Conti Cup preview: Albion travel to Charlton

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Melissa Phillips's side face top of the Championship Charlton on Wednesday.

Heather Miller

2024-01-24T06:00:00Z

Albion defeated West Ham and Birmingham in their first two group stage matches.

Albion return to Conti Cup action on Wednesday evening when they take on Charlton Athletic in their final group stage fixture, kick-off 7pm.

Albion need to take at least a point to guarantee their place in the knockout stages of the competition.

Team news

Head Coach Melissa Phillips reported that they are operating on a "slightly thinner squad" but Jorelyn Carabali has returned from injury.

Head coach’s view

Melissa Phillips will look to rotate her squad in their final Group E match of the competition.

Phillips said, "Charlton are a top of the table team right now, it should be a competitive match. I am sure they will have their eyes on the weekend with their big game against Crystal Palace, as will we against Chelsea.

"But everyone goes into it wanting to make it a competitive fixture and see some different partnerships across the pitch. I think the team has done really well during the first two Conti Cup matches, so the expectation will be the same on Wednesday.”

Player to watch

Kayleigh Green made 109 appearances for the Albion across five seasons.

A familiar face in Charlton's attacking line will be former Albion player Kayleigh Green, who spent five seasons with Albion before departing last summer.

The Wales international made 109 appearances including 75 starts for the club and scored 14 goals across all competitions for the Albion. Green also became the club's all-time WSL leader in appearances.

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