# 2024–25 Women's Super League

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. It is the sixth season after the rebranding of the four highest levels in English women's football.
Chelsea are the defending champions, having won their fifth consecutive and seventh overall title in the previous season.
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. 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.

## Teams

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

### Personnel and kits

| Team | Manager | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor | Shirt sponsor (sleeve) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Shorts sponsor |
| Arsenal | Renée Slegers | Kim Little | Adidas | Fly Emirates | Visit Rwanda | None | None |
| Aston Villa | Natalia Arroyo | Rachel Corsie | Adidas | Betano | Trade Nation | None | None |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Dario Vidošić | Vicky Losada | Nike | American Express | Experience Kissimmee | None | None |
| Chelsea | Sonia Bompastor | Millie Bright | Nike | None | BingX | None | Singer Capital Markets |
| Crystal Palace | Leif Gunnar Smerud | Aimee Everett | Macron | TEN | Kaiyun Sports | None | None |
| Everton | Brian Sørensen | Megan Finnigan | Castore | Stake.com | KICK | Christopher Ward | None |
| Leicester City | Amandine Miquel | Janice Cayman | Adidas | King Power | Bia Saigon | Sekonda | None |
| Liverpool | Amber Whiteley (interim) | Niamh Fahey | Nike | Standard Chartered | Expedia | None | None |
| Manchester City | Nick Cushing (interim) | Alex Greenwood | Puma | Etihad Airways | OKX | Nissan | Joie |
| Manchester United | Marc Skinner | Maya Le Tissier | Adidas | Snapdragon | DXC Technology | None | None |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Robert Vilahamn | Bethany England | Nike | AIA | Cinch | Tumi | None |
| West Ham United | Rehanne Skinner | Katrina Gorry | 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 | Emma Hayes | Signed by the United States | 18 May 2024 | Pre season | Sonia Bompastor | 29 May 2024 |
| Aston Villa | Carla Ward | Resigned | 18 May 2024 | Pre season | Robert de Pauw | 29 June 2024 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Mikey Harris | End of interim period | 18 May 2024 | Pre season | Dario Vidošić | 10 July 2024 |
| Leicester City | Jennifer Foster | End of interim period | 18 May 2024 | Pre season | Amandine Miquel | 15 July 2024 |
| Arsenal | Jonas Eidevall | Resigned | 15 October 2024 | 6th | Renée Slegers | 15 October 2024 |
| Aston Villa | Robert de Pauw | Sacked | 11 December 2024 | 9th | Shaun Goater (interim) | 11 December 2024 |
| Aston Villa | Shaun Goater | End of interim period | 22 January 2025 | 8th | Natalia Arroyo | 22 January 2025 |
| Liverpool | Matt Beard | Sacked | 27 February 2025 | 7th | Amber Whiteley (interim) | 27 February 2025 |
| Crystal Palace | Laura Kaminski | Sacked | 28 February 2025 | 12th | Leif Gunnar Smerud | 1 March 2025 |
| Manchester City | Gareth Taylor | Sacked | 10 March 2025 | 4th | Nick Cushing (interim) | 10 March 2025 |
* ↑ Slegers was initially appointed as an interim manager, but the move was made permanent on 17 January 2025.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Chelsea | 16 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 10 | +35 | 44 | Qualification for the Champions League league stage |
| 2 | Arsenal | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 13 | +28 | 36 | Qualification for the Champions League second round |
| 3 | Manchester United | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 9 | +21 | 36 | Qualification for the Champions League first round |
| 4 | Manchester City | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 32 | |
| 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 27 | −4 | 22 | |
| 6 | Liverpool | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 25 | −8 | 21 | |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 34 | −14 | 17 | |
| 8 | Everton | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 25 | −10 | 16 | |
| 9 | West Ham United | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 31 | −10 | 15 | |
| 10 | Leicester City | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 12 | |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 32 | −16 | 10 | |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 40 | −25 | 9 | Relegation to the Championship |

## Results

| Home \ Away | ARS | AVL | BHA | CHE | CRY | EVE | LEI | LIV | MCI | MUN | TOT | WHU |
| Arsenal | | 4–0 | 5–0 | 1–2 | 5–0 | 0–0 | 20 Apr | 23 Mar | 2–2 | 11 May | 5–0 | 4–3 |
| Aston Villa | 27 Apr | | 11 May | 0–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 23 Mar | 2–2 | 3–1 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 May | 4–2 | | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 20 Apr | 30 Mar | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
| Chelsea | 1–0 | 1–0 | 4–2 | | 20 Apr | 2–1 | 3–1 | 11 May | 2–0 | 1–0 | 5–2 | 30 Mar |
| Crystal Palace | 30 Mar | 3–1 | 0–1 | 0–7 | | 1–1 | 4 May | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 27 Apr |
| Everton | 1–3 | 1–1 | 27 Apr | 0–5 | 22 Mar | | 4–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 11 May | 1–1 |
| Leicester City | 0–1 | 3–0 | 23 Mar | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–0 | | 2–1 | 27 Apr | 0–2 | 30 Mar | 11 May |
| Liverpool | 0–1 | 30 Mar | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 4 May | 1–1 | | 1–2 | 3–1 | 27 Apr | 1–0 |
| Manchester City | 3–4 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 23 Mar | 11 May | 20 Apr | 4–0 | 4–0 | | 2–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Manchester United | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 27 Apr | 3–1 | 30 Mar | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4 May | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 0–3 | 20 Apr | 0–1 | 4 May | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | | 2–1 |
| West Ham United | 0–2 | 4 May | 3–1 | 0–5 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 20 Apr | 23 Mar | |

## Season statistics

    As of 16 March 2025

### Top scorers

| Rank | Player | Club | Goals |
| 1 | Khadija Shaw | Manchester City | 12 |
| 2 | Alessia Russo | Arsenal | 10 |
| 3 | Bethany England | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 |
| 4 | Guro Reiten | Chelsea | 7 |
| 4 | Elisabeth Terland | Manchester United | 7 |
| 6 | Aggie Beever-Jones | Chelsea | 6 |
| 6 | Mariona Caldentey | Arsenal | 6 |
| 6 | Mary Fowler | Manchester City | 6 |
| 6 | Frida Maanum | Arsenal | 6 |
| 6 | Vivianne Miedema | Manchester City | 6 |
| 6 | Olivia Smith | Liverpool | 6 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Club | Clean sheets |
| 1 | Phallon Tullis-Joyce | Manchester United | 10 |
| 2 | Hannah Hampton | Chelsea | 9 |
| 3 | Daphne van Domselaar | Arsenal | 8 |
| 4 | Sophie Baggaley | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 |
| 4 | Courtney Brosnan | Everton | 3 |
| 4 | Khiara Keating | Manchester City | 3 |
| 4 | Janina Leitzig | Leicester City | 3 |
| 4 | Ayaka Yamashita | Manchester City | 3 |
| 9 | Sabrina D'Angelo | Aston Villa | 2 |
| 9 | Kinga Szemik | West Ham United | 2 |

### Hat-tricks

| Player | For | Against | Result | Date |
| Kiko Seike | Brighton & Hove Albion | Everton | 4–0 (H) | 21 September 2024 |
| Khadija Shaw | Manchester City | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–0 (H) | 8 November 2024 |
| Ella Toone | Manchester United | Manchester City | 4–2 (A) | 19 January 2025 |

### Discipline

| | Most yellow cards | Total | Most red cards | Total | Ref. |
| Player | Ruby Mace (Leicester City) | 7 | Brooke Aspin (Crystal Palace) Katie McCabe (Arsenal) Poppy Pattinson (Brighton & Hove Albion) Maisie Symonds (Brighton & Hove Albion) Paula Tomás (Aston Villa) | 1 | |
| Club | Manchester United | 27 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2 | |

## Awards
### Monthly awards

| Month | Manager of the Month | Manager of the Month | Player of the Month | Player of the Month | Goal of the Month | Goal of the Month | Ref. |
| Month | Manager | Club | Player | Club | Player | Club | Ref. |
| September | Sonia Bompastor | Chelsea | Kiko Seike | Brighton & Hove Albion | Jess Park (vs. Arsenal) | Manchester City | |
| October | Dario Vidošić | Brighton & Hove Albion | Lauren Hemp | Manchester City | Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (vs. Tottenham Hotspur) | Chelsea | |
| November | Sonia Bompastor | Chelsea | Guro Reiten | Chelsea | Frida Maanum (vs. Brighton & Hove Albion) | Arsenal | |
| December | Renée Slegers | Arsenal | Alessia Russo | Arsenal | Alessia Russo (vs. Aston Villa) | Arsenal | |
| January | Sonia Bompastor | Chelsea | Ella Toone | Manchester United | Vivianne Miedema (vs. Aston Villa) | Manchester City | |
| February | Renée Slegers | Arsenal | Mariona Caldentey | Arsenal | Janice Cayman (vs. Aston Villa) | Leicester City | |