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What is still to play for in WSL on final day?

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We know Chelsea have won a sixth successive title and will officially be crowned Women’s Super League champions when they lift the trophy on Saturday.

Elsewhere, Crystal Palace’s relegation has been confirmed and no other team can break into the league’s top three.

But there is still plenty up for grabs on Saturday as the Women’s Super League reaches its conclusion.

What are the fixtures?

Arsenal v Manchester United, Aston Villa v Brighton,  Chelsea v Liverpool,  Everton v Tottenham, Leicester v West Ham, Manchester City v Crystal Palace

Battle for second

Arsenal and Manchester United have already secured their places in the WSL’s top three alongside Chelsea, but who finishes where is still to be decided.

Renee Slegers’ side host United at Emirates Stadium on Saturday in a match you can watch live on BBC Two from 12:15 BST.

The Gunners head into the game on the back of two successive defeats in which they conceded nine goals, but face a United side who must win to leapfrog them in the table.

The final standings will determine which round of qualifying the teams enter for next season’s revamped Champions League.

As champions, Chelsea automatically qualify for the new league phase, which will start in October and feature 18 teams, replacing the old group stages.

Whoever finishes second in the WSL will enter in September’s final qualifying round, while the third-placed team must go into the second round of qualifying in August.

Golden Boot

Arsenal’s Alessia Russo is in the driving seat to win the Golden Boot award.

England international Russo is level on goals scored with last season’s winner Khadija Shaw, but has one more assist than the injured Manchester City forward.

Shaw has not featured since the League Cup final on 15 March, when Chelsea beat City 2-1, and interim boss Nick Cushing confirmed on Friday that the Jamaica international “is still in that initial stage of rehab” and won’t feature on the final day.

Russo has thrived under Renee Slegers, scoring 12 goals in 20 league appearances.

Golden Glove

It’s a straight shootout between Manchester United goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce and Chelsea’s Hannah Hampton for the WSL Golden Glove award.

The trophy is given to the keeper who has kept the most clean sheets and with one game to play, Tullis-Joyce is one clear of Hampton.

While Chelsea’s goal difference is far superior to United’s, it is Marc Skinner’s side who have the league’s best defence having conceded only 12 goals, while champions Chelsea have conceded 13.

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Source: BBC