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It is almost time for the Barclay's WSL to get underway in what is bound to be a brilliant season. Off the back of a fantastic summer of football here in England we are expecting to see record attendances with new fans joining the crowds hoping to see the stars from the Euros play some brilliant football once more. The Euros have really inspired the nation and luckily for us a lot of the standout players from the league play their club football over here in the top flight. With the quality of football improving season upon season and the squads building in strength each time, the league is getting much more exciting for us fans as teams are really pushing for those Champions League spots it is no longer a case of a team running away with it we are seeing it being a lot harder to call the league winners come the end of the season. Just look at the 21/22 season that went right down to the final day where are previously it would have been decided much earlier.
Here at Edge of the Area it took us a while to sit and do our WSL predictions post as when you look at the teams on paper this time around and their pre-season performances the league can easily go to anyone. We are hoping for a few surprises but here is how we think the league is going to look at the end of the season.
Chelsea
Arsenal
Manchester United
Manchester City
Aston Villa
Tottenham
West Ham
Brighton & Hove Albion
Liverpool
Reading
Everton
Leicester City
After recent years performances it is just so hard to pick anyone other than Chelsea winning the league, yes they have lost a few players this time around, but they have brought in some very strong players too and on paper the team just looks amazing. I can really see Arsenal making a big push for the top spot once again but again I can see them just falling short of this. Arsenal have definitely improved in recent years, and I think this season we are going to see the best out of them yet. As for that final Champions League spot I really do think Man Utd have it this season. They are just constantly improving and showing us how much of a threat they can be, they are another team who have improved on their squad's strength this off season and I think they will take some beating this time around. As for Man City it pains me to say this but I can't see them getting in the Champions League spots come the end of this season and I think they are going to struggle in those bigger games, there seems to be something going on at the club, they don't perform as well as they used to and where other teams have strengthened their squads Man City have lost a lot of key players all in one go. As for the bottom of the table I can see Leicester City being the team relegated at the end of the season, I just think the rest of the league will prove a bit too much for them. I can see Everton being down there with them though fighting for survival but I think they will just do enough to guarantee their spot in the WSL in the 23/24 season.
So there you have it that is how we think the table will look come the end of the season. As I said earlier in the post I think we are in for an interesting season which honestly could go either way. This was definitely the hardest predictions post we have done recently as year after year it is getting more and more difficult to work out just which team has the strongest squad, I guess that just goes to show how much the women's game is constantly improving.
Who do you think will finish in the top 3 of the league this time around?
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