Arsenal vs Birmingham City Team News: Four Changes for Gunners

Arsenal vs Birmingham City team news. Arsenal makes four changes ahead of their Women’s Super League match against Birmingham City, while Birmingham makes two adjustments.

Arsenal has made four changes to their starting lineup from the side that was beaten by Manchester City before the international break as they prepare to face Birmingham City at 12:45 BST.

Mariona Caldentey begins a spell of about two months on the sidelines with a hamstring issue. Anneke Borbe and Emily Fox drop to the bench, and Kim Little is absent. They are replaced in the starting XI by Misa Rodriguez, Smilla Holmberg, Olivia Smith, and Stina Blackstenius.

Arsenal XI: Rodriguez, Holmberg, Williamson, Wubben-Moy, Batlle, Stanway, Cooney-Cross, Russo, Baum, Smith, Blackstenius.

Arsenal Substitutes: Borbe, Damm, Fox, Catley, Hinds, De Almeida, Reuteler, Foord.

Birmingham City has made two changes from the team that lost 2-1 at Everton before the break, with Shannon Cooke and Suzu Amano coming into the side for Lee Geum-min and Chancelle Effa Effa.

Birmingham City XI: Baggaley, McKenna, Cooke, Turner, Herron, Levasseur, Miyagawa, Naalsund, Amano, Hurtre, Crosthwaite.

Birmingham City Substitutes: Thomas, Startup, Harris, Rastocle, Geum-min, Leidhammar, Holloway, Cornet, Sarri.