The final matchday of the 2024 Women’s Super League (WSL) is here and clubs will be desperate to end the year on a positive note.
Chelsea they are currently at the top of the leaderboard but they like it Manchester City, Arsenal and Manchester United not far behind. At the other end, Leicester City and Crystal Palace are down on the same number of points, but there are at least five other clubs in danger of being dragged into the fray with one or two bad results.
Some big games are coming up this weekend, including the visit of Tottenham Hotspur to Brighton. Aston Villa host West Ham at Villa Park, while Liverpool also take on Arsenal.
So, for the last time this year, 90 minutes have predicted the results of each WSL game this weekend…
It’s a tough end to the year for Amandine Miquel’s Leicester City side as they host leaders Chelsea at the King Power Stadium. The London club have won all nine of their matches so far, so it’s hard to predict anything other than a Chelsea win this weekend.
The Foxes are currently bottom of the table with just five points to their name and have won just one WSL game all season. Sonia Bompastor’s team should win it quite comfortably.
Prediction: Leicester City 0-5 Chelsea
This game is much harder to call but, that being said, Brighton are in good form at the moment. Although beaten by Chelsea last time out in the league, they caused the champions all sorts of problems and looked like they could pull off a stunning comeback at one stage.
Tottenham, on the other hand, are sixth in the standings and have won just three of their nine games. They had a narrow win over Everton last time out so will be full of confidence on Saturday night.
Given that Brighton have made a habit of beating teams outside the traditional top four this season, they should have enough to get over the line this time around to end the year strongly.
Prediction: Brighton 3-2 Tottenham
Everton looked difficult to break down at times as Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United struggled to score against them. However, they are scoring poorly and only Leicester City have found the net less than Brian Sorensen’s side in the first nine games.
While Manchester City have Champions League games to consider, including one away to Barcelona next week, they have enough depth to see them through this run unscathed. It may not be as big a win as some would have hoped, but City will go for all three points at Walton Hall Park.
Prediction: Everton 0-2 Manchester City
This is absolutely necessary for both teams as they look to move further away from the relegation zone. They are just one point off the bottom as things stand.
Aston Villa were comfortably beaten by Arsenal last time out, while West Ham came from behind to secure a big win against Crystal Palace. Rehanne Skinner’s side will certainly be full of confidence ahead of Sunday’s meeting at Villa Park, and the hosts have recorded just one home win in the league this season.
It will be a fairly even game for that reason, but Villa may have enough to pull it off with their home support.
Prediction: Aston Villa 2-1 West Ham
After last week’s painful defeat by West Ham, it may be too much to ask for Crystal Palace to bounce back against Manchester United. Marc Skinner’s side are not necessarily in spectacular form this season, but they are finally getting the results they need.
Palace have struggled massively against the top teams this season with heavy defeats to Chelsea and City. Unfortunately, United at home will probably be no different and they will have to dust themselves off and go again in the new year.
Prediction: Crystal Palace 1-5 Manchester United
After such a positive 2023/24 season, it has been a disappointing start to the new season for Liverpool. Although they sit seventh in the table, the Reds are just four points off the bottom and risk being dragged into an unwanted relegation battle if they can’t start getting results.
Given the way last week’s defeat by United played out, Arsenal are an equal threat and have been in excellent form since Rene Schlagers took over as caretaker manager in October. It’s hard to see Liverpool getting anything out of this game as they look like a shadow of the team that caused problems for all the top teams last season.
