WSL: Arsenal still in title hunt, Birmingham relegated

Arsenal teed up an enthralling final day of the Women's Super League season with victory over rivals Tottenham at the Emirates Stadium leaving them a point off leaders Chelsea.

A 3-0 win, courtesy of an early Beth Mead strike – her third in two WSL games at the Emirates this term – and Caitlin Foord’s second-half double meant the title race will go down to the wire.

These north London neighbours should have met here on 26 March but the fixture was postponed due to a coronavirus outbreak among the Spurs squad.

Moving the game to make it the penultimate fixture of the campaign only added to the sense of occasion as Arsenal and Tottenham clashed at the Emirates for the first time.

Arsenal travel to West Ham on Sunday knowing they will be crowned champions if they can better Chelsea’s result against Champions League-chasing Manchester United.

Republic of Ireland captain Katie McCabe came off the bench in the 68th minute.

Manchester City put themselves in the driving seat for Champions League qualification after a 6-0 victory over Birmingham, who were relegated from the Women's Super League.

Gareth Taylor’s side moved above rivals Manchester United into third, meaning they only need a point in Sunday’s final-day clash with Reading to seal a European spot – barring a huge swing in goal difference.

That looks more than likely after they racked up an eighth WSL win in a row, with Georgia Stanway (2), Lauren Hemp, Alanna Kennedy, Chloe Kelly and Laura Coombs getting on the scoresheet in another goal glut just days after putting seven past Brighton.

The defeat for Blues ended their stay in the WSL, of which they were a founder member in 2010.

Birmingham have the biggest contingent of Republic of Ireland players in the league, comprising