'I want to play for mum' – Arsenal's Cooney-Cross

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Women’s Sport Reporter Published 22 minutes ago Arsenal's Emirates Stadium will be full of noise when midfielder Kyra Cooney-Cross steps on to the pitch this Sunday to face Crystal Palace.

But there will be one important person missing from the crowd: her mother, Jess.

The Australia midfielder will play at the stadium for the first time since losing her mum to cancer two months ago. It is something she says she has been taking "one day at a time".

"I know mum would want me here playing and training," she told BBC Sport. "And I want to play for the fans as well, to say thank you to them.