Women’s Super League preview and predictions: match week 8

The Women’s Super League returns this weekend after the last international break, with the race for the title and the battle for relegation delicately prepared before the next series of matches.

There have been a couple of managerial changes in recent weeks, while fans will also be back in a handful of games in limited numbers.

Read on for everything you need to know about this weekend’s games …

Aston Villa vs Manchester United

What time does it start? 12.30 (GMT)
Where do you play? Bescot Stadium
TV channel / Live broadcast? FA player

Manchester United will remain on top if they beat newly promoted Aston Villa in the early start on Saturday and will be safe after scoring four points in their last two games against WSL heavyweights Arsenal and Manchester City. .

Villa has come a long way since this match was last played, with United winning 12-0 in the West Midlands on the opening day of the Women’s Championship season in 2018/19.

Prediction: Aston Villa 1-3 Manchester United

Chelsea vs West Ham

What time does it start? 12.30 (GMT)
Where do you play? Kingsmeadow
TV channel / Live broadcast? FA player

Without a permanent successor to former coach Matt Beard, West Ham face a Chelsea that includes some of the best attacking players in the world.

The Hammers sent in nine goals against rampant Arsenal earlier this season and have lost five of their seven WSL games so far. This doesn’t seem like the game for a sudden burst of life.

Prediction: Chelsea 5-0 West Ham

Arsenal vs Birmingham

What time does it start? 14.00 (GMT)
Where do you play? Meadow Park
TV channel / Live broadcast? FA player

Birmingham has impressively surpassed its weight this season, winning three of its last four matches, including a first top-flight second-city derby against Aston Villa.

Arsenal, meanwhile, have lost points in their last two games, against both Manchester United and Chelsea. But they have beaten the ‘rest’ in every game in the league this season and hope to get back on the winning track in this one.

Prediction: Arsenal 3-1 Birmingham

Reading vs Bristol City

What time does it start? 14.00 (GMT)
Where do you play? Madejski Stadium
TV channel / Live broadcast? FA player

Bristol City are having a hard time in 2020/21 and they look increasingly destined to play in the Championship next season.

They travel to Reading, which is a decent team but whose main problem is scoring goals, having failed to get more than one in a WSL game since the second week of the season. But all that could change against a Bristol team that has leaked an average of five per game.

Prediction: Reading 4-1 Bristol City

Tottenham vs Brighton

What time does it start? 14.00 (GMT)
Where do you play? The hive stadium
TV channel / Live broadcast? FA player

With Rehanne Skinner replacing joint coaches Karen Hills and Juan Amorós, it is the beginning of a new era for Tottenham, and fans and players are hoping it will produce a first win.

USWNT icon Alex Morgan is still waiting for his first goal after an understandably slow start to his career with the Spurs, but Brighton won’t be easy. The Seagulls are shy about goals, but they can be resolved and have kept Manchester City and Everton tied.

Prediction: Tottenham 1-1 Brighton

Everton vs Manchester City

What time does it start? 14.30 (GMT)
Where do you play? Walton Hall Park
TV channel / Live broadcast? BT sport

If Everton want to catch up with the big clubs in the WSL, this is precisely the kind of game they must play in. So far he has been beyond them, having done well against ‘the rest’, but losing 4-0 to Chelsea only recently, a game that escaped them in the end.

Manchester City will be disappointed in their results this season, especially after their summer transfer arrival, and they shot a 2-0 goal in the Manchester derby last time out.

Prediction: Everton 2-3 Manchester City

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