Roundup of the opening ten matchweeks of 2024-25 Women’s Super League.
Chelsea began life under Sonia Bompastor which opened the door to a potentially open title race, as Manchester City, Arsenal and Manchester United looked to mount a challenge to the Blues’ dominance.
Crystal Palace meanwhile stepped up to the women’s top-flight for the first time in their history, and soon found themselves in a competitive scrap for survival.
Week One
Kiko Seike’s hat-trick and Fran Kirby’s penalty on debut put Brighton top with a 4-0 home win over Everton.
Hayley Raso, Jess Naz, Drew Spence and Olga Ahtinen found the net as Tottenham thrashed WSL debutants, Crystal Palace in a 4-0 home win.
Geyse, Leah Galton and Grace Clinton netted for Man Utd in a clinical 3-0 win at home over West Ham.
Johanna Rytting-Kaneryd’s 36th minute strike proved enough for reigning champions, Chelsea to beat Aston Villa.
Beth Mead rescued Arsenal a 2-2 draw at home to Manchester City, after Frida Maanum put the Gunners ahead only for ex Gunner – Vivianne Miedema to equalise, before Jess Park put City in front.
Sophie Romain Haug’s opener was cancelled out by Jutta Rantala as Leicester fought back to hold Liverpool to a 1-1 away draw.
Week Two
Guro Reiten’s brace fired Chelsea top on goal difference with a 7-0 demolition win at Palace, with Aggie Beever-Jones, Lucy Bronze, Lauren James, Nathalie Bjorn and Catarina Macario also on the scoresheet.
Clinton’s fourth-minute winner saw Man Utd win 1-0 at Everton to move up to second.
Bethany England rescued Tottenham a 2-2 draw at Aston Villa, where they initially led through Eveliina Summanen’s penalty before Adriana Leon and Rachel Daly put Villa in front.
Maanum’s 55th minute strike saw Arsenal win 1-0 away at Leicester.
Khadija Shaw’s strike proved enough for Man City to narrowly beat Brighton at home.
Riko Ueki’s header saw West Ham snatch a 1-1 draw at home to Liverpool, after Olivia Smith had put the Reds into a seventh-minute lead.
Week Three
Mary Fowler provided the assist for Lauren Hemp’s goal then netted herself to put Man City top with a 2-0 win over West Ham.
Second-placed Chelsea’s clash against fourth-placed Man Utd was postponed due to the Blues’ Champions League involvement.
Nikita Parris, Pauline Bremer, Kirby and Michelle Agyemang netted for Brighton in a 4-2 home win over Villa, despite both teams finishing with ten women after red cards for Poppy Pattinson and Paula Tomas.
Marie Hobinger’s brace plus Cornelia Kapocs’ early goal saw Liverpool go fifth with a 3-2 win at Tottenham, despite Taylor Hinds’ own-goal and Clare Hunt’s effort reducing Spurs’ losing deficit.
Annabel Blanchard’s second-half brace saw Palace claim their first WSL win with a 2-0 away victory at Leicester.
Arsenal stuttered to a goalless draw at home to winless Everton.
Week Four
Shaw’s brace saw Man City stay top with a comeback 2-1 win at Liverpool after Smith fired the Reds into a half-time lead.
Early goals from Mayra Ramirez and Sandie Baltimore fired Chelsea up to second with a 2-1 win at Arsenal, despite Caitlin Foord’s late first-half consolatory goal for the Gunners.
Elisabeth Terland’s brace plus Maya Le Tisssier’s penalty saw Man Utd beat Tottenham 3-0 at home to sit third in the table.
Bruna Vilamala’s 35th minute finish saw Brighton win 1-0 away at Palace in the WSL’s first M23 derby.
Camila Saez’s own-goal gifted Everton a 1-1 draw at home to West Ham, after Anouk Denton had put the Hammers into an early lead with a close-range strike.
Aston Villa and Leicester played out a goalless draw as their winless starts continued.
Week Five
Second-half goals from Lauren Hemp and Jill Roord saw Man City stay top with a comeback 2-1 win at home to Villa, who had led through Gabi Nunes’ first goal for the Villains.
Rytting-Kaneryd’s brace plus goals from Maika Hamano, Sandy Baltimore and Amanda Nilden’s own-goal saw Chelsea beat Tottenham 5-2, despite Nilden also scoring at the right end as did Summanen.
Man Utd and Brighton sat third and fourth following a 1-1 draw on the Seagulls’ turf, in which Grace Clinton put United in front before Nikita Parris equalised against her old team.
Mariona Caldentey’s penalty and Rosa Kafaji’s effort saw Arsenal climb to fifth with a 2-0 win at West Ham.
Yuka Momiki netted an eighth-minute winner as Leicester ended their winless start with a 1-0 win over Everton.
Kapocs rescued Liverpool a 1-1 draw at home to Palace after Katie Stengel opened the scoring against her former team.
Week Six
Park, Roord and Shaw all found the net as Man City won 3-0 away at Palace to stay top of the table.
Chelsea however remained one point behind in second following a 5-0 victory at Everton, with Beever-Jones, Erin Cuthbert, Reiten, Wieke Kaptein and Ashley Lawrence on the scoresheet.
Melanie Malard cancelled out Alessia Russo’s opener as Man United fought back to draw 1-1 at home to Arsenal.
Parris’ 20th minute header saw Brighton scrape past Leicester to climb back up to third.
England’s strike and Saez’s own-goal saw Tottenham fight back to beat London rivals, West Ham after Ueki had put the Hammers in front.
Nunes’ consolatory second-half goal couldn’t prevent Villa losing 2-1 at home to Liverpool, having fallen two goals behind at half-time to Hinds’ brace.
Week Seven
Shaw’s hat-trick and Roord’s strike saw Man City thrash Spurs 4-0 to stay at the summit unbeaten.
Goals from Ramirez, Reiten and Beever-Jones saw Chelsea cruise to a 3-0 win at Liverpool, which kept them one point behind City.
Mead, Foord, Maanum, Linda Hurtig and Russo all netted for Arsenal in a 5-0 home win over third-placed Brighton, with the Gunners up to fourth in the standings.
Man Utd consequently slipped to fifth with a goalless draw at home to Aston Villa.
Viviane Asseyi’s first-half injury-time effort saw West Ham beat Leicester to end their nine-month winless WSL run.
Honoka Hayashi cancelled out Indiah-Paige Riley’s first-minute opener as Everton fought back for a 1-1 draw at Palace.
Week Eight
Late goals from Ramirez and Reiten saw Chelsea defeat Man City 2-0 to move top of the table by two points, which was then extended to five points after Sonia Bompastor’s Blues beat Man Utd in their rearranged game through Reiten’s penalty.
Kirby netted a 82nd minute winner for Brighton in a 3-2 home victory over Tottenham, having led through Rachel McLauchlin and Seike before Katrina Gorry struck twice to restore parity for the visitors.
Russo, Maanum and Stina Blackstenius fired Arsenal to a 3-0 win over North London rivals, Tottenham.
Terland and Celin Bizet swept Man Utd to a 2-0 win away to Leicester.
Katja Snoeijs’ 41st-minute penalty saw Everton beat Liverpool in the final WSL Merseyside derby played at Goodison Park.
Ebony netted a 94th minute winner for Villa in a 3-2 home win over Palace, who led through My Cato before Blanchard made it 2-2 following goals from Anna Patten and Daly.
Week Nine
Sjoke Nusken’s brace plus goals from Beever-Jones and Rytting-Kaneryd saw Chelsea stay five points clear at the summit with a 4-2 win over Brighton, although ex Blue – Jelena Cankovic scored for the Seagulls as did Seike.
Shaw’s brace plus goals from Park and Fowler saw Man City cruise to a 4-0 home win over Leicester.
Russo’s brace plus goals from Mead and Blackstenius saw Arsenal climb to third with a 4-0 victory over Villa.
Terland, Galton, Dominique Janssen and Malard fired Man Utd to a 4-0 home win against Liverpool.
England’s brace saw Tottenham beat Everton 2-1 at home despite Sarah Holmsgaard’s brief equaliser for the Toffees.
Asseyi, Seraina Piubel, Manuela Pavi, Denton and Gorry fired West Ham to an entertaining comeback 5-2 win at home to Palace, having fallen behind to early goals from Mille Gejl and Riley.
Week 10
Kaptein’s equalising strike saw Chelsea end 2024 six points clear at the summit following a 1-1 draw at Leicester, having slipped behind to Missy Goodwin’s 20th-minute effort.
Quick-fire goals from Lucy Hope and Hayashi saw Everton clinched a shock first WSL win over second-placed Man City with a 2-1 result, amidst Fowler’s late penalty for City.
Russo’s close-range winner from a 20th-minute corner saw Arsenal scrape past Liverpool to stay third.
Clinton’s strike in the fifth minute of first-half injury-time saw Man Utd edge past a spirited Palace.
Leon’s brace plus Kenza Dali’s late goal saw Villa defeat West Ham 3-1 despite Ayessi’s equaliser midway through the first half for the Hammers, as Villa succeeded in their first league game following Robert de Pauw’s sacking.
Marisa Olislagers’s 82nd minute equaliser rescued Brighton a 1-1 draw at home to Tottenham, just seven minutes after England put Spurs in front.
| Position | Team | Played | GD | Points |
| 1 | Chelsea | 10 | 25 | 28 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 10 | 13 | 22 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 10 | 15 | 21 |
| 4 | Manchester United | 10 | 13 | 21 |
| 5 | Brighton | 10 | 1 | 17 |
| 6 | Tottenham | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 10 | -6 | 9 |
| 8 | Liverpool | 10 | -8 | 9 |
| 9 | Everton | 10 | -10 | 9 |
| 10 | West Ham | 10 | -7 | 8 |
| 11 | Leicester City | 10 | -10 | 6 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 10 | -18 | 5 |
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