Manchester City was crowned Women’s Super League champion on Wednesday for the first time in a decade after Arsenal, its last remaining challengers, was held to a 1-1 draw away by Brighton & Hove Albion.
City tops the standings on 52 points with 21 of its 22 games played. Arsenal needed to win all of its remaining four games to have any chance of stealing top spot, but Brighton held it to a stalemate to send the title to the north-west, instead of North London.
Having made it to the Champions League semifinals before being knocked out by OL Lyonnes last weekend, Arsenal came into Wednesday’s game against Brighton with a considerable task ahead of it if it was to threaten City, but it went behind when Fuka Tsunoda scored just before the break.
Norwegian midfielder Frida Maanum pulled a goal back on the hour mark, but despite a late surge, Arsenal couldn’t find a winner.
(With inputs from Reuters)
Published on May 07, 2026