Women's Super League: What is still to play for with five games to go?

The Women's Super League season is edging closer to the finish line and there is still plenty to play for.

Chelsea are bidding to win a third successive league title but are playing catch-up on leaders Arsenal, who have just five games remaining.

While those two teams battle for top spot, the race for the third and final Champions League qualification place is heating up with both Manchester clubs going head-to-head.

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Because of postponed matches following Covid-19 cases, Chelsea have spent most of the campaign trailing Arsenal — and they still have a game in hand after Wednesday's match against Tottenham was called off.

Emma Hayes' side currently sit two points off the top in second place but would overtake Arsenal if they win that rearranged fixture against Spurs.

The top two also play each other in the semi-finals of the FA Cup on 17 April but don't meet again in the league. They drew 0-0 in February after Arsenal beat Chelsea 3-2 in the opening match of the season.

Arsenal's toughest match in the run-in is arguably this weekend when they take on rivals Spurs at Emirates Stadium less than 48 hours after playing in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Chelsea have got Manchester United, currently in third place, at home on the final day and Hayes thinks it could come down to that 8 May meeting.

«Everybody knows there's a long way to go. It will go — as I've said all along — all the way to the wire and I stand by that,» she said.

«We have to win every single game. If we drop points then it's clearly in Arsenal's hands.»

The top three in the WSL all qualify for next season's Champions League and, with Arsenal and Chelsea set