By Eloise Smallbone (19/9/25)
Above: Amy Merricks. Photo: Birmingham City.
On Sunday, Birmingham City face Newcastle United in their second home game of the season.
Birmingham City Head Coach Amy Merricks revealed that her team “want to respond” after securing a difficult point away at Sunderland last weekend. Their fixture against Newcastle United is a great opportunity, as both teams are potential title contenders this year.
The fixture promises to be a huge clash, as Birmingham City are currently unbeaten and sit in third place in the league, and Newcastle United are fifth. Fans can look forward to seeing new signings in action for both sides.
In some ways, Birmingham City’s 1-1 draw with Sunderland at the Stadium of Light last weekend was disappointing, as the Blues had several good opportunities throughout the game. Head Coach Amy Merricks described how the team “want to respond from Sunday’s performance.”
There were plenty of positives from the game too, and Merricks commented on having “really good opportunities in the game” however the Blues were “not sharp enough in the final third” and the “biggest piece (to work on) is in the box” and “being clinical”.
Merricks also praised the mentality, work rate and hunger of the Blues. She said that as soon as the final whistle went on Sunday, they already wanted to respond and they are a “really hungry group, I don’t need to say a lot to them as they’re very driven”.
The team’s hunger and drive will be hugely important on Sunday, with Newcastle United also being unbeaten in the WSL 2. Birmingham City’s signings from the summer are also settling into the squad well, and this will only boost the Blues further.
Amy Merricks also spoke about how important the fans will be on Sunday too. She said that they “want the fans behind us again” and described the fanbase as “incredible and very special.” She also described wanting to create a “fortress feeling at St Andrews”, as the team experienced in their first game of the season, which was an emphatic 5-1 home victory against Bristol City.
Merricks also described how this fortress feeling and support from the crowds will go hand in hand with the kind of performance that fans want to see. She told us that the fans will want to see a team that is “competitive” and “on the front foot”.
Birmingham City will face Newcastle United on Sunday 21st September at St. Andrew’s. The match will be broadcast on WSL2’s Youtube channel.
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