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Arsenal

Arsenal boss Renee Slegers, speaking pre-match: "A couple of players coming back from international break with knocks, illness, a couple of players are not available, that's why we have this squad. We have so much quality in the squad."

On playing after Chelsea and Man City both won: "Whenever they play and whenever we play that's out of our control. We've had a two day lead in, really hard work we've done from a football perspective, but also some work off the pitch and a very productive day. It's good to have everyone back together and I feel a good energy in the group to get this block started.

"Leicester has done well in the league. You can see there's a couple of draws and one goal difference results. They will try to make it very hard for us."

• Liverpool remain pointless five games into a WSL campaign for the first time and are currently enduring their longest ever losing streak in the competition (7 in a row). The Reds have also conceded 10+ goals five games into a top-flight campaign for the first time since 2016 (13).
• Tottenham Hotspur lost each of their final five home games in the WSL last season, but have won two of three this term; Spurs have never won three of their first four home matches in a WSL campaign.
• Tottenham won their first two home games against Liverpool in the Women’s Super League, but have since failed to win this fixture in both of the last two seasons (1-1 in 2023-24, 2-3 in 2024-25).
• Spurs have only conceded more than once in one of their six WSL games this season (1-5 v Manchester City, three clean sheets), with their seven goals conceded their fewest at this stage of a league campaign since 2021-22 (4).

The new Football Manager computer game is released next week and, for the first time since the series began in 1992 (with the original Championship Manager), it allows people to manage men's and women's teams.

There are more than 36,000 female players in the FM26 database, all with a set of detailed physical, mental or skill attributes based on their real-life abilities, that have been researched by a global scouting network.

The FM26 game engine is taking on Chris Sutton to predict this weekend's men's Premier League fixtures, and has also played out the Women's Super League games on Saturday and Sunday.

It thinks Liverpool will get their first WSL win of the season against Tottenham, and has gone for Aston Villa to beat Everton, Arsenal to get the better of Leicester and Brighton to draw with Manchester United, with all the goalscorers in every game included too.

FM26 was right about the outcome of both of Saturday's games, correctly backing Chelsea and Manchester City to win, but will it be as accurate today?

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Arsenal

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Arsenal boss Renee Slegers says her side understand their responsibilities and know what they need to do after a mixed start to the season.

Last season's Champions League winners were expected to fight for the Women's Super League title this term, but find themselves five points behind leaders Chelsea after winning just one of their last four league games.

"We know what we are capable of. Looking back at block one, results were very mixed and not what we wanted, the same with performances," Slegers said in her pre-match news conference.

"We want to look forwards and get the best out of ourselves. Football will never be perfect, but we want to show our strengths as a team and on the ball, because we have a really good technical and intelligent team."

Sunday's trip to Leicester will be the first of five games in three weeks for Arsenal, with a home clash against Chelsea next weekend followed by Champions League tests against Bayern Munich and Real Madrid either side of a North London derby against Tottenham.

Jess Park will be back on the pitch today after recovering from concussion.

The 24-year-old pulled out of the recent England squad after suffering delayed concussion following the win at Everton on 12 October.

Park, who scored two goals in United's last league match as a substitute, has made an impressive start since joining the club from rivals Man City in the summer.

"[She has] awoken players around her," he said. "She adds another skill set that brings out the best in others.

"Look at the way Tooney started the season, her and Jess have a special relationship, they come to life together. They are incredibly creative players.

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Chelsea continue to top the Women's Super League table, maintaining a one-point lead by beating London City yesterday.

West Ham, who lost to Manchester City yesterday, remain rooted to the foot of the division, while Liverpool – who face Tottenham this afternoon – continue their search for their first point.

Arsenal are eight points off the top, but reduce the gap back to five points with a win today. Manchester United would move to two points behind Chelsea with victory at Brighton.

Back to today's action...

After Chelsea's win over London City Lionesses yesterday, Blues boss Sonia Bompastor said Hannah Hampton has shown "class" in response to Mary Earps' comments about her.

Bompastor also criticised a lack of respect for England manager Sarina Wiegman, after Earps questioned her decision to make Hampton her number one at Euro 2025.

"With what I read in terms of the comments coming from Mary Earps, it's not acceptable to not show respect to your team-mates or managers," said Bompastor.

"We are talking about Hannah, but also I want to raise my voice for Sarina [Wiegman]. When you use some words about someone who won the Euros three times in a row, you should probably think about it before you speak.

"If you look at what Hannah said in her previous comments about Mary Earps, then what Mary is saying about her now - one of them is class, and Hannah is the class one."

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When Hannah Hampton was handed the starting spot as England's goalkeeper, Mary Earps said it "felt unjust".

"It was a choice that went against my core values. The affinity I had for Sarina and this job - one I'd given every last cell of myself to - was being destroyed, the trust and respect evaporating."

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Kick-off for Tottenham's game against Liverpool at Brisbane Road has been delayed until 12:15 GMT.

Tottenham said on X: "Today’s kick-off is delayed until 12:15 while we wait for the mandatory player ambulance resource to be in place. We thank supporters for their patience and understanding."

Arsenal

Arsenal posted on X: Lotte Wubben-Moy is still building back to match fitness after withdrawing from England duty with illness.

Olivia Smith has a bruised hip and wasn't fit to be in the match-day squad.

Kyra Cooney-Cross is feeling unwell.

Frida Maanum picked up a knock on international duty.

There are four changes to the Aston Villa side who drew with Leicester City in their last WSL match before the break.

Noelle Maritz, Kirsty Hanson, Georgia Mullett and Miri Taylor come into the side with Sarah Mayling, Rachel Daly and Ebony Salmon dropping to the bench. Chasity Grant is not in the squad.

Aston Villa XI: D'Angelo, Wilms, Patten, Deslandes, Maritz, Kearns, Kendall, Maltby, Hanson, Mullett, Taylor.

Subs: Roebuck, Sallaway, Seymour, Mayling, Scott, Daly, Salmon.

Everton boss Brian Sorensen also makes four alterations to the side who were beaten against Manchester United before the international break.

Rosa van Gool, Maz Pacheco, Kelly Gago and Toni Payne start for the Toffees with Hikaru Kitagawa and Yuka Momiki dropping to the bench.

Karen Holmgaard and Katie Robinson are not in the squad.

Everton XI: Ramsey, Pacheco, Fernandez, Stenevik, Wheeler, Mace, Van Gool, Hayashi, Payne, Vignola, Gago.

Subs: Startup, Ishikawa, Hobson, Kitagawa, Ladd, Weir, Momiki, Jones.

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Brighton boss Dario Vidosic makes two changes to the side that suffered a 1-0 defeat against Arsenal in their most recent WSL game on 12 October.

Moeka Minami and Rosa Kafaji return to the starting line-up as Maelys Mpome and Rachel McLauchlan drop to the bench.

Brighton XI: Nnadozie, Minami, Kafaji, Symonds, Cankovic, Seike, Kirby, Hayes, Olislagers, Camacho, Rule.

Subs: Baggaley, Mpome, Noordam, Carabali, Auee, McLauchlan, Tsunoda, Martin, Heron.

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Manchester United boss Marc Skinner makes just one change to the side that posted a 1-0 win at Atletico Madrid before the international break.

Jess Park, who missed that game because of concussion and withdrew from the England squad, is back as Fridolina Rolfo drops to the bench.

Man Utd XI: Tullis-Joyce, Sandberg, Le Tissier, Toone, Park, Malard, Terland, Riviere, Janssen, Zigiotti, Miyazawa.

Subs: Middleton-Patel, Rendell, Blundell, George, Rolfo, Awujo, Naalsund, Williams.

Rick Passmoor makes two changes to the Leicester City side that drew 0-0 with Aston Villa in their last WSL outing.

Chantelle Swaby and Jutta Rantala come in, with Emily van Egmond dropping to the bench and Heather Payne missing out entirely.

Missy Goodwin is a surprise inclusion on the bench having recovered from injury quicker than expected, but Celeste Boureille is still unavailable.

Leicester XI: Leitzig, Keys, Thibaud, Cayman, Swaby, McLoughlin, Tierney, Ale, Rantala, Cain, O'Brien.

Subs: Keane, Sherwood, Van Egmond, Las, Ayane, Eriksdottir, Mouchon, Goodwin.

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Renee Slegers makes four changes as Arsenal look for a second away win of the season.

Laia Codina makes her first start of the season, while Katie McCabe, Caitlin Foord and Stina Blackstenius all come into the side.

Emily Fox drops to the bench, Olivia Smith is absent with a bruised hip, and Lotte Wubben-Moy and Kyra Cooney-Cross are recovering from illness and miss out. Frida Maanum picked up a knock on international duty with Norway and is unavailable.

Katie Reid makes the bench after withdrawing from international duty with England.

Arsenal XI: Van Domselaar, Hinds, Codina, Catley, McCabe, Little (c), Caldentey, Mead, Russo, Foord, Blackstenius.

Subs: Borbe, Liddiard, Fox, Kelly, Pelova, Nighswonger, Reid, Harwood.

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Tottenham boss Martin Ho has made two changes from the Tottenham side that beat Birmingham City last time out.

Drew Spence returns to the starting eleven having missed the last two fixtures while captain Bethany England returns to lead the line up front.

Tottenham XI: Kop, Nilden, Naz, England, Holdt, Rybrink, Vinberg, Hunt, Spence, Summanen, Koga.

Subs: Heeps, Grant, Bartrip, Neville, Ahtinen, Graham, Gunning-Williams, Thomas, Tandberg.

Liverpool manager Gareth Taylor has made four changes from the side that lost to Manchester City as he bids to lead the Reds to their first victory of the season.

Goalkeeper Faye Kirby, defensive duo Risa Shimizu and Lily Woodham plus forward Beata Olsson all come in to the eleven for this afternoon's match.

Liverpool XI: Kirby, Risa, Fisk, Evans, Woodham, Nagano, Kerr, Holland, Enderby, Olsson, Kapocs.

Subs: Laws, Borgraffe, Szymczak, Lundgaard, Clark, MacLean, Silcock.

Right, let's get some team news...

On Friday evening, the Guardian, external released extracts from Mary Earps' new autobiography 'All in'.

In those extracts, the former England goalkeeper claimed she told Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman she was rewarding "bad behaviour" when Hannah Hampton was recalled to the squad after previously being dropped for being "disruptive and unreliable".

After Euro 2022, Hampton was dropped from the England squad - reportedly because of a poor attitude.

Wiegman picked her again in early 2023 - eventually leading to Hampton becoming first choice for Euro 2025 in Switzerland, where the Lionesses retained their title with the Chelsea keeper playing a crucial role.

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Before we dive into today's action, let's quickly talk about one of the big talking points around women's football this weekend - Mary Earps.