We round-up all the key information ahead of Durham Women’s clash with Birmingham City in the Barclays Women’s Championship…
- Fixture: Durham v Birmingham City
- Date: Sunday 28th April 2024
- Kick-off time: 2pm
- Competition: Barclays Women’s Championship
- Venue: Maiden Castle, Durham, DH1 3SE
- Birmingham City have been in and amongst the promotion hunting pack for the majority of the season – only seeing their promotion hopes fade just over a week ago.
- The Blues have just appointed former England U19 boss Amy Merricks as their new Head Coach, and she got off to a winning start against Sheffield United on Sunday.
- Birmingham are currently 5th in the league with a record of: P21, W11, D3, L7.
- Wide player Lucy Quinn has eight goals and assists this season, while Lily Agg, Charlie Devlin and Libby Smith have all scored four goals apiece.
- With six goals from corners, Birmingham are among the best sides from set pieces in the Championship.
- The two sides last met in October, where Birmingham City were 3-1 winners at St Andrew’s Stadium.
- Eleanor Ryan-Doyle scored for Durham against her former club.
- Durham were last in action at Reading, falling to a narrow 1-0 defeat after playing the majority of the game with ten players.
- Birmingham hosted Sheffield United and were victorious thanks to Lily Agg’s goal in a 1-0 win.
- Durham will be in their usual home kit this weekend – with Birmingham City in changed colours.
- Durham outfield: Blue Shirts / Blue Shorts / Blue Socks
- Durham goalkeeper: Black Shirts / Black Shorts / Black Socks
- Birmingham City outfield: Red Shirts / Black Shorts / Red Socks
- Birmingham City goalkeeper: Yellow Shirts / Yellow Shorts / Yellow Socks
- This weekend’s match referee is Lucy May
- She last refereed Durham in the River Wear Derby against Sunderland in March
- She will be assisted by Daniel Sykes and Leoni Harland
- Joshua Brayshaw will be the Fourth Official
- Tickets for this game remain available and can be secured in two ways:
- Online – CLICK HERE to get your tickets via our online ticketing site, speeding-up your entry on the day!
- On The Day – Simply pay by cash or card upon arrival at the ground
- Please note that this game IS included for 2023/24 Season Ticket Holders.
- A full Supporter Guide ahead of the game will be online later this week.
- This includes details on parking, access, the ground itself, merchandise, programmes and more!
- This game has not been selected for broadcast and will not be available to stream.
- Durham Hospitals Radio will have live commentary from John Middleton.
- Coverage will begin at 1:55pm on dhradio.org.uk
- Social media coverage is available via all the club’s channels – X, Instagram and Facebook.
- Highlights will be available from Noon on the day following the game.
Here’s how the Barclays Women’s Championship table looks ahead of the game:
