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How Chelsea won the midfield battle against Arsenal Chelsea's hard-working duo of Sjoeke Nüsken and Erin Cuthbert have been a key asset to Sonia Bompastor's side

Chelsea’s midfield duo of Sjoeke Nüsken and Erin Cuthbert played a key part in Sunday’s huge win over Arsenal.

How influential have they been?

Does Sonia Bompastor need better ball-playing midfielders?

📝 Jessy Parker Humphreys

#CFCW #Chelsea #WSL

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The Old Firm are talking about joining the WSL. Will it happen? Matt Dallinson on the likelihood of the Glasgow clubs joining England's top league

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Intriguing read from @themattrd.bsky.social over on the @www.thecutback.com about the possibility of the two Old Firm giants in Glasgow joining the #BarclaysWSL.

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Arsenal's attacking limitations exposed in narrow Chelsea defeat Arsenal put in a brave performance in their 1-0 defeat to Chelsea, but lack of attacking output remains a concern.

❌ Missed opportunities
🔴Mariona marked out of the game
↩️Lack of width

@maxrads.bsky.social breaks down Arsenal’s attacking issues in their 1-0 defeat to Chelsea.

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Chelsea's season so far: Can Sonia Bompastor's perfect start end in European glory? Jessy Parker Humphreys takes a closer look at how the WSL table-toppers have got on at the halfway point

Top of the WSL with a six-point lead, into the UWCL quarter-finals as a top seed and two domestic cups to fight for.

What a season so far for Sonia Bompastor’s Chelsea.

Jessy Parker Humphreys takes a closer look in the latest mid-season review.

#CFCW

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Assessing Manchester City's season so far: Injuries, Chloe Kelly and that Barcelona win Raphael Adelugba takes a look at Manchester City's season so far as they prepare to return from the winter break

From optimism to an injury crisis.

Manchester City’s season has been full of highs and lows.

Raphael Adelugba examines the campaign so far.

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#MCFCW #City

Arsenal's season so far: New manager bounce and the search for a winger Max Radwan examines Arsenal's season so far as the Gunners prepare to return after the winter break

open.substack.com/pub/thecutba... My piece for @www.thecutback.com on Arsenal’s season so far

Arsenal's season so far: New manager bounce and the search for a winger Max Radwan examines Arsenal's season so far as the Gunners prepare to return after the winter break

Arsenal have turned things around after a poor start to the season and the departure of manager Jonas Eidevall in October.

@maxrads.bsky.social examines the season so far as the Gunners prepare to return from the winter break.

#Arsenal #AWFC #AFCW

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Is United's lack of rotation a problem? Another narrow clean sheet win highlighted the need for fresh energy as well as the club's proximity to second in the WSL table.

Does Manchester United’s lack of rotation come at a price?

@connerroberts.bsky.social has a look at Marc Skinner’s rigid starting XI and the future of midfielder Hayley Ladd.

#MUWomen #MUFCW

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Aresnal's midfield is in flux, while Alessia Russo roars Max Radwan analyses what we learned recently from the Gunners' important win on Merseyside and Champions League excursions

🪄Mariona’s new role
➡️McCabe inverting
♻️Cooney-Cross tweak

@maxrads.bsky.social examines Arsenal’s midfield changes after an interesting run of games.

#ArsenalWomen #AFCW

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Aresnal's midfield is in flux, while Alessia Russo roars Max Radwan analyses what we learned recently from the Gunners' important win on Merseyside and Champions League excursions

Take a closer look at Arsenal’s recent performances with @maxrads.bsky.social 📊

The Midfield changes and the rise of Russo’s form.

#ArsenalWomen #AWFC

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How to stop WSL boredom Back to back weekends of one-sided fixtures has led to a lack of on-pitch drama. How can we fix it?

Is the WSL boring?…..

Flo Lloyd-Hughes has a look at the lack of on-pitch drama this season and how it might be fixed.

#WSL

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Laura Kaminski's Crystal Palace: Formation, tactics and style A new series showcasing the tactical profiles of every Women's Super League team in partnership with The Underrated Scout

Crystal Palace may be bottom of the WSL table but they’ve been holding their own in many of their games so far this season.

Go deeper on Laura Kaminski’s newcomers in this tactical profile from The Underrated Scout.

#CPFC #Palace

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Laura Kaminski's Crystal Palace: Formation, tactics and style A new series showcasing the tactical profiles of every Women's Super League team in partnership with The Underrated Scout

Scout Underrated with the latest WSL team profile on The Cutback.

Crystal Palace’s tactics, formations and style of play.

#WSL #WomensFootball #FootballTactics

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Perfectly mid-table: How are Spurs shaping up after crucial win over Everton? A series of heavy defeats piled the pressure on Tottenham but a 2-1 win over Everton has sent them into the top half of the table.

A crucial win for Spurs saw them climb to the top half of the WSL table.

@spurswomenblog.bsky.social assesses the 2-1 victory over Everton and the outlook for Spurs ahead of the winter break.

#Spurs #SpursWomen #WSL

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Bompastor's left-back headache as Baltimore impresses and Charles returns Chelsea's makeshift left-back has been one of the stories of the season so far but the return of Niamh Charles throws up questions for Sonia Bompastor

Sonia Bompastor has confirmed that Niamh Charles is back from injury and in contention to play against Brighton.

How can she fit the club’s best left-back and her impressive stand in Sandy Baltimore in one team?

📝Jessy Parker Humphreys

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#CFCW #ChelseaWomen

Fantasy WSL top tips: The updates you need to know for Gameweek 9 Our Fantasy WSL expert Ro Thomas looks ahead to a big gameweek as the WSL returns from the international break

Big Game Week 9 ahead for Fantasy Managers! How to do it like the best (and avoid my mistakes) - it gets vulnerable on @thecutback.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/thecutba...

Fantasy WSL top tips: The updates you need to know for Gameweek 9 Our Fantasy WSL expert Ro Thomas looks ahead to a big gameweek as the WSL returns from the international break

Need help with your Fantasy WSL team?

@rothomas.bsky.social has you covered. Check out her latest tips ahead of Gameweek 9.

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Scotland's Euro 2025 failure is a wake-up call Scotland fail to qualify for a third successive major tournament after heartbreaking play-off defeat to Finland

"Martinez Losa did nothing to help his cause"

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 💔 Loved this guest column from @howsyourtouch.bsky.social over @thecutback.bsky.social on Scotland's failure to qualify for EURO 2025.

Read below ⤵️
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Arsenal mailbag: Wingers, squad turnover and MVPs The Cutback's Arsenal writer Max Radwan answers your questions

Our Arsenal mailbag with @maxrads.bsky.social.

Max answers your questions on transfer policy, wingers and squad turnover.

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What Happened: England-USA, Euros playoffs and an Arsenal mailbag Flo Lloyd-Hughes takes a look at what went down in the international break and highlights some of the latest pieces to read on The Cutback.

Breaking down England-USA on The Cutback.

The latest newsletter from Flo Lloyd-Hughes.

#Lionesses #USWNT

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📢Arsenal fans! Our writer @maxrads.bsky.social will be doing a special mailbag article during the international break.

Send your questions to Max on anything and everything Gooners.

#ArsenalWomen #AFCW

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More Skinner backlash and United's attacking struggles exposed at Kingsmeadow An away trip to Chelsea emphasised the season-long issue Man U is having in front of goal.

Manchester United failed to register a single shot in the first half against Chelsea, a record for the club in the WSL.

How bad are United’s attacking struggles?

Conner Roberts takes a look.

#MUFC #MUFCW

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