WSL: Man Utd seal top-three finish, Chelsea remain unbeaten, London City promoted

Summary

London City Lionesses win promotion to top tier for first time after 2-2 draw with second-placed Birmingham on final day
FT: Man Utd 2-2 Man City - Marc Skinner's side secure top-three finish and end City's Champions League hopes
FT: Spurs 0-1 Chelsea - Champions extend unbeaten record
FT: Liverpool 0-2 Everton, Crystal Palace 2-2 Leicester, West Ham 2-3 Aston Villa
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Postpublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 4 May
Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea

Oooh! Eveliina Summanen takes the free-kick and it looks like it's heading in - only to curl away at the last minute.
That wasn't far off at all. Hannah Hampton certainly wasn't sure.
GOAL - Crystal Palace 1-1 Leicesterpublished at 15:28 British Summer Time 4 May
Annabel Blanchard

Easy as you like.
Annabel Blanchard slowly approaches the ball and sends Janina Leitzig the wrong way.
It's all square!
Postpublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 4 May
Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea

A brilliant run from Olivia Holdt is ended when she's tripped by Catarina Macario. There were three Chelsea players trying to stop her there.
A free-kick in a dangerous area for Spurs.
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Crystal Palace 0-1 Leicester

Annabel Blanchard to take...
PENALTY - PALACEpublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 4 May
Crystal Palace 0-1 Leicester

Finally Palace get the pass forward right and Josie Green is through on goal but she's hacked down from behind.
Penalty all day long.
Postpublished at 15:24 British Summer Time 4 May
West Ham 1-1 Aston Villa

Villa look to regain their lead as the ball falls to Rachel Daly inside the box but her quick effort was blocked.
The Villa skipper has hardly been in the game yet.
Image source, Getty Images
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Crystal Palace 0-1 Leicester

Palace look to come forward once again but the pass to Annabel Blanchard needed to be pinpoint and it was far from that.
YELLOW CARDpublished at 15:24 British Summer Time 4 May
Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea

Clare Hunt isn't too sure why she's been shown a yellow card, and neither are we. The referee seems to think she caught the heels of Mia Fishel.
Postpublished at 15:23 British Summer Time 4 May
Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea

Catarina Macario tries to slip in Mia Fishel, but they're not on the same wavelength and the attack fizzles out.
Chelsea are pushing forward with a lot more intent than they were in the first half.
GOAL - Birmingham City 0-1 London City Lionessespublished at 15:22 British Summer Time 4 May
Izzy Goodwin (47 mins)

A brilliant, and potentially decisive, goal!
Izzy Goodwin is the top scorer in the Championship this season, and her 16th league strike of the campaign might just be her very best.
She cuts inside from the left wing, shaking off tackles, before letting rip from fully 25 yards right footed, into the top corner.
As we stand, Lionesses are heading for the WSL. Birmingham need to score twice.
Postpublished at 15:22 British Summer Time 4 May
Crystal Palace 0-1 Leicester

Palace skipper Allyson Swaby shows great pace to work back and clear the danger with Hannah Cain lurking.
Great defending.
Postpublished at 15:21 British Summer Time 4 May
Crystal Palace 0-1 Leicester

Not much to report in this after 15 minutes of the second half.
Palace are working hard but struggling to break this Leicester defence down.
Image source, Getty Images
KICK-OFFpublished at 15:19 British Summer Time 4 May
Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea

Back under way at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. What does this second half hold in store?
GOAL - West Ham 1-1 Aston Villapublished at 15:19 British Summer Time 4 May
Shekiera Martinez (18 mins)

She can't stop scoring!
The ball is sent into the box and Shekiera Martinez uses her strength to hold off the Villa defender before guiding her header into the bottom corner.
That is her 10th goal of the season.
Postpublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 4 May
West Ham 0-1 Aston Villa

Shekiera Martinez just overhits her pass through to the unmarked Anouk Denton and it races into the hands of Sabrina D'Angelo.
Should be doing better there!
GREAT SAVE!published at 15:13 British Summer Time 4 May
Crystal Palace 0-1 Leicester

Hannah Cain takes the ball down perfectly on the tip of her toe and drives towards the box.
She fires towards the far bottom corner but Shae Yanez gets down quickly and tips it brilliantly around the post.
'Changes have disrupted Chelsea'published at 15:13 British Summer Time 4 May
HT: Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea
Anita Asante
Former Arsenal defender on BBC Two

I think the changes have disrupted Chelsea's play. They haven't found that fluidity and that instinctiveness you play with when you play with your teammates regularly.
It's been beneficial for Tottenham and, equally, Tottenham have had a few chances which they need to put to bed.
Image source, Reuters
Postpublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 4 May
West Ham 0-1 Aston Villa

Conceding that early goal certainly hasn't bothered West Ham.
They come on the attack again but Viviane Asseyi's header is well wide.
'Chelsea do what they do best'published at 15:12 British Summer Time 4 May
HT: Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea
Fara Williams
Former Chelsea midfielder on BBC Two

There's been no intensity in Chelsea's play in possession and out of possession. But what they're doing is what Chelsea do best in finding a goal even in a game where they've had very few chances.
Tottenham have probably dominated the first 45 minutes.
Postpublished at 15:11 British Summer Time 4 May
Crystal Palace 0-1 Leicester

It's Annabel Blanchard who was down and receiving treatment. She limps off the pitch but is set to come back on after a bit of magic spray.

Women's Super League Table

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 Chelsea	21	18	3	0	55	13	42	57	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win
2 Arsenal	20	14	3	3	56	19	37	45	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss
3 Manchester United	21	13	5	3	38	12	26	44	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
4 Manchester City	21	12	4	5	44	26	18	40	Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Draw
5 Brighton & Hove Albion	20	7	4	9	30	36	-6	25	Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
6 Liverpool	21	7	4	10	22	36	-14	25	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
7 West Ham United	21	6	5	10	34	37	-3	23	Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
8 Everton	21	6	5	10	23	31	-8	23	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
9 Aston Villa	21	6	4	11	29	43	-14	22	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win
10 Tottenham Hotspur	21	5	4	12	25	43	-18	19	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
11 Leicester City	21	4	5	12	17	35	-18	17	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw
12 Crystal Palace	21	2	4	15	18	60	-42	10	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw

Key

Position 1, 2, 3 : UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
Position 12 : Relegation

Last Updated 4th May 2025 at 16:53

Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.

WSL: Man Utd seal top-three finish, Chelsea remain unbeaten, London City promoted

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PENALTY - PALACEpublished at 15:27 British Summer Time 4 May

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YELLOW CARDpublished at 15:24 British Summer Time 4 May

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GOAL - Birmingham City 0-1 London City Lionessespublished at 15:22 British Summer Time 4 May

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KICK-OFFpublished at 15:19 British Summer Time 4 May

GOAL - West Ham 1-1 Aston Villapublished at 15:19 British Summer Time 4 May

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GREAT SAVE!published at 15:13 British Summer Time 4 May

'Changes have disrupted Chelsea'published at 15:13 British Summer Time 4 May

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'Chelsea do what they do best'published at 15:12 British Summer Time 4 May

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