Manchester City changed Chelsea at the top of the tree recently, as the protecting champs routed West Ham 5-0 and Sonia Bompastor’s Blues were held to a discouraging draw by Everton.
And as City and Chelsea prepare to go head-to-head at Stamford Bridge on Saturday, both groups have a possibility to land an early blow in the title race.
London City Lionesses are prowling in 3rd ahead of the weekend’s action, and they are associated with among 3 derbies to happen on Sunday.
While Alexia Putellas and business deal with Arsenal in another star-studded clash, there is likewise a 2nd city derby in between Aston Villa and Birmingham City, and an East London animosity match in between West Ham and Charlton Athletic.
Who will be the winners and losers? With the assistance of the Opta supercomputer, we look into the pre-match insights.
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— Barclays Women’s Super League (@BarclaysWSL) November 8, 2026
MANCHESTER UNITED V CRYSTAL PALACE
The Progress with Unity Stadium hosts the early kick-off on Saturday, with Manchester United wishing to continue their revival under Eva Olid.
After going unbeaten in their last 11 video games in all competitors (W8 D3), United might equal their club-record unbeaten streak, having actually taken pleasure in series of 12 matches without losing ending in March 2023 and February 2026.
They are designated a 71.8% opportunity of beating Crystal Palace– the greatest win possibility designated to any group on MD10.
The Eagles’ hopes of an away win are ranked at a simple 12%, and United are the only group to deal with freshly promoted sides more than two times in the WSL and never ever lose such a video game, winning all 15 of those matches by an aggregate rating of 43-5.
Palace needs to be buoyed by their 3-2 success over Charlton on MD9, however this will be Palace’s 32nd match in the WSL, and they are yet to win successive video games.
CHELSEA V MANCHESTER CITY
The weekend’s heading component happens quickly later on at Stamford Bridge, as Chelsea and Manchester City go head-to-head for leading area.
This is the very first WSL season to see 2 groups stay unbeaten after 9 matchdays because 2020-21 (Chelsea and Man Utd on that event).
And this will be the 3rd circumstances of 2 unbeaten sides fulfilling a minimum of 10 matchdays into a project, after 2020-21 (Chelsea 2-1 United on MD11) and 2018-19 (City 2-0 Arsenal on MD10).
Chelsea suffered their joint-second-heaviest WSL defeat when they last satisfied City in February, decreasing 5-1 at the Etihad Stadium with the since-departed Kerolin scoring a hat-trick. The Blues have actually not lost back-to-back league video games versus the Citizens because a run of 4 beats in between 2015 and 2017.
And Opta’s predictive design makes them favourites on home grass today, with a 49.1% win likelihood.
City’s hopes are ranked at 25.3%, while the 25.6% possibility of a draw is the biggest designated to any video game this weekend.
If Chelsea are to come out on top, they will need to keep a close eye on Khadija Shaw, who must be well-rested after being left on the bench throughout City’s 4-1 triumph over Inter in the Women’s Champions League.
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— Manchester City Women( @ManCityWomen)November 11, 2026
Shaw has 12 objectives in 9 WSL video games this season, with just Vivianne Miedema (14 objectives for Arsenal in both 2018-19 and 2019-20) ever netting more in a group’s very first 10 matches of a project. And Shaw might end up being the 3rd gamer to web in 10 successive WSL begins, after Sam Kerr in November 2021 and Beth England in September 2020.
Chelsea will likewise require to begin being more scientific in attack, following draws with Everton (1-1) and Hacken (0-0). The Blues have actually had 215 shots in the WSL this term, with their per-game average of 24 being the most by any side in a single project in the competitors.
TOTTENHAM V EVERTON
Tottenham are flying high in 4th location following back-to-back wins, and the Opta design fancies them to overcome Everton. Saturday’s hosts are designated a 51.4% opportunity of taking all 3 points, with Everton’s win likelihood just approximated at 22.3%.
Considering that the start of last season, just Man City (16) and Chelsea (12) have actually won more home WSL matches than Spurs’ 9, and they might now win 6 home video games in the competitors within a single fiscal year for the very first time.
Furthermore, considering that the start of May, just City (31 ), Chelsea (29) and Arsenal (23) have actually collected more WSL points than Tottenham (22 ).
And Everton will need to be especially cautious of their hosts’ set-piece expertise; no group in the WSL can much better Spurs’ 6 objectives from dead balls in 2026-27, which is currently simply one less than they scored from set-plays throughout the whole of 2025-26 (7 in 22 matches).
Everton have actually invested simply 6% of their overall WSL video game time in the lead this season, representing 48 minutes and 7 seconds. Just meaningless Charlton have actually led for a lower share of their time on the pitch (3%) and for less overall minutes (28 minutes, 54 seconds).
No fresh injury issues ahead of Saturday’s journey to the capital, with Inma Gabarro continuing her development. https://t.co/3pwpSaCXTW
— Everton Women (@EvertonWomen) November 12, 2026
BRIGHTON V LIVERPOOL
In Saturday’s late kick-off, Liverpool will aim to stop their slide down the table when they handle Brighton at the American Express Stadium.
Liverpool have actually gone 5 WSL matches without a win considering that getting rid of Everton in September’s Merseyside derby.
It has actually been a case of design over compound for the Reds, who are finishing approximately 466 passes per video game in the WSL this season– their most in a single season.
Liverpool’s 58.2% belongings average is likewise their second-highest in a project, behind their 58.9% in 2013, while their 84.9% passing precision is likewise their finest in a season.
And, with Brighton winning their last 3 home video games in the WSL and going after 4 straight triumphes by themselves grass for the extremely very first time, the supercomputer favours the hosts.
Throughout 10,000 pre-match simulations performed by the design, Brighton won 49.2% to Liverpool’s 25.3%, with the staying 25.5% of situations seeing the points shared.
ASTON VILLA V BIRMINGHAM CITY
Regional bragging rights are on the line in all 3 of Sunday’s video games, beginning with Aston Villa’s clash with Birmingham City at Villa Park.
Rental property sit ninth in the table and Birmingham are 13th, just 4 points different these competitors, so the visitors might drag their neighbours into the transfer fight.
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— Aston Villa Women(@AVWFCOfficial )November 12, 2026
Birmingham are winless in their last 3 conferences with Villa throughout all competitors(D2 L1 )given that a 1-0 away win in the WSL in November 2021.
And with home benefit on their side, Villa are appointed a 49.9% opportunity of success, compared to a 24.8% possibility for Birmingham.
There are factors for positivity if you are from the blue side of Birmingham, as Villa have actually lost 6 of their last 9 home WSL matches (W1 D2), yielding an average of 2.6 objectives per video game in that series.
And just Man City star Shaw (12) has actually scored more WSL objectives this season than Birmingham’s Oceane Hurtre (7).
The only gamers to net more times in a project for a freshly promoted group are Beth Mead in 2015 (12 for Sunderland), Katie Lampson in 2022-23 (9 for Liverpool) and Amalie Thestrup in 2023-24 (9 for Bristol City).
WEST HAM V CHARLTON ATHLETIC
Having actually stopped working to get a point through 9 video games, Charlton are the only side listed below Birmingham entering into this weekend’s components.
And if they are to stop their season from really unravelling, a triumph over West Ham at Victoria Road Stadium might be a must.
Charlton might end up being the first string to begin a WSL season with 10 straight beats, having actually currently made the joint-worst start in the competitors’s history (Leicester City likewise lost their very first 9 matches in 2021).
West Ham, on the other hand, have actually currently won 2 London derbies in 3 efforts this season (L1), conquering London City (2-1) and Palace (1-0).
That is as numerous triumphes as they handled in their previous 14 WSL video games versus fellow capital clubs (W2 D2 L10).
Following a 4-1 success over Liverpool in their last home WSL match, West Ham are backed by the supercomputer to win back-to-back home video games for the very first time because February 2025– they won 58.6% of our pre-match sims, compared to Charlton’s 19.9%.
TOOLBOX V LONDON CITY LIONESSES
The action concludes at the Emirates Stadium with a substantial match in between Arsenal (64.2%) and London City Lionesses (16.7%), who are genuinely in the mix for Champions League credentials.
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— London City Lionesses( @LC_Lionesses )November 10, 2026
London City get in MD10 3 locations and 6 points above the Gunners, who have actually sustained a challenging start to the project, though they enter this video game having actually kept a point in a 1-1 draw with Barcelona in the Champions League.
And Arsenal’s battles have actually been especially pronounced in the house, where they have actually drawn 4 straight WSL matches, ending up being the first string to do so in the competitors’s history.
Just in 2014(D2 L4)have the Gunners dropped points in 5 various home matches in a single WSL project.
They do have a best record versus London City, however, winning all 7 of the sides’ head-to-head conferences in all competitors, by an aggregate rating of 22-1.
London City must definitely make things tough, having actually gone unbeaten in their last 3 away WSL matches(W2 D1), scoring 12 objectives throughout that period.
That is simply one less objective than they handled in their very first 12 away matches in the WSL integrated (13), while just Chelsea (17) and Spurs (14 )have more away WSL objectives this season than their 13.
History might be made by Kadidiatou Diani, who has actually either scored(3 objectives )or helped (3)on each of her very first 4 away looks in the WSL.
She is simply the 2nd gamer to accomplish that accomplishment, after Mead in 2015, and no gamer has actually signed up an objective participation in their very first 5 WSL away getaways.
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