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City and Chelsea extend their unbeaten seasons!

As Chelsea deal Arsenal a decisive blow in the WSL, is this year’s title race running away from the Gunners? Lianne Sanderson is joined by former England and Liverpool striker Natasha Dowie to break down all that and more. They’ll reflect on all the WSL and Champions League action from last week and discuss the idea of using smaller goals in the women’s game. Plus, talkSPORT’s Uma Gurav brings you an exclusive investigation into what clubs are doing to support players who sustain ACL injuries - with some surprising revelations.

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  • Shock results, managers sacked and festive fun! Farewell 2024.

    45:41|
    Lianne Sanderson serves up the final Women's Football Show of 2024! She'll be looking back at all the WSL action from the weekend including Chelsea and Man City shock results. There's been several managerial sackings recently so we'll take a deep dive into why that is whilst hearing from one of those managers, Becki Tweed. talkSPORT reporter and producer Uma Gurav joins Lianne to discuss the final UWCL and League Cup action of the year and finally Lianne reveals all her best bits from the year in a festive feature: Lianne's women's football wrapped!
  • Wales in Euro 2025 Wonderland, Women’s World XI worries - and work to do for Wiegman!

    45:49|
    As the Lionesses finish off the calendar year with a win over Switzerland, Lianne Sanderson is back to round up what has been a rollercoaster of a year for Sarina Wiegman’s side! Wales Women manager Rhian Wilkinson also joins the show after her side made history by qualifying for Euro 2025 - their first ever major tournament! In other news, five Lionesses have been announced in the FIFPro World XI - but should they be there? Plus, talkSPORT’s Uma Gurav joins to talk about what went wrong for Scotland and the Republic of Ireland with their Euro 2025 qualification campaigns, as well as to discuss whether the gap in the WSL is becoming too polarised.
  • Stalemate at Wembley - Should England be happy with a draw?

    52:21|
    Lianne Sanderson is back for another episode of the Women’s Football Show! She’s joined by Kathryn Batte, Women’s football writer for the telegraph to discuss The lionesses 0-0 draw against USWNT on Saturday and look ahead to their game vs Switzerland tomorrow. She’s also joined by talkSPORT’s Uma Gurav to discuss Barbra Banda winning the BBC Women’s footballer of the year and the controversy surrounding it. She’ll also introduce a brand new feature ‘Three in Three’ where she discusses three of the biggest topics in the world of women's football right now. And finally you'll hear the second half of the exclusive interview that Lianne did with Emma Hayes last week!
  • The Hayes Homecoming - Emma's exclusive!

    51:58|
    Lianne Sanderson is joined by her former Arsenal teammate and current Watford winger Gemma Davison to break down all the biggest stories in women’s football. They’ll discuss Chelsea’s WSL victory over Man United as the Blues look set for another title-winning season. Plus, they’ll reflect on how the NWSL title was won with the legend Marta finally lifting the trophy! You’ll also hear exclusively from Emma Hayes ahead of the Lionesses’ hugely-anticipated friendly against the USA at Wembley!
  • North London is Red and the title is looking Royal Blue!

    47:37|
    It is advantage Chelsea in the WSL after a huge title-defining victory over Manchester City at Stamford Bridge! Can anyone stop Sonia Bompastor’s side now? Join Lianne Sanderson and former Tottenham captain Jenna Schillaci to discuss all that and more. They’ll also reflect on the North London Derby with Arsenal still unbeaten under interim manager Renee Slegers. Plus, you’ll hear exclusively from inside the Spurs camp as manager Robert Vilahamn and some of the side’s key players talk about their hopes to one day break into the Champions League!
  • Rachel Daly joins the show!

    50:58|
    Lianne Sanderson is joined by former Lioness, Euro 2022-winner and Aston Villa striker Rachel Daly to discuss the WSL and more! Rachel will reflect on her side’s draw against the unbeaten Man United, as well as reflecting on an outstanding international career. With the NWSL into the quarter-finals of the playoffs, they’ll discuss the hopes of the final four! Plus they’ll break down the rest of the high-scoring weekend in the WSL which saw Chelsea, Man City and Arsenal record big wins. Plus, you’ll also hear exclusively from ex-Villa manager Carla Ward!
  • Desiree Ellis Exclusive Interview!

    42:50|
    Lianne Sanderson is joined by former Lioness and WSL defender Gilly Flaherty to dissect a jam-packed week of international, WSL and FA Cup football. They'll look back at all the results from the Women's top flight in England and discuss what they think is next in terms of Arsenal and their management situation. Lianne also speaks exclusively to the South Africa Women's boss Desiree Ellis after they played England in Coventry last week. Finally they'll look into some of the biggest stories in the world of women's football from this past week including Lewes FC and Dulwich Hamlet protesting for equal pay in the FA Cup.
  • A bad day at the office for The Lionesses!

    44:58|
    This week, Lianne Sanerson was joined by Angel City FC head coach Becki Tweed. They discussed life in the NWSL and her new love for coaching after retiring as a player. They also broke down all the international action from the past week including the crazy seven goal thriller between England and Germany at Wembley. Finally they heard from former director of professional professional game at The FA Kelly Simmons OBE after she spoke to talkSPORT's Bradley Hayden about the current state of the women's game. 
  • No Jonas, No Problem!

    50:12|
    As Arsenal Women navigate the post-Jonas Eidevall era, who will be able to hold the nerve in the WSL title race? Lianne Sanderson is joined by the hosts of the ‘Into the Channel’ podcast,  Dino Decespedes and Grant Engle to break down all that and more. They’ll also look into how the NWSL season in the USA is shaping up with playoffs just weeks away. Plus, you’ll hear from Germany’s Feli Rauch who is hoping to get one over the Lionesses at Wembley!