WOMEN WANT TO KEEP ON WINNING

The Royals have recovered after a difficult start to the season to win their last two matches, a win at home to Aston Villa and a victory away at Birmingham City on either side of the international break.

The win puts Reading up to ninth in the table with six points after six matches.

Meanwhile, West Ham are in sixth, two points above the Royals.

Olli Harder’s Hammers side have had a mixed start to the season with two wins, two draws and two defeats from their opening six matches.

Their stellar defence has allowed them to pick up points, with eight goals conceded all season, four of which came in last weekend’s 4-0 loss at Arsenal.

However, like Royals, they have struggled at the other end of the pitch, with eight goals in six matches – while Reading Women have only scored six.

The East London team had their finest 90 minutes of the season early in October when they stunned Manchester City away from home.

Dagny Brynjarsdottir gave West Ham the lead before a stoppage time second from Yui Hasegawa sealed the points.

Reading manager Kelly Chambers said: “For us coaches we’ll begin analysing West Ham the moment we get on the coach home, but what I said to the players at full-time is you have to enjoy the moment, getting a clean sheet and three goals. But when you arrive at the training ground on Monday, it’ll be time to focus on the next game.

“West Ham are a great side, they’ve made some brilliant additions to their team. So, for us we’ve got to prepare properly, and make sure we go into that game at the highest level.”