All over elsewhere
The action has finished elsewhere and the FA Women's Super League season is over
Chelsea have won the league!
Emma Hayes' Chelsea have successfully retained the FA Women's Super League title.
They win 5-0 against Reading and secure a second successive league title.
What a season it has been for Chelsea.
Bristol City are relegated
It's all over in Crawley and Bristol City finish at the bottom of the WSL. They will play FA Women's Championship football next year.
Full Time: West Ham 0-1 Man City
It's all over at Victoria Road
GOAL FOR MAN UNITED
Manchester United go 2-0 up at home to Everton
A few minutes to go
As it stands, Chelsea are winning the league and Bristol City are going down. That's not going to change.
Another penalty save!
Mackenzie Arnold saves her second penalty of the game. Not bad for a midfielder...
Manchester City penalty
The blues have another and itis Rose Lavelle who will take it
Another for Chelsea!
There are so many goals going on at the moment. I cannot keep up.
Erin Cuthbert makes it five from the bench, pushing the ball over the line from inside of the six-yard box.
Bristol City are going down
Inessa Kaagman nets a free-kick for Brighton to make it 3-1 to the Seagulls. Bristol City's fate looks like it has been sealed.
Kerrby. Again.
This is getting slightly repetitive, isn't it? What these two have done together this season is nothing short of incredible.
This time, it's the WSL's top scorer Sam Kerr who gets in on the action.
What a partnership
GOAL MAN CITY
It took until the 75th minute, and although it will mean little, Man City have the opener.
Ellen White taps home Lucy Bronze's cross.
GOAL FOR SPURS
Kit Graham puts Spurs ahead at Damson Park
Bristol have pulled one back!
Abi Harrison scores for Bristol City. They couldn't, could they?
Kerrby are at it again
Yet another goal for Chelsea against Reading. Sam Kerr tees up Fran Kirby who excellently fires past Grace Moloney.
Goal for Brighton!
Lee Geum-Min has now scored three goals in her past two games for Brighton.
Bristol now have an even steeper mountain to climb.
We're back
The second halves are already underway at Arsenal and West Ham, with the others to come soon.
Half Time
As it stands, Chelsea are set to win the title and Bristol City will go down.
I'll be back for the second halves.
Kerrby
Sam Kerr and Fran Kirby seem to have a telapathic connection.
They've worked so well together throughout the entirety of this season and it's resulted in yet another goal.
CHELSEA MAKE IT 2-0
Fran Kirby gets the second of the afternoon for Chelsea. Surely that's the title secured?
Chelsea handball appeal
The ball definitely hit the Reading defender's arm there...
Saved!
Sam Mewis takes it, but Arnold gets her hands to the penalty.
PENALTY for Man City!
Man City have a penalty as Ellen White is brought down by Mackenzie Arnold
United's goal was beautiful
A pinpoint cross from Christen Press that was taken well by Ella Toone. This is lovely
🇺🇸 @ChristenPress with the cross 🌪
— Manchester United Women (@ManUtdWomen) May 9, 2021
🏴 @EllaToone99 with the finish 💥#MUWomen #FAWSL
pic.twitter.com/UdoYrAlcHi
Leupolz nets fastest goal
Melanie Leupolz' goal for Chelsea was the fastest in the WSL this season, coming after only 68 seconds.
Refereeing quarrels in East London
Manchester City could probably have had three penalties so far against West Ham, but it's still 0-0.
Barcelona win in Spain
FC Barcelona have been crowned as the winners of the 2020/21 Primera Iberdrola.
City know that Chelsea have scored
The tannoy at West Ham vs Man City has just announced that Chelsea have scored. Brutal.
The tannoy at West Ham v Man City just informed the players that Chelsea are 1-0 up...
— Molly McElwee (@molly_mcelwee) May 9, 2021
GOAL BRIGHTON
Disastrous for Bristol City as Brighton's young defender Maya Le Tissier puts the Seagulls ahead in Crawley.
Bristol sit at the bottom of the table and are in need of a result today
GOAL FOR MANCHESTER UNITED
Ella Toone puts the reds ahead against Everton at Leigh Sports Village
Chelsea couldn't have wished for a better start
Chelsea really couldn't have wished for a better start. A win today will see them win the league no matter what happens elsewhere.
Leupolz has been brilliant this season and it's fitting that she is the one to put the blues ahead.
GOAL FOR CHELSEA
Melanie Leupolz puts Chelsea ahead 69 seconds into their game against Reading.
She hit it from the edge of the box after Jess Cartere's corner to open the scoring.
Technical difficulties
The FA Player's stream of Birmingham vs Spurs is down...
Underway!
After a minute's applause in memory of Julie Chipchase, the games are now underway everywhere!
Fara Williams' swansong
Chelsea vs Reading may be important for the title, but it's a big game for other reasons.
It's Fara Williams' last game in the WSL before she retires at the end of the season - she's just been handed a special shirt by Emma Hayes
Ellie Roebuck injury update
Ellie Roebuck turned her ankle in the gym this week and will miss both today's game and next week's clash with West Ham United for Manchester City
Kickoffs coming shortly
Right then, it's nearly time for the games to start.
There's five minutes to go before kickoff at all six games in the WSL.
Ready to cover the games
This is how I've set up today. It's safe to say that I've never done a live of six games at once, so let's see how this goes!
The lengths we go to so that we can cover the WSL. pic.twitter.com/ZMRmWMSW26
— Adam Millington (@AdamGMillington) May 9, 2021
Little to talk about elsewhere
No major omissions for any of the other teams in the WSL with most teams lining up as expected
Roebuck misses out
Ellie Roebuck isn't in the matchday squad for Manchester City today:
Here's how we line-up for our clash against @westhamwomen 💪
— Man City Women (@ManCityWomen) May 9, 2021
XI: Taieb, Bronze, Morgan, Greenwood, Stanway, Walsh, Mewis, Weir, Beckie, Hemp, White (C)
SUBS: Keating, Davies, Coombs, Dahlkemper, Park, Lavelle
🔷 #ManCity | https://t.co/HkTzfLv0HJ pic.twitter.com/ILHCHsRSG9
The title defence
Chelsea will be looking to successfully hold onto the title when they face Reading this afternoon.
VAVEL's Deputy Women's Football Editor, Alex Ibaceta, will be at the match.
Follow her on Twitter here for match updates:
Heading down to Kingsmeadow later today to cover my first WSL final day
— Alex Ibaceta (@alexibaceta23) May 9, 2021
I’m excited! pic.twitter.com/wgQvkTS7RR
What could happen
This handy visualisation from women's football journalist Jessy Parker-Humphreys shows how the teams can move today:
Here's what can happen today in the WSL. Lots of eyes on the bottom where it's very tight around that one relegation spot pic.twitter.com/5yQQ1QmRSr
— JPH (@jessyjph) May 9, 2021
Welcome!
Eight months of fixtures all come down to today. Chelsea and Manchester City could both clinch the title, with the former only needing a point — and for the Mancunians' goal difference to not increase by more than three — to successfully defend the trophy.
At the other end of the table, it's a three-way battle between Birmingham City, Bristol City and Aston villa to avoid the drop.
Stay tuned for live updates throughout the afternoon