Taylor provides positive Coombs fitness update | OneFootball

Gareth Taylor says Laura Coombs will come into contention for selection ahead of City's latest Barclays Women’s Super League clash away to West Ham on Wednesday.

Coombs has been sidelined through injury since our League Cup win over Manchester United in January.

However, addressing the media at Monday’s pre-match press conference, the City boss revealed that the England international had made a successful return to training and would come into his selection thoughts for the trip to east London.

Taylor also said that navigating a month that will see City play eight games across four competitions means he will have to manage the workload on his players carefully.

“As we are [section wise]. Adding Laura Coombs as well,” said Taylor.

“She’s been out training today. She comes in and gives us another attacking option. It’s a real positive for us.

“She was in good form before she picked up that injury.

“Good to have her back in some capacity. I'm anticipating we’ll need everyone.

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“We’re going into four competitions in one month. I’ve always said with our squad we’re not equipped to the level we want to. It’s tough, [but] we do have a plan.

“That plan during the game can go out the window a little bit [but] it’s great we’re playing games every three or four days, particularly on the back of the last international break.

“You lose days and they’re having to go again after giving again.”

City will go into the Hammers clash on the back of four straight wins in all competitions, the latest being Sunday’s impressive 2-1 WSL triumph away at Tottenham Hotspur.

However, Wednesday’s game represents another long, testing trip to the capital for City – and the boss said that he was anticipating the toughest of tests against a West Ham side who pushed high-flying Arsenal all the way on Sunday before being edged out 4-3.

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“Tough challenge. They have recruited some interesting players,” the City boss added.

“We were able to view  their game last night on the way back, they were in control and on another day would turn that into three points.

“It’s now a more settled team for Rehanne [Skinner]. It will be a tough challenge for us.

“They looked really aggressive from set-plays and scored a couple from that area.

“There will be positives in there for West Ham.

“That’s the way I’ll be looking at it.”