MatchLeicester City v LFC Women: Team news
Liverpool FC Women are set to welcome back Gemma Bonner and Carla Humphrey for the trip to face Leicester City Women on Saturday.
The pair have returned to training this week following recent absences, but Yana Daniels (knee) and Melissa Lawley (hip) are ruled out of the Barclays Women's Super League fixture at King Power Stadium (kick-off 12.30pm BST).
The game will also come too soon for long-term absentees Niamh Fahey and Leanne Kiernan, who are hopeful of a return to team training next week.
Beard revealed during his pre-match press conference Lawley is set to have an operation that will keep her sidelined for up to six months.
Watch Matt Beard's pre-Leicester press conference
Leicester, meanwhile, have seen striker Jess Sigsworth ruled out following her return to action against Reading earlier this month, due to a recent injury setback.
Shannon O'Brien will also remain sidelined for the Foxes alongside Lachante Paul, who is expected to miss the remainder of the campaign.
What they said
Willie Kirk
"We've been able to focus on individual development and conditioning, so the void in fixtures has been filled productively. We firmly believe that if we perform the way we know we can, we will lift ourselves off the bottom again come Saturday afternoon."
Matt Beard
"Willie has done a fantastic job since he has been in. We know it's going to be a tough game, we know they're going to be flying out of the traps, they're going to be putting us under a press. They are very physical. They have got a few ways of playing; they can play out from the back, they can be direct, they're physical. So we know it's going to be tough tomorrow, especially the position they're in. They'll look at this as a game maybe they would have banked points on. We're in a good position in the league table, I think you can see where we've gone on this run the pressure has sort of come off us. The pressure will be on them tomorrow, we can go about our business and enjoy it."
How the table looks
Last match
Leicester 2-1 Reading (April 2): Leitzig, Bott, Howard, Plumptre, Nevin, Mace, Tierney, Cain, Siemsen, Jones, Whelan.
Liverpool 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion (April 23): Laws, Koivisto, Robe, Matthews, Hinds, Nagano, Kearns, Holland, Van de Sanden, Stengel, Dowie.
How to follow
Supporters can follow official match updates on the Liverpool FC Women Twitter page, followed by a full report on Liverpoolfc.com post-match.
The fixture will also be broadcast live in the UK via The FA Player, with coverage available here.
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