That’ll do from me today. Thanks for reading and contributing to matchday live. Everton v Liverpool is under way at Goodison, with more derbies in the WSL to come later on.
We’ll have live coverage of Man Utd v Man City and Arsenal v Tottenham, plus Scotland’s men against Japan and USA v Belgium later on.
Chelsea are lagging behind in the WSL title race and Manchester City have taken full advantage, establishing an eight-point lead at the top of the table.
Today’s derby opponents, Manchester United, are their closest challengers – a win at Old Trafford would surely put the destination of the league beyond doubt. A United victory and, well, it’s anybody’s guess. Could momentum swing their way?
“City are top of the league for a reason but we will take that challenge on,” said United manager Marc Skinner this week. “Once you accept that challenge, you can rise to a new level.”
“These games live their own lives,” said City manager Andrée Jeglertz. “A derby in this city is always going to get 100%-energised players from both teams at the beginning.”
Kick-off is at 1.30pm – we’ll have a minute-by-minute in a separate blog.
