Emily Syme (BCFC)

Emily Syme is in a fine run of form at the moment – nominated for WSL2 Player of the Month and Goal of the Month in December.

And her momentum wasn’t disrupted by the winter break.

She’s helped her Bristol City side to the fifth round of the Women’s FA Cup – scoring twice against Southampton to seal a 2-1 win over Southampton after extra time, and setting up a meeting with Arsenal.

And this weekend they return to league action in WSL2 as they face bottom-of-the-table Ipswich Town.

“I’ve started playing a little bit higher up the pitch, which obviously is a slight change from last year – it was more predominantly in the 10 or even deeper in the four or six last year,” she tells SheKicks.net. “So I’ve gone a bit higher up, and I’m starting to find a really nice bit of form.

“I started the season, I guess, a bit slower. Now I’ve started to kind of score goals and build some confidence. And yeah, [I hope] more and more assists and goals keep coming.”

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