Women's Weekend of Sport Online Programme

Aimee Palmer is confident her side can continue the impressive
form they’ve shown so far this season as the Robins welcome
Birmingham City to Ashton Gate.
With a big crowd expected
in BS3, the City skipper says
her side are ‘relishing’ in the
pressure and want to keep
building on an excellent first
seven outings.
“It will be great to have the fans
out in their numbers and they
really help us perform at our
best,” she said.
“We love playing at Ashton Gate
but at the end of the day it’s a
game of football that we need
to win.
“We always say that the
international break comes at
the wrong time but right now,
any time we’re not playing is
a wrong time for us as we’re
building momentum every time
we play.
Sitting atop the Championship
standing brings added pressure
each weekend, but Palmer and
her side are riding that wave.
“We’ve got some great players
in this squad, and everyone
is important regardless of
whether they’re in the starting
eleven or not,” she said.
“Every single player and every
member of staff has already
made an impact this season.
“We’re top of the table and
two points clear with a game
in hand so we’re the team to
beat at the minute, but we’re
relishing in that.
“We love the pressure.”
“It may not always be pretty,
but we manage to get the job
done and that shows the depth
of our squad.”
She continued: “Birmingham
got relegated from the WSL last
season so we know it will be a
tough test.
“They have some good players
in that squad, but we’ve shown
this season that we can step
up to every occasion so we’re
really looking forward to it.”
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