"Look! Manchester United can go top if they win tonight. It's a big ask, even with home advantage, not least because Chelsea haven't lost in the WSL since the tail end of the 2023-24 season and they still went on to win the title but also because Erin Cuthbert and Aggie Beever-Jones are currently in the sort of form that's seen them pinging the ball into this top corner and that one."
"Yet having said all that, United will still have confidence in their ability to end the 500-day-plus unbeaten WSL run of the best team in the land. Partly because their defence is formidable they've only conceded one goal in their first four gamedays and they've got spectacular goals in them too: step forward Hinata Miyazawa, and, without breaking stride, launch a howitzer."
Manchester United make one change to the starting XI with Anna Sandberg replacing leading scorer Melvine Malard, who drops to the bench. Chelsea rotate three players after the West Ham win, bringing in Ellie Carpenter, Catarina Macario and Sandy Baltimore, with Veerle Buurman, Oriane Jean-Francois and Alyssa Thompson on the bench. United can go top with a win and face an unbeaten Chelsea that remained winless in the WSL since late 2023-24 season but still won the title. Erin Cuthbert and Aggie Beever-Jones are in strong scoring form. United's defence has conceded only one goal in four gamedays. The match kicks off in Leigh at 7.30pm BST.
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