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WSL title race dey hot as Man City stumble for Brighton

Manchester City stumble for Brighton on Saturday afternoon, and di door for Women's Super League title race don open small. After leading for so long, dem dey fear say dem go miss trophy again for finish line.

Elsewhere, di battles to qualify for Champions League, avoid relegation, and win promotion fit go down to di final kick of 2025-26 season. BBC Sport explore how e look with just few games left.

Despite dia slip for Brighton, Manchester City remain heavy favourites to win di title. Dem dey on 49 points with two matches left. If dem win both, dem guarantee to finish top, but four points go probably do di job, sake of dia goal difference wey be 13 better pass Arsenal for now.

City fans go dey sweat at di thought of being pipped to di trophy as dem yearn for end to dia decade-long wait. Losing out to Chelsea by two points for 2020-21 and on goal difference for 2023-24 na recent reminders of close calls with glory.

For di chasing Gunners, with three games in hand, di task simple: win all dia remaining games to exert maximum pressure. If dem manage dat, dem go reach 53 points, wey still only go be enough to sneak di title if City falter.

Di race to secure qualification for next season Champions League dey go right down to di wire. Manchester City already dey in and only need a single point to seal top-two spot and automatic qualification. Di other two places go be fought over by Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester United.

Arsenal dey on 38 points with five games to play, but Chelsea wey get 40 points go go five points clear of dem for second with two to go if dem beat Everton on Sunday. Manchester United wey get 38 points fit need to win dia remaining three games, including at Chelsea on di final day.

For dis season only, di team wey finish bottom go get di redemption of a relegation play-off. Dem go face di third-best team from WSL 2 for a winner-takes-all game for a place for next season top flight. Leicester City wey get nine points appear di most likely, sitting four adrift of nearest rivals West Ham wey get 13 points, albeit with a game in hand.

Di Foxes still face tricky trip to London City, followed by games with Arsenal and Chelsea before finishing up against Everton. For di Hammers, e be trips to Liverpool and Aston Villa, before hosting title-chasing Manchester City on di final day.

With di WSL expanding to 14 teams next season, dis na prime opportunity for teams from di second division to win promotion. Birmingham City and Charlton Athletic wey get 41 points each occupy di two automatic spots and go clinch promotion if dem avoid defeat for dia games against Ipswich and Southampton respectively on Sunday.

For third, Crystal Palace wey get 38 points only need a point to secure di play-off spot, although Newcastle wey get 33 points retain an outside shout of overhauling dem. Newcastle go need to win dia final two games and hope Palace stumble badly.


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