Emily van Egmond scored in vain as Birmingham City could only draw with the London City Lionesses over the weekend, consigning them to second place in the league and another season in the Championship.
Elsewhere, all four CommBank Matildas in the NWSL were on the winners list, while Clare Wheeler's Everton was triumphant in the Merseyside Derby.
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England
Women’s Super League
Everton held on with ten players to defeat Liverpool 2-0 in the Merseyside Derby. Katja Snoeijs and Sara Holmgaard were the goal-scorers for Everton, before a red card to Sara Holmgaard in the 81st minute made the final period of the game nervy. Clare Wheeler played the full game for Everton in midfield while Teagan Micah was an unused substitute for Liverpool.
Manchester United secured the final UEFA Women’s Champions League spot, drawing 2-2 with Manchester City. City took a lead into the half-time break before a goal from Melvine Malard levelled proceedings. City were not able to capitalise when Aoife Mannion was sent off in the 69th minute, and United held onto the draw they needed. Mary Fowler was unavailable for City.
Crystal Palace finished their final home game in the WSL with a dramatic 98th-minute equaliser to draw 2-2 with Leicester City. The Foxes thought they had won the game when Shannon O’Brien scored in stoppage time, but Abbie Larkin’s equaliser ensured points were shared. Courtney Nevin started and played the full match for Leicester City.
Chelsea are now one game away from an undefeated season after they defeated Tottenham Hotspur 1-0. Catarina Macario scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot in the first half. Clare Hunt and Charli Grant both started for Spurs, with Hayley Raso unavailable. Sam Kerr remains unavailable for Chelsea.
Aston Villa came from behind to defeat West Ham 3-2 and continue their positive finish to the season. Chasity Grant scored the winner for Villa in the second half. Katrina Gorry started and played the full match for the Hammers.
The last game of the round saw Charlie Rule's Brighton defeat Steph Catley, Caitlin Foord and Kyra Cooney-Cross' Arsenal 4-2. Fran Kirby opened the scoring for the Seagulls in the 16th minute, before Foord restored parity just before the 30th minute. Jelena Čanković gave Brighton the lead just before the break to send the teams into the interval at 2-1.
Quick-fire goals to Čanković and Kiko Seike after the interval made it 4-1 to the Seagulls. Mariona Caldentey scored a goal in the 93rd minute to make it 4-2, but it saw Arsenal record back-to-back defeats in the WSL for the first time since May 2023. Catley played the full game, Foord started and came off in the dying minutes, while Rule came off the bench for the hosts' in the 90th minute and Cooney-Cross was an unused substitute.
Women’s Championship
Birmingham City fell agonisingly short of promotion on the final day of the Championship, only managing a 2-2 draw with London City Lionesses and finishing second by two points. The result meant that London City were promoted instead.
The Lionesses took a two-goal lead early in the second half before goals to Emily van Egmond and Cho So-Hyun levelled proceedings and gave the home side hope. They were not able to score that final, decisive goal, however, and will spend next season in the Championship.
Van Egmond started the game before being withdrawn late in the second half.
United States
A 98th-minute winner from Riley Tiernan meant that Angel City defeated the Washington Spirit 4-3. Angel City dominated possession and chances throughout the game, but with Washington scoring all three of their shots on target, it appeared as if the points would be shared. The dramatic winner meant that was not to be. Alanna Kennedy started and played the full match for Angel City.
Two goals in the first half meant that the North Carolina Courage overcame the Utah Royals 2-0. It was the second consecutive win for the Courage and one that sees them rocket up to ninth, three points outside of the playoff spots. Cortnee Vine was an unused substitute for North Carolina.
Portland Thorns picked up a welcome win against high-flying Orlando Pride, defeating them 1-0. Reyna Reyes scored the only goal of the match in the first half. Mackenzie Arnold was in goal for Portland, keeping a clean sheet, while Kaitlyn Torpey was an unused substitute.
France
Sarah Hunter's Paris FC claimed the Coupe de France Féminine title, defeating Paris Saint-Germain 5-4 on penalties. With nothing between the two Parisian sides following 90 minutes, the game was sent into a penalty shootout to decide the winner of the trophy, with Paris FC claiming their first Coupe de France Féminine title since the 2004/05 season. Hunter was an unused substitute.
Sweden
Kristianstads DFF secured a famous 3-2 victory over Växjö DFF over the weekend. Despite being down to ten players for almost all the game after a fifth-minute red card, a second-half brace to Beata Olsson meant that they were able to come from behind and walk away with three points. Remy Siemsen and Amy Sayer were both second-half substitutes for Kristianstads.
AIK Fotboll picked up another crucial point against Vittsjö, with the match ending in a scoreless draw. It is the second clean sheet in three games for AIK since Jada Whyman returned from injury into the starting lineup. Whyman played the full match between the sticks.
Denmark
FC Nordsjælland fell to their third consecutive defeat over the weekend, losing 1-0 to Brøndby IF. Dajan Hashemi scored the goal that proved decisive in the end. The result leaves the defending champions with a serious risk of falling out of the UWCL qualification places. Winonah Heatley started and played the full match for Nordsjælland.
Netherlands
FC Twente defeated Zwolle 3-0 in a result that means they are only one win away from winning the league title. Charlotte Hulst, Liz Rijsbergen and Kayleigh van Dooren were the goalscorers as they look to fend off the title challenge of PSV. Daniela Galic was an unused substitute for Twente.
Germany
Eintracht Frankfurt defeated TSG Hoffenheim 3-1 to secure European qualification. The result in the penultimate game of the league season means that the highest Hoffenheim can finish is fifth. Jamilla Rankin was a second-half substitute for Hoffenheim.