When Swansea City Ladies midfielder Emma Beynon was young, she had to make a 172-mile round-trip to Bristol City if she wanted to watch women’s football at an EFL stadium. But on Sunday she and her team-mates will take to the Swansea.com Stadium pitch for the second time this season when they host Cardiff City Women.
Head coach Russell Martin believes Swansea City will reap the benefits of their week-long training camp in Scotland, and has praised his squad for the attitude they have shown as they prepare for the return to Championship action.
When Ria Hughes took to the field for Swansea City Ladies against Aberystwyth Town at the end of October, it capped a remarkable return to action less than two months after giving birth to her daughter.
With the World Cup fever that has gripped Wales since the play-off victory over Ukraine in June, thoughts have also turned to memories of those who featured for the national side in their last appearance at the global showpiece.
