Watford Women v Ipswich Women preview: kick-off time, team news and form
Ipswich Women make the trip down to Hertfordshire this weekend to take on Watford Women at The Hive Stadium in Barnet, with kick-off set for 3pm on Saturday 31st October. It's a Group A fixture in the 2026-27 WSL Players Cup, and both sides will be keen to get their campaign moving after slow starts to this season's competition.
There isn't a great deal separating the two clubs in the group table at this stage, though Watford currently sit above Ipswich in the standings. Ipswich are down in 19th place in the English WSL Players Cup after two games, having picked up just a single point so far, while Watford are 15th with two points from their opening pair of fixtures. Both teams have a win, a draw and a loss still to find their shape in this competition - Ipswich are looking to turn things around after finding the early going tough.
In terms of recent form in the Women's League Cup specifically, Watford's last two outings read LD - a defeat away at Crystal Palace followed by a draw at home to Leicester City. Ipswich have a near-identical recent sequence, also LD, having lost at home to London City Lionesses before drawing away at Wolves in their most recent group outing. Both sides will fancy their chances of building on that draw with a first win of the competition here.
Looking across all competitions, Ipswich have had a mixed spell, with their sequence reading LWLLL - including a win in cup action - but a run of defeats either side of it. Watford's record in all competitions over their last five games reads WWLLW, suggesting there's a bit more consistency and attacking threat about them heading into this one.
There's little to choose between the two sides on paper when it comes to goals - both have scored twice and conceded three times in the Players Cup this season, leaving identical goal difference figures of -1 heading into this match.
No team news or injury updates have been confirmed for either side ahead of this one, so supporters will have to wait and see what the teams look like when the lineups are announced.
You can follow all the action from The Hive Stadium when Watford Women host Ipswich Women, with kick-off at 3pm UK time on Saturday 31st October.
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