A club record crowd of more than 6,000 is set to watch Bristol City ’s penultimate league clash against Charlton Athletic on Sunday at Ashton Gate, breaking the previous record of 5,752 set last season.
Such a teeming audience is more than appropriate for an occasion brimming with huge potential for Lauren Smith’s side. Victory over Charlton, who sit fourth in the table, would secure Bristol City’s return to the Women’s Super League and crown them champions of the Barclay’s Women’s Championship with a match to spare.
That version of events is far more palatable for Smith and co., who currently sit six points clear of London City Lionesses at the top of the table. But a final-day match-up with Birmingham City, who sit second in the league after winning their game in-hand over Durham, poses an arduous task, and any dropped points on Sunday could prove devastating to the Robin’s promotion push on the final day.
