The Women’s Super League had its ninth match weekend take place, where fixtures saw big results.
The Women’s Super League match weekend nine took place, where all sides attempted to claim vital results.
Going into these fixtures, Manchester City were looking to remain as WSL leaders, while Chelsea were aiming to retake their leading place, and Arsenal and Manchester United would have been looking to remain within close distance to their opponents.
Others, like London, Aston Villa, and Leicester City, would have been aiming to add more positive results to their names.
Among the games, there was London taking on Aston Villa, the Manchester derby between Manchester City and Manchester United, the London derby that saw Tottenham and Arsenal meet, and Chelsea took on Liverpool while Leicester played Brighton.
Even though it's still early in the WSL, all of these results have proved vital, especially for those who are in contention for the title. The top five has been very close, making every result even more crucial, and this match weekend, we saw the results have a big impact on the table.
The next match weekend will be on the 6th and 7th of December, where there will be fixtures including Manchester City vs Leicester, London vs Brighton, and Tottenham vs Aston Villa.
For now, we’ve seen the last of the Women’s Super League for a few weeks, as next up there will be League Cup games and international break for the women.
Let’s take a look at the results from the match weekend and how the standings now look in the Women’s Super League.
The Women’s Super League results
Manchester City 3-0 Manchester United
Aston Villa 1-3 London
Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea
Brighton 4-1 Leicester
West ham 3-1 Everton
Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal
Manchester City won big against their rivals, while Chelsea drew with Liverpool, and London and Brighton also got big results.
The Women’s Super League current standings
1: Manchester City 24pts
2: Chelsea 21pts
3: Manchester United 17pts
4: Arsenal 16pts
5: Tottenham 16pts
6: London 15pts
7: Brighton 11pts
8: Aston Villa 10pts
9: Leicester City 6pts
10: Everton 5pts
11: West ham 4pts
12: Liverpool 2pts
With these results, Manchester City’s lead over Chelsea has gone from one point to three, giving them a positive boost, while for Chelsea and others, they have a massive task to do if they are to remain with a possibility to compete for the WSL.