The Women’s Super League returns on Sunday with plenty of enticing match-ups featuring the history-making Lionesses following the summer’s World Cup, including the likes of Mary Earps and Lauren James
After a stunning and unprecedented Women’s World Cup, the Women’s Super League returns on Sunday in what promises to be a blockbuster season.
Emma Hayes ‘ Chelsea are hunting down a fifth successive league title but Arsenal, Manchester City and Manchester United are hoping to disrupt the dominance. Meanwhile, Aston Villa, newly armed with England international Ebony Salmon alongside Rachel Daly, have every intention of upending the status quo.
Further down the table, a fierce fight for safety promises to be relentless and eventful. A majority of the Lionesses who made history upon reaching a first-ever Women’s World Cup final will be in action come Sunday, and Mirror Football will take you through exactly where some of those World Cup heroes are and how they hope to fare this season.
The England No 1 has been a major talking point all summer, from her feud with Nike to her super-human exploits between the sticks for England to a transfer saga that gripped women’s football. Despite fevered rumours surrounding a potential departure from Manchester United this summer, Earps will likely start for Marc Skinner’s side on Sunday as they travel to Aston Villa.