Women’s Super League title race: Chelsea and Arsenal set for epic fight to settle thrilling season

The Women’s Super League season is reaching its crescendo and two clubs are in the running to take the trophy in the 2021/22 season.

Vivianne Miedema’s Arsenal and Sam Kerr’s Chelsea will go toe-to-toe for the title

Last campaign’s winners Chelsea currently top the table but rivals Arsenal are just a point behind. It’s a nail-biting end to yet another thrilling WSL campaign which has seen the lead switch but Chelsea boss Emma Hayes believes her side can handle the pressure of being top.

“We’re used to being in this position and to be honest the pressures… we don’t feel that because I’d rather be in the position where something’s within our control than the other way around,” she said.

“We know we’ve got a tough run-in; it doesn’t change. For us to win the league… we still have some really tricky opponents. We’ve just got to stay in our lane, keep doing the work every day and let the results take care of themselves.”

But what’s the story of the season so far and what games do each club have left? Here’s all you need to know.

What’s happened so far?

Arsenal held the top spot in the table for the majority of the season and they didn’t drop points in their first six matches. They drew with Tottenham in their seventh game but they continued their unbeaten streak until January where bottom-side Birmingham City beat them 2-0 in a seismic upset.

The undefeated streak included a 3-2 win of the Blues in the season-opener at the Emirates, which meant Chelsea were chasing their rivals.

However, when Arsenal started to drop points it created an opportunity for Chelsea to take the lead. The defending champions took it with both hands. The Blues drew with the Gunners 0-0 in February and a 9-0 drubbing of Leicester City saw them climb