The story of the 2024/25 WSL season so far

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2024/25 WSL season has thrown various storylines into the sport

Vivianne Miedema of Manchester City is challenged by Kim Little of Arsenal during the Barclays Women's Super League match between Arsenal and Manchester City at Emirates Stadium on September 22, 2024 in London, England.
Vivianne Miedema scored in her first game for Manchester City (Image credit: Richard Pelham - The FA/The FA via Getty Images)

The Women's Super League has had a myriad of storylines threaded in it throughout the 2024/25 season so far.

A manager has resigned, fans have been treated to shock results and there have been new TV deals.

Defending champions Chelsea are currently sat at the top of the table, two points ahead of rivals Manchester City. At the other end, Crystal Palace are in the relegation spot but are on the same amount of points as West Ham and Leicester City.

2024/25 WSL season: The story so far

Johanna Rytting Kaneryd of Chelsea celebrates scoring their teams fifth goal during the Barclays Women's Super League match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Kingsmeadow on October 20, 2024 in Kingston upon Thames, England.

Johanna Rytting Kaneryd is in top form this season (Image credit: Chloe Knott - Danehouse/Getty Images)

The main storyline of the current season so far has been the resignation of Arsenal's Jonas Eidevall.

The manager quit the Gunners in October after an underwhelming start to the season saw supporters aim criticism at the boss.

Jonas Eidevall, Head Coach of Arsenal applauds fans after the UEFA Women's Champions League match between FC Bayern München and Arsenal FC at FC Bayern Campus on October 09, 2024 in Munich, Germany.

Jonas Eidevall stood down after three years in charge (Image credit: Alex Burstow/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Arsenal experienced the new manager bounce with interim boss Renee Slegers with an unbeaten run so far with the boss in charge.

The title race is another story which bubbles away as the season goes on. After eight rounds it looks as though it will be a two-way shootout between Manchester City and Chelsea but the WSL can all change in one result.

Brighton are also quietly going about their business. They are third, just five points behind leaders Chelsea.

And while the title contenders are discussed, the relegation battle can too get tasty in the English top-flight. Newly promoted Crystal Palace had found their feet in the league but a tight battle means they are now bottom, remember only one team gets relegated at the end of the season.

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In FourFourTwo's view Everton are the club most likely to be relegated this season with Palace a close second.

While ACL injuries were more prevalent last season, this campaign has not managed to escape them completely.

Everton have sustained two with Aurora Galli and Inma Gabarro, while Liverpool have Sofie Lundgaard sat on the sidelines and Chelsea have Kadeisha Buchanan out.

2024/25 WSL season: New TV deals

Sky have announced they have a new five-year deal from 2025/26 season where they will show 90% of WSL matches.

That means every season the broadcaster will show 78 games exclusively.

The TV deals do not stop there as the BBC have committed to also broadcasting the WSL until 2030.

The broadcasting rights across both deals are reportedly worth £65m.

Who is the leading the WSL Golden Boot race?

  1. Man City's Bunny Shaw: 7 goals, 1 assist
  2. Chelsea's Guro Reiten: 5 goals, 0 assists
  3. Brighton's Kiko Seike: 4 goals, 1 assist
  4. Arsenal's Frida Maanum: 4 goals, 1 assist
  5. Aston Villa's Rachel Daly: 4 goals, 1 assist
Sarah Rendell
Sarah Rendell
Women's football editor

Sarah joined the FourFourTwo team in September 2024 in a freelance role. She also writes for The Guardian, BBC and Rugby World where she specialises in women's football and rugby. Sarah has a bachelors degree in English and a master's in newspaper journalism.