Arsenal Women Win at Anfield to Secure the WSL Runners-Up Spot

Arsenal Women Win at Anfield to Secure the WSL Runners Up Spot
Mariona Caldentey of Arsenal celebrates scoring her teams second goal of th game at Anfield Photo by Annabel Lee EllisGetty Images

Arsenal Women beat Liverpool at Anfield to make sure of their finishing second in the Barclays WSL.

Barclays WSL Final Day Scores

Brighton & Hove Albion 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United
Everton 1-0 Leicester City
Liverpool 1-3 Arsenal
London City Lionesses 2-1 Aston Villa
West Ham United 1-4 Manchester City

Arsenal had the runners-up spot effectively tied up with three goals in the space of a dozen first-half minutes at Liverpool.

Alessia Russo struck from distance, Mariona Caldentey scored off a Katie McCabe corner, before Russo doubled her tally.

Zara Shaw pulled a goal back from a corner delivered by Gemma Bonner.

Chelsea FC v Manchester United   Barclays Women's Super League
LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 16: Sam Kerr of Chelsea celebrates scoring her team's first goal during the Barclays Women's Super League match between Chelsea FC and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on May 16, 2026 in London, England
Sam Kerr of Chelsea celebrates scoring against Manchester United Photo by Jasper WaxGetty Images

Chelsea edged Manchester United 1-0 but finished third and will have to go through Champions League qualifying in the summer.

Sam Kerr volleyed Chelsea ahead in the first half from a Lauren James cross, with goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce tipping it onto the underside of the crossbar before it crossed the line.

Ellen Wangerheim headed against the inside of the post for United after the break, while Olivia Peng replaced an injured Hannah Hampton in goal for Chelsea and pulled off a crucial very late save.

Tottenham took the points at Brighton with a couple of late goals after conceding early in the second half.

Madison Haley tapped home for Brighton shortly after the restart, but Julie Blakstad set up Olivia Holdt to equalise in the last 10 minutes and Toko Koga grabbed a dramatic stoppage-time winner for Spurs with a strike from outside the box.

London City Lionesses came from behind to beat Aston Villa 2-1, scoring two goals in the last 20 minutes or so.

Lynn Wilms secured the breakthrough for Villa in first-half added time after a corner from Jenna Nighswonger.

Daniëlle van de Donk equalised for the Lionesses, and in added time Nikita Parris played in Freya Godfrey to score the decider for the hosts to give them a sixth-place finish.

West Ham United v Manchester City   Barclays Women's Super League
DAGENHAM, ENGLAND - MAY 16: Ines Belloumou of West Ham United is challenged by Iman Beney of Manchester City during the Barclays Women's Super League match between West Ham United and Manchester City at Chigwell Construction Stadium on May 16, 2026 in Dagenham, England.
Ines Belloumou of West Ham United is challenged by Iman Beney of Manchester City Photo by Shaun BotterillGetty Images

Champions Manchester City signed off with a 4-1 victory at West Ham.

Jade Rose fired Man City ahead after 13 minutes from an Alex Greenwood corner, Khadija Shaw doubled the lead before the hour mark from an Aoba Fujino cross.

Seraina Piubel quickly replied for the Hammers, only for Shaw to get her second and City’s third, Laura Coombs the fourth.

Everton scored deep into added time to defeat Leicester City and take the eighth spot.

Maz Pacheco netted the goal, assisted by Katja Snoeijs in the 96th minute.

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