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Sophie Bradley-Auckland 'honoured' to captain LFC Women at Anfield

The game will be the first Women’s Super League fixture ever staged at the Reds’ home ground.

It marks yet another milestone for Bradley-Auckland, who has overcome severe injury problems in her career to emerge last season as an ever-present for Liverpool Women and the winner of the Players’ Player of the Year award.

While team results have not been what was hoped this season, Bradley-Auckland has been her normal dependable self at the heart of the defence and she was recently a finalist for the Northwest Women’s Footballer of the Year award.

“It will be a massive honour to lead the girls out but just to play at Anfield is amazing,” she told Liverpoolfc.