Khadija Shaw, Sandy Baltimore, Lauren Hemp, Lucy Bronze
From left: Khadija Shaw, Sandy Baltimore, Lauren Hemp and Lucy Bronze. Composite: Getty Images
From left: Khadija Shaw, Sandy Baltimore, Lauren Hemp and Lucy Bronze. Composite: Getty Images
Why Chelsea and Manchester City’s WSL clash is not as season-defining as you think

Neither side have lost in the league yet but a more competitive division should take title race to the wire

There was a time when the games between the top three – traditionally Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal – were title-deciders. Where every point taken off a title rival was key. Such was the gap in investment and quality between those teams and the rest of the Women’s Super League, it was extremely rare that points would be dropped to teams outside that elite clique.