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What to look out for this weekend

Your essential guide to all this weekend's action in FA Women's Super League and FA Women's Championship

After an international break that didn’t disappoint, the FA Women’s Super League has its license to thrill again.

The undisputed pick of the fixtures is Chelsea’s clash with Arsenal, pitting two title contenders together at the early stage of the season.

Birmingham City face Bristol City, while Manchester United will aim to return to winning ways against Charlton in the FA Women’s Championship.

Champions old and new collide



Champions Chelsea host Arsenal this weekend in a mouthwatering re-run of the 2018 SSE Women’s FA Cup final, in front of the BT Sport cameras.

It was a successful international break for many of these sides’ stars, with Fran Kirby capping a Ballon D’Or nomination with goals in friendlies against Brazil and Australia.

Four Arsenal players formed part of the Netherlands squad that secured a spot in the UEFA play-off final for the World Cup, including leading scorer Danielle van de Donk.

Arsenal are top of the league, banking an impressive 5-1 win over Fulham last Sunday while Chelsea are currently sat in 5th place.

Emma Hayes’ outfit endured frustrating start to the season, yielding no goals in their first three league outings, but that lean run came to an end last time out against Southampton.

The Gunners, meanwhile, will be aiming to keep up their winning streak and end Sunday with 10 back-to-back victories.

Tale of two Cities



Both Birmingham City and Bristol City’s seasons have been defined by clashes with Manchester City.

The Blues made a strong start to the season, winning their first three games, before a gallant 3-2 defeat to Nick Cushing’s side.

Bristol City also shared an incredible encounter with Man City, leading 2-0 for the majority of the contest before Steph Houghton’s dramatic late leveller.

If the visitors play as well as they did in the north-west, Birmingham could be in for a challenging game and at risk of slipping from their 2nd place in the table.

Can Liverpool hit back?

Liverpool Women will have festered over the international break after their defeat to Reading and bid to get back to winning ways against Yeovil Town.

Chris Kirkland’s Reds are currently 8th in the table and will be confident of climbing the table by the time Sunday is out as they entertain the bottom side.

Yeovil did show signs of improvement against West Ham last week, when Ellie Mason managed to deflect Hannah Short’s free-kick in to preserve a point.

This was the first goal of the season for Town and their disappointment at a draw with the Hammers served notice of their potential.

Hammers nail their colours to the mast



West Ham United Women will head to the Academy Stadium in Manchester to take on Man City, fresh from their first ever victory in the league.

Newcomers West Ham sit seventh and face a mountainous task in overhauling second-placed City and snapping their unbeaten record.

City are back to fighting form after an impressive display against Birmingham two weeks ago- bouncing back from a first loss of the season against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.

Only way is up at Southport



Brighton Hove Albion Women take on Everton Ladies with both teams desperate to escape the relegation zone.

The two sides will both be aiming for their first win, or at least their first goal, of the league campaign.

After keeping a clean sheet against Chelsea, Everton may be going into this match feeling more confident but Brighton met the Blues in more imperious form last time out, losing 2-0.

United they stand

Manchester United Women will be hoping to consolidate their position at the top of the second tier against Charlton, after they broke their winning streak subsided against Durham.

After overtaking them in the table last week, second-place Tottenham Hotspur head to Sussex to take on Lewes in an effort to retain their winning streak.

Leicester City head to London to play Millwall, fresh from a commanding 4-2 victory over London Bees at the end of September.