The Women's Super League is gearing up for matchday 13 this weekend, and the league has revealed which referees will be officiating each game as we enter the second half of the campaign.
With this in mind, Football FanCast has pieced together a handy guide for each game, as we take a look at the recent form and referee appointments, as well as their respective stats from the season so far.
Aston Villa
vs
Bristol City
3rd February, 12.30pm
Manchester United
vs
Brighton & Hove Albion
4th February, 12pm
West Ham United
vs
Arsenal
4th February, 12.30pm
Manchester City
vs
Leicester City
4th February, 1pm
Liverpool
vs
Tottenham Hotspur
4th February, 2pm
Chelsea
vs
Everton
4th February, 6.45pm
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ByStephan Georgiou Aston Villa vs Bristol City Stacey Pearson
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The first Women's Super League game of the weekend kicks off at 12.30pm on Saturday 3rd February when Aston Villa host Bristol City.
The referee taking charge of this fixture is Stacey Pearson, and she will have the assistance of officials Sophie Dennington and Nicoleta Bria on the sidelines.
Pearson has overseen four games in the WSL this season. One of those games did involve Aston Villa, but it is one they will want to forget after they tasted defeat against Everton.
Manchester United vs Brighton Megan Wilson
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Manchester United sit well adrift of the top three, but three points will surely be on their radar this weekend when they face a home game against Brighton & Hove Albion.
Referee Megan Wilson will be holding the cards for this one, and she will have assistants Magda Golba and Harley Hetherington providing eyes from the touchline.
Neither side have played under Wilson this term and the game on Sunday will be just her second WSL game with the whistle this term.
West Ham United vs Arsenal Mel Burgin
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12
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0
West Ham United host title-chasers Arsenal on Sunday with the Gunners looking to make it three wins in a row and potentially draw level on points with Chelsea.
Mel Burgin will be holding the cards for this meeting and will have the duo of David Middleton and Ruby Sykes operating the flanks.
This will be the first game of the term Burgin has overseen West Ham, but she has officiated an Arsenal game this term, with the Gunners beating Everton 2-1 last month.
Manchester City vs Leicester City Lisa Benn
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The WSL's in-form team, Manchester City, will host Leicester City on Sunday in what will be expected to be a routine victory for the home side.
Referee Lisa Benn will be joined by Abby Dearden and Ali Rahjoo as her assistants. Benn has not officiated a game involving either of these sides this season and she is still yet to award more than one yellow card in a WSL game.
Liverpool vs Tottenham Hotspur Lauren Impey
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15
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0.2
Liverpool host Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, with only goal difference separating these two sides in fifth and sixth respectively.
Referee Lauren Impey will be given the responsibility of running the rule over proceedings. She will have assistance on the flanks from Lisa Rashid and Levi Gray.
Impey has overseen two Spurs games and one Liverpool game this season. Interestingly, they've both won all three of these combined games under Impey's watch.
Chelsea vs Everton Emily Heaslip
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20
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0.25
Capping off the weekend of WSL action will be the league leaders, Chelsea. They may go into this game against Everton having been leapfrogged at the top of the table, depending on how results go elsewhere.
The experienced Emily Heaslip will be in charge of this one, and she will be working alongside Emily Carney and Chloe-Ann Small.
Heaslip has overseen a game each for these sides this season, and coincidentally, both of these games ended in 1-1 draws. Surely we aren't in for a repeat this Sunday?
