Key events
First-half kick-off!
Let’s go.
It’s raining in Manchester. Typical.
And now we are ready to go.
With Remembrance Day approaching, there is a moment of reflection and silence before kick-off at Leigh Sports Village. Plus a rendition of the Last Post.
The teams are out on the pitch! It’s on.
WSL results today:
Leicester 0-4 Arsenal
Liverpool 0-1 Aston Villa
Reading 0-3 Manchester City
West Ham 4-5 Brighton
Paul Green, Chelsea’s general manager, has a chat with Sky Sports: “We’ve gone for a little bit more pace [up front] … we think it’ll be a physical game. It’s been nice to have a whole week’s training … we’re all looking forward to tonight. It’s been raining quite a lot but I think it was worth down south.
“People are talking about this as a potential title decider but there’s a long way to go … anybody in this league is capable of beating anyone else.”
In the Premier League, Liverpool have just defeated Tottenham 2-1. Rob Smyth has the details:
As Suzanne Wrack writes, Manchester United are yet to concede in the WSL this season. (The intro mentions Man Utd are top with Arsenal, which was of course correct at time of writing):
Teams
One change for Man Utd. England’s Alessia Russo comes into the hosts’ starting lineup on the night that Mary Earps makes her 150th WSL appearance. Lucia Garcia picked up a knock in training yesterday, reveals the manager, Marc Skinner.
For Chelsea, Niamh Charles replaces Eve Perisset in the only change to their side.
Man Utd: Earps, Thorisdottir, Blundell, Toone, Zelem, Galton, Ladd, Le Tissier, Turner, Parris, Russo. Subs: Baggaley, Tounkara, Boe Risa, Clinton, Moore, Staniforth, Leon, Thomas, Williams
Chelsea: Berger, Bright, Ingle, James, Reiten, Eriksson, Kerr, Charles, Cuthbert, Harder, Buchanan. Subs: Musovic, Orman, Nouwen, Carter, England, Perisset, Fleming, Kaneryd, Adbdullina
Preamble
Manchester United have won five out of five in the Women’s Super League. This evening’s visitors, Chelsea, have won five out of six. A shock 2-1 defeat by Liverpool back in September is the solitary time they have stumbled.
However, following a 4-0 win against Leicester earlier today, it is Arsenal that top the WSL table with 18 points from six matches. Will one of Manchester United and Chelsea be level with them at the top in a couple of hours’ time? Let’s find out.
Kick-off: 6.45pm