Barclays WSL resumes with 40,000 tickets sold for top-two clash 

Barclays FA Womens Super League - Arsenal v Chelsea
40,000+ tickets sold for Arsenal v Chelsea at Emirates Stadium. (Marcelo Poletto/SPP

Aston Villa and Spurs resume the Barclays Women’s Super League season on Saturday before Sunday’s title ‘six-pointer’ at the Emirates.

More than 40,000 tickets have been sold for the top of the table midday clash at Emirates Stadium, with Arsenal three points behind Chelsea but with a game in hand.

Third-placed Manchester United meet Liverpool, fifth faces fourth as West Ham welcome Manchester City for the evening fixture.

There’s a basement battle with Leicester City home to Brighton whom they trail by seven points, while Reading – just goal-difference ahead of Albion – visit Reading.

Barclays Women’s Championship leaders London City Lionesses have a late kick-off in an all-capita clash at Crystal Palace, second-placed Bristol City host struggling Coventry United.

Sunderland entertain Durham in a north east derby with a morning start, Southampton play Lewes at St. Mary’s,
Blackburn take on third-placed Charlton and Sheffield United are visited by Birmingham City.

Saturday 14 January 

Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur (12:30pm) – live on The FA Player

Sunday 15 January 

Arsenal v Chelsea (Emirates Stadium, 12pm) – live on Sky Sports
Everton v Reading (Walton Hall Park, 1pm) – live on The FA Player
Manchester United v Liverpool (Leigh Sports Village, 2.05pm) – live on BBC One/ iPlayer/BBC Sport Website
Leicester City v Brighton & Hove Albion (King Power Stadium, 3pm) – live on The FA Player
West Ham United v Manchester City (Dagenham & Redbridge FC, 6.45pm) – live on Sky Sports

Barclays Women’s Championship

Sunderland v Durham (Eppleton Colliery Ground, 11:30am)
Blackburn Rovers v Charlton Athletic (Bamber Bridge FC, 2pm)
Sheffield United v Birmingham City (Bramall Lane, 2pm)
Southampton v Lewes (St. Mary’s Stadium, 2pm) – live on The FA Player
Bristol City v Coventry United (Robins High Performance Centre, 3pm)
Crystal Palace v London City Lionesses (Bromley FC, 6pm)

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