Far from just trying to force four teams into three Champions League berths, the Women’s Super League (WSL) title fight has opened into a four-way battle heading into the last two months of the season. But with all four teams looking off colour this term, who is the actual favourite?
Chelsea left feeling Blue after City defeat
There was resignation in Emma Hayes’ voice when she started to speak to the media following Chelsea’s 2-0 loss away to Manchester City on Sunday. “We lost,” she began when asked where things went wrong. Far from her usual chatty self, Hayes’ remarks sounded like a morose acceptance of the situation, with the loss knocking Chelsea down to third when a win would have seen them take a sizable step to a sixth WSL title since 2015.
The truth of the matter was that Chelsea aren’t at their best these days, and certainly weren’t against Man City. Instead of fluency, they look disjointed; striker Sam Kerr is routinely isolated up top, with neither the defence nor midfield as steadfast as they’ve usually been.
It’s been a season-long problem for the Blues and has contributed to a much tighter title race:…
