Following an action packed opening weekend in the WSL, attention has already shifted to the next round of fixtures.
Chelsea, Manchester United, Brighton and Tottenham were among the teams to kick off their campaigns with a win, while Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Leicester City had to settle for a point each. On the other hand, West Ham, Everton, Aston Villa and Crystal Palace will all hope to turn around their fortunes next time out following their opening day defeats.
The 2024/25 season is well and truly up and running with Sonia Bompastor’s Chelsea back in action on Friday night against newly promoted Palace. Manchester United’s visit to Everton, as well as Brighton’s trip to Manchester City make up some of the remaining fixtures.
Here’s how 90min projects Gameweek 2 in the WSL to unfold.
Chelsea didn’t necessarily look comfortable against Villa last time out, as they edged a nervy 1-0 win at Kingsmeadow. Robert de Pauw’s side could have scored right at the death to level the scores, so it was hardly the free-flowing, goalscoring Blues we’re so accustomed to.
That being said, Palace were comfortably beaten in their opening game against Tottenham last week. A visit from Chelsea is probably not what Laura Kaminski’s side needs to get their campaign up and running.
It’s hard to see anything other than a comfortable win for Chelsea on Friday night. They will click into gear at some point, and a matchup against a newly promoted team is the ideal time to do so.
Prediction: Crystal Palace 0-5 Chelsea
Gareth Taylor’s Manchester City side avoided an opening day defeat to Arsenal last weekend as they secured a 2-2 draw at the Emirates. Given the Gunners emerged victorious in both meetings between the two teams last season, it was a fair result for the Cityzens.
However, Brighton’s opening day heroics against Everton, in which they secured a comfortable 4-0 win, makes them a stern test for City this weekend. Dario Vidosic’s side completed some fantastic summer transfer business, including the signings of Nikita Parris and Fran Kirby, and they have rightfully been tipped as a surprise package this season.
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