Preview: Glasgow City (A)

Hibs Women head to Petershill Park for the first time this season on Sunday!

THE LOWDOWN

Kick-off for our SWPL fixture with Glasgow City kicks off at 1pm on Sunday 22 September at Petershill Park.

Sunday's encounter will be a dress rehearsal for the SWPL Cup clash between the two clubs that will take place in two weekend's time - again at Petershill Park. 

Grant Scott's side head into the first meeting with confidence following last Sunday's convincing 6-1 win over newly-promoted Queen's Park at Meadowbank Stadium.

20-year-old striker Eilidh Adams bagged a hat-trick to reach a fantastic half-century of goals for Hibernian FC as the Hibees romped to victory on home turf.

Centre-back Poppy Lawson netted on her return to the starting XI after a few weeks on the sidelines, while Abbie Ferguson and Kathleen McGovern each found the net in the first-half. 

Centre-forwards Adams and McGovern extended their goal tallies to eight and seven, respectively, for the season after just seven games played.

THE HOSTS

City have started the 2024/25 as one would expect, winning six and losing just once to start the season strongly. 

The Petershill club sit in third-place at the time of writing - level on points with Rangers and Hearts (18) and two points ahead of Celtic and Hibs (16). Celtic could overtake City when they play Montrose on Thursday (19 September) evening, however.

An away trip to face Glasgow City is always a tough battle, though our two visits west to face Leanne Ross' side so far this year have both ended in positive - and extremely dramatic - fashion. 

In February, the Hibees held the Glasgow side to a 1-1 draw in the Scottish Cup. Centre-back Leah Eddie nullified Lauren Davidson's early strike to set up a nervy penalty shoot-out in front of the home support. 

Adams, Michaela McAlonie, Jorian Baucom and Lawson all converted from the spot, before Joelle Murray sparked jubilant celebrations when she stepped up to slam home the clincher with our sixth and final spot kick.

A final league meeting came in May at Petershill, with the Hibees traling 2-0 in the 80th minute. Baucom netted with 10 to go to bring a result within reach, with a thunderous hit from Lawson levelling the tie deep into stoppage-time.

HOW TO WATCH

MATCH TICKETS

Our SWPL fixture versus Glasgow City will be hosted at Petershill Park on Sunday 22 September. Kick-off is at 1pm.

Tickets are now on general sale via the Glasgow City website and will be distributed as digital-only tickets. Tickets are priced at:

Adults – £10

Over 65s –  £6

Under 16s –  £2

CLICK HERE to purchase your tickets!

LIVE BROADCAST

Our first meeting with Glasgow City this season will be broadcast live by the BBC.

You can watch the game on BBC iPlayer or the BBC Sport website.

SOCIAL MEDIA

Be sure to follow @HibernianWomen on X (Twitter) for all the match build-up and live updates.

Follow us on Instagram for more behind-the-scenes content @hibernianwomen. 

THE NEW HIBS APP

You can also follow live minute-by-minute updates on the brand-new Hibernian FC mobile app!

The app includes an Opta-integrated match centre, meaning supporters can enjoy live text commentary, match stats, line-ups, live score updates and pre and post-match coverage!

The new app is available to download now on the Apple Store here and is also available for Android by clicking here.