2024–25 Women's Super League

Women's Super League
Season2024–25
Dates20 September 2024 – 11 May 2025
Matches played60
Goals scored170 (2.83 per match)
Top goalscorerKhadija Shaw
(9 goals)
Biggest home winArsenal 5–0 Brighton & Hove Albion
(8 November 2024)
Biggest away winCrystal Palace 0–7 Chelsea
(27 September 2024)
Highest scoringCrystal Palace 0–7 Chelsea
(27 September 2024)
Chelsea 5–2 Tottenham Hotspur
(20 October 2024)
West Ham United 5–2 Crystal Palace
(8 December 2024)
Longest winning run9 games
Chelsea
Longest unbeaten run10 games
Chelsea
Longest winless run7 games
Aston Villa
Crystal Palace
Everton
Longest losing run4 games
Leicester City
Liverpool
Highest attendance45,860
Arsenal 1–2 Chelsea
(12 October 2024)
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 15 December 2024.

The 2024–25 Women's Super League season (also known as the Barclays Women's Super League for sponsorship reasons) will be the 14th season of the Women's Super League (WSL) since it was formed in 2010.[1] It is the sixth season after the rebranding of the four highest levels in English women's football.

Ahead of the season, the WSL announced a change to the way games were broadcast domestically in the UK. The FA Player streaming service was replaced by the league's YouTube channel for the live broadcast of all 66 league matches not televised by BBC or Sky Sports.[2] The transition followed the creation and subsequent takeover of the running of the league by the Women's Professional Leagues Limited (initially called 'NewCo' on a temporary basis), an independent, club-owned entity, which replaced The Football Association after recommendations from a government-backed review into the women's game in 2023.[3]

Teams

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Locations of the 2024–25 WSL teams outside of London
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Locations of the 2024–25 WSL teams in London

Twelve teams will contest the 2024–25 Women's Super League season. Crystal Palace secured promotion as 2023–24 Women's Championship champions on 28 April 2024, marking their first appearance in the WSL.[4] They replaced Bristol City, who were relegated one season after their return to the WSL since being promoted from the Women's Championship the season prior.[5]

Team Location Ground Capacity 2023–24 season
Arsenal London (Holloway) Emirates Stadium[a] 60,704 3rd
Aston Villa Birmingham (Aston) Villa Park 42,640 7th
Brighton & Hove Albion Crawley Broadfield Stadium[b] 6,134 9th
Chelsea London (Kingston upon Thames) Kingsmeadow[c] 4,850 1st
Crystal Palace London (Sutton) Gander Green Lane[d] 5,013 WC, 1st
Everton Liverpool (Walton) Walton Hall Park[e] 2,200 8th
Leicester City Leicester King Power Stadium 32,212 10th
Liverpool St Helens Totally Wicked Stadium[f] 18,000 4th
Manchester City Manchester (Bradford) Academy Stadium[g] 7,000 2nd
Manchester United Leigh Leigh Sports Village[h] 12,000 5th
Tottenham Hotspur London (Leyton) Brisbane Road[i] 9,271 6th
West Ham United London (Dagenham) Victoria Road 6,078 11th
  1. ^ Three matches to be played at Meadow Park.
  2. ^ Two matches to be played at Falmer Stadium.
  3. ^ Three matches to be played at Stamford Bridge.
  4. ^ Four matches to be played at Selhurst Park.
  5. ^ Two matches moved to Goodison Park.
  6. ^ Three matches to be played at Anfield.
  7. ^ Three matches to be played at City of Manchester Stadium.
  8. ^ Three matches to be played at Old Trafford.
  9. ^ Three matches to be played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Stadium changes

Having spent the previous six seasons at Prenton Park, Liverpool relocated to Totally Wicked Stadium, home of St Helens R.F.C., ahead of the 2024–25 season.[6] Arsenal announced Emirates Stadium would become the team's primary ground ahead of the 2024–25 season, hosting eight of the team's home league games. Meadow Park, the ground the team has groundshared since the 1990s, will retain the three remaining fixtures.[7] After four seasons at Walsall's Bescot Stadium following promotion in 2020, Aston Villa announced Villa Park would become the team's home stadium for league matches ahead of the 2024–25 season.[8]

Personnel and kits

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shirt sponsor (back) Shorts sponsor
Arsenal Netherlands Renée Slegers (interim) Scotland Kim Little Adidas Fly Emirates Visit Rwanda None None
Aston Villa Bermuda Shaun Goater (interim) Scotland Rachel Corsie Adidas Betano Trade Nation None None
Brighton & Hove Albion Australia Dario Vidošić Spain Vicky Losada Nike American Express Experience Kissimmee[9] None None
Chelsea France Sonia Bompastor England Millie Bright Nike None BingX None Singer Capital Markets
Crystal Palace England Laura Kaminski England Aimee Everett Macron TEN Kaiyun Sports None None
Everton Denmark Brian Sørensen England Megan Finnigan Hummel Stake.com KICK Christopher Ward None
Leicester City France Amandine Miquel Belgium Janice Cayman Adidas King Power Bia Saigon Sekonda None
Liverpool England Matt Beard Republic of Ireland Niamh Fahey Nike Standard Chartered Expedia None None
Manchester City Wales Gareth Taylor England Alex Greenwood[10] Puma Etihad Airways OKX Nissan Joie
Manchester United England Marc Skinner England Maya Le Tissier[11] Adidas Snapdragon[12] DXC Technology None None
Tottenham Hotspur Sweden Robert Vilahamn England Bethany England Nike AIA Cinch Tumi None
West Ham United England Rehanne Skinner Australia Katrina Gorry[13] Umbro Betway JD Sports ZO Skin Health Maldon Accident Repair Centre

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Chelsea England Emma Hayes Signed by the United States national team 18 May 2024[14][15] End of season (1st) France Sonia Bompastor 29 May 2024[16]
Aston Villa England Carla Ward Resigned 18 May 2024[17] End of season (7th) Netherlands Robert de Pauw 29 June 2024[18]
Brighton & Hove Albion England Mikey Harris End of interim period 18 May 2024[19] End of season (9th) Australia Dario Vidošić 10 July 2024[19]
Leicester City England Jennifer Foster End of interim period 18 May 2024[20] End of season (10th) France Amandine Miquel 15 July 2024[20]
Arsenal Sweden Jonas Eidevall Resigned 15 October 2024[21] 6th Netherlands Renée Slegers (interim) 15 October 2024[21]
Aston Villa Netherlands Robert de Pauw Sacked 11 December 2024[22] 9th Bermuda Shaun Goater (interim) 11 December 2024[22]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea 10 9 1 0 31 6 +25 28 Qualification for the Champions League league stage
2 Manchester City 10 7 1 2 21 8 +13 22 Qualification for the Champions League second round
3 Arsenal 10 6 3 1 20 5 +15 21 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Manchester United 10 6 3 1 16 3 +13 21
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 10 5 2 3 17 16 +1 17
6 Tottenham Hotspur 10 3 2 5 15 23 −8 11
7 Aston Villa 10 2 3 5 12 18 −6 9
8 Liverpool 10 2 3 5 9 17 −8 9
9 Everton 10 2 3 5 6 16 −10 9
10 West Ham United 10 2 2 6 12 19 −7 8
11 Leicester City 10 1 3 6 3 13 −10 6
12 Crystal Palace 10 1 2 7 8 26 −18 5 Relegation to the Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: Women's Super League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Results

Home \ Away ARS AVL BHA CHE CRY EVE LEI LIV MCI MUN TOT WHU
Arsenal 4–0 5–0 1–2 19 Jan 0–0 20 Apr 23 Mar 2–2 11 May 16 Feb 2 Mar
Aston Villa 27 Apr 11 May 2 Feb 3–2 2 Mar 0–0 1–2 26 Jan 23 Mar 2–2 3–1
Brighton & Hove Albion 4 May 4–2 2 Mar 2 Feb 4–0 1–0 20 Apr 30 Mar 1–1 1–1 3–2
Chelsea 26 Jan 1–0 4–2 20 Apr 16 Feb 16 Mar 11 May 2–0 1–0 5–2 30 Mar
Crystal Palace 30 Mar 16 Mar 0–1 0–7 1–1 4 May 2 Mar 0–3 0–1 26 Jan 27 Apr
Everton 16 Mar 19 Jan 27 Apr 0–5 22 Mar 2 Feb 1–0 2–1 0–1 11 May 1–1
Leicester City 0–1 16 Feb 23 Mar 1–1 0–2 1–0 26 Jan 27 Apr 0–2 30 Mar 11 May
Liverpool 0–1 30 Mar 19 Jan 0–3 1–1 4 May 1–1 1–2 16 Mar 27 Apr 2 Feb
Manchester City 2 Feb 2–1 1–0 23 Mar 11 May 20 Apr 4–0 16 Feb 19 Jan 4–0 2–0
Manchester United 1–1 0–0 26 Jan 27 Apr 16 Feb 30 Mar 2 Mar 4–0 4 May 3–0 3–0
Tottenham Hotspur 0–3 20 Apr 16 Mar 4 May 4–0 2–1 19 Jan 2–3 2 Mar 2 Feb 2–1
West Ham United 0–2 4 May 16 Feb 19 Jan 5–2 26 Jan 1–0 1–1 16 Mar 20 Apr 23 Mar
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: Women's Super League Results and Fixtures
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

As of 15 December 2024

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[23]
1 Jamaica Khadija Shaw Manchester City 9
2 Norway Guro Reiten Chelsea 6
England Alessia Russo Arsenal
4 England Bethany England Tottenham Hotspur 5
Japan Kiko Seike Brighton & Hove Albion
6 England Aggie Beever-Jones Chelsea 4
England Grace Clinton Manchester United
England Rachel Daly Aston Villa
Norway Frida Maanum Arsenal
Sweden Johanna Rytting Kaneryd Chelsea
Norway Elisabeth Terland Manchester United

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[24]
1 United States Phallon Tullis-Joyce Manchester United 7
2 Netherlands Daphne van Domselaar Arsenal 6
England Hannah Hampton Chelsea
4 England Sophie Baggaley Brighton & Hove Albion 3
England Khiara Keating Manchester City
6 Republic of Ireland Courtney Brosnan Everton 2
Canada Sabrina D'Angelo Aston Villa
Germany Janina Leitzig Leicester City
Japan Ayaka Yamashita Manchester City
10 Jamaica Rebecca Spencer Tottenham Hotspur 1
Poland Kinga Szemik West Ham United
United States Shae Yanez Crystal Palace
Austria Manuela Zinsberger Arsenal

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Women's Super League hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Japan Kiko Seike Brighton & Hove Albion Everton 4–0 (H) 21 September 2024 [25]
Jamaica Khadija Shaw Manchester City Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 (H) 8 November 2024 [26]

Discipline

Most yellow cards Total Most red cards Total Ref.
Player Denmark Sara Holmgaard (Everton) 5 England Brooke Aspin (Crystal Palace)
England Poppy Pattinson (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Spain Paula Tomás (Aston Villa) 		1 [27]
Club Manchester United 22 Aston Villa
Brighton & Hove Albion
Crystal Palace 		1 [27]

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goal of the Month Ref.
Manager Club Player Club Player Club
September France Sonia Bompastor Chelsea Japan Kiko Seike Brighton & Hove Albion England Jess Park (vs. Arsenal) Manchester City [28][29][30]
October Australia Dario Vidošić Brighton & Hove Albion England Lauren Hemp Manchester City Sweden Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (vs. Tottenham Hotspur) Chelsea [31][32][33]
November France Sonia Bompastor Chelsea Norway Guro Reiten Chelsea Norway Frida Maanum (vs. Brighton & Hove Albion) Arsenal [34][35][36]

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