Key occasions
At this time’s permutations
The title race: Chelsea will retain their title in the event that they beat Studying. They may even raise the trophy in the event that they draw, except Manchester United beat Liverpool by six or extra targets. Even when Chelsea lose they’ll win the title if Manchester United don’t win. If Chelsea lose and Manchester United win, the title goes north to Marc Skinner’s staff.
Champions League qualification: Chelsea and Manchester United are already assured entry into the second spherical of subsequent season’s competitors. In third place within the desk, Arsenal are odds-on to qualify for the primary spherical of subsequent season’s Champions League however could be overtaken in the event that they lose towards Aston Villa and Manchester Metropolis beat Everton by sufficient to come back out on the appropriate finish of – writer counts fingers and removes one sock – an 11-goal swing.
Relegation: To keep away from relegation, Studying should beat Chelsea and hope Leicester lose towards Brighton. If Leicester draw their recreation towards Brighton, Studying would want to beat Chelsea by three targets to remain up on our previous pal “Objectives Scored”.
WSL Golden Boot: Aston Villa striker Rachel Daly at present leads the standings with 21 targets, however it’s not past the realms of risk that she could possibly be overtaken by Khadija “Bunny” Shaw, who trails her by three targets and shall be hoping to fill her boots towards Everton on the Academy Stadium.
At this time’s WSL fixtures
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West Ham v Tottenham
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Studying v Chelsea
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Manchester Metropolis v Everton
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Liverpool v Manchester United
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Brighton v Leicester Metropolis
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Arsenal v Aston Villa
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Massive interview: Emma Hayes
The Chelsea supervisor has endured challenges on and off the pitch this season however her squad have timed their return to type completely. Suzy Wrack chats to the likeable Londoner with a penchant for loud touchline effing and jeffing concerning the private medical points which have blighted her season, the accidents that threatened to derail her staff’s season and the give attention to participant welfare that has helped her squad hit their peak at precisely the appropriate time this season.
Girls’s Tremendous League – last day
After 126 matches, 423 targets, five-hat-tricks, 42 clear sheets, eight pink playing cards, a report attendance of 47,367 and what looks as if an inordinate variety of anterior cruciate ligament accidents, at the moment marks the tip of the 2022-23 WSL season. All six video games kick off at 2.30pm (BST) and there’s loads to play for at each ends of the desk.
Within the box-seat, Chelsea journey to backside aspect Studying and a win for Emma Hayes’s aspect will assure Chelsea their fourth consecutive title and full their third league and FA Cup double on the spin. It will additionally condemn Studying to the Championship, which was received by a Bristol Metropolis aspect that assured themselves promotion to the highest flight a month in the past.
Studying can nonetheless keep away from the drop, however face a tall order. They need to beat Chelsea to provide themselves a puncher’s probability of staying up and hope Leicester lose away at Brighton. Studying may additionally keep up in the event that they win and Leicester draw, extra of which anon. Additional up the desk, there’s a spot in subsequent season’s Champions League first spherical up for grabs. Arsenal at present sit in third place and might solely be overtaken by Manchester Metropolis in preposterously unlikely circumstances.