new game in only three days for Durham, the Wsl 2 Women home match versus London Bees W. Busy days.
Durham are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 7 away games so far. As opposed to that, Durham have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  B. Hepple 3 goals |  E. van Egmond 2 goals |  L. Kiernan 2 goals |
West Ham W missing players
Durham W missing players
| West Ham W | Durham W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 45 | 27 | Scored | S | 28 | 48 | ||
| 55 | 27 | Conceded | C | 16 | 21 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 72% | ||
| 72% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 56% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 43% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 46% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 29% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 29% | 44% | ||
| 28% | 31% | Failed to Score | F T | 14% | 12% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 1.1 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.9 | 11.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.2 | 13.7 | ||
| 5.1 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.4 | 6.8 | ||
| 32% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 28% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea W | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 26 |
| 2 | Manchester United W | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 17 | 26 |
| 3 | Arsenal W | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 30 | 23 |
| 4 | Manchester City W | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 21 |
| 5 | Everton W | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | Reading W | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 14 |
| 7 | Tottenham W | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -5 | 12 |
| 8 | Birmingham W | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -4 | 10 |
| 9 | Brighton W | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -12 | 9 |
| 10 | West Ham W | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | -11 | 7 |
| 11 | Aston Villa W | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | -16 | 6 |
| 12 | Bristol City W | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 31 | -43 | 2 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leicester W | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 21 | 32 |
| 2 | Durham W | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 29 |
| 3 | Sheffield Utd W | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 22 |
| 4 | Liverpool W | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | Blackburn Rovers | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 15 |
| 6 | Lewes W | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 15 |
| 7 | Millwall W | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Crystal Palace W | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -7 | 12 |
| 9 | London Bees W | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | -18 | 8 |
| 10 | Coventry United | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -19 | 7 |
| 11 | Charlton W | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -9 | 5 |