Berger tells Chelsea not to take Reading lightly
For many on the outside, Chelsea’s trip to Reading looks something of a forgone conclusion today.
Still, the experienced Ann-Katrin Berger has warned the Blues not to take the game lightly.
“Today’s game is probably one of the hardest games we will play. We can’t underestimate a team who are fighting relegation. Reading is and always has been a really tough team to play against. We know how serious we have to take it. It’s a lot for them to lose or gain and it’s the same for us. It will be a very good game.”
15 minutes until team news!
Things will be getting very, very real in those dressing rooms now!
How can Chelsea win the WSL title today?
As long as they avoid defeat at Reading and hope Manchester United don’t score six goals should the Blues draw, Emma Hayes’s side will win their fourth WSL title in a row today.
How can Manchester United win the WSL title today?
Marc Skinner’s side need to beat Liverpool and hope Chelsea lose to Reading.
If Chelsea draw, United must win by six clear goals.
Chelsea complete Sjoeke Nusken signing ahead of summer
Chelsea have completed the signing of Germany midfielder Sjoeke Nusken.
The 22-year-old has signed a three-year deal with the Blues and will link up with the squad in July when her contract at Eintracht Frankfurt expires.
Nusken has been tipped for a bright future and is expected to be part of the Germany squad at this summer’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. She primarily plays in midfield, but can also operate at centre-back as well.
“I wanted to move to the Women’s Super League because it’s a good league, English football is very cool to play in and it’s the right thing to do now,” said Nusken. “I’m very excited and happy to be at Chelsea and I’m looking forward to next season.
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Chelsea beat Real Madrid and Bayern Munich to sign Ashley Lawrence from PSG
Chelsea have agreed a deal to sign Canada international Ashley Lawrence from Paris Saint-Germain.
The Women’s Super League leaders are working to fill the gaps set to be left by outgoing pair Magdalena Eriksson and Pernille Harder, who will join Bayern Munich at the end of the season.
Lawrence, 27, is available on a free transfer this summer when her PSG contract expires. Both Real Madrid and Bayern were keen on a deal but have lost out to the Blues.
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Sam Kerr relishing pressure as WSL title race goes down to final day
Sam Kerr says she is relishing the pressure, as Chelsea’s WSL title race with Manchester United goes down to the final day.
Chelsea lead United by two points and tomorrow they visit bottom side Reading, where a win for Emma Hayes’s side will see them crowned champions.
Speaking at last night’s Football Writers’ Association awards, where she was named women’s player of the year for the second straight year, Kerr said: “I love the pressure. I love the big moment, love the big occasion.”
Testimony to those words are the fact that she scored the winner in the FA Cup final against United a fortnight ago, “I think to some people it might look easy, but every year it gets harder and harder to win the league,” said Kerr, whose side are looking to win a fourth WSL title in a row.
Read Kerr’s full interview here!
Prediction: Chelsea to win and seal WSL title
While shocks can of course happen in football, it is simply too hard to imagine a team as experienced as Chelsea letting the title slip from such a commanding position on the final day.
Chelsea to win 3-0 and seal Women’s Super League title.
WSL title race permutations: What Chelsea and Man Utd need today
The Women’s Super League title race has gone right down to the wire.
Both Chelsea and Manchester United could win the WSL title later today.
United only re-formed their women’s side in 2018, but they have gone from strength to strength in that time and their quartet of European champions — Alessia Russo, Nikita Parris, Ella Toone and Mary Earps — have powered them through an unexpected title challenge. They led the league table for much of the season.
Read our permutations break down here!
