Women's Super League

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter

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Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor says she is "confident" her squad can secure Women's Champions League football next season.

The Blues have three games remaining in the Women's Super League and must finish inside the top three to ensure they have European football in 2026-27.

They are second in the table, nine points off leaders Manchester City and only two points above Arsenal and Manchester United in third and fourth place respectively.

Arsenal have two games in hand, while Chelsea host United at Stamford Bridge on the final day of the season (Saturday, 16 May).

"Of course I'm confident because I know the quality we have in the squad, the mentality we put on the pitch and we work hard," said Bompastor.

"I am confident and the players are confident but in football, you never know. We have to find the balance in being focused for these last games.

"We know every game will be like a final. We will have to approach these games with the right mentality to put the right performances in to win them.

"I think we have quality enough to be in the Champions League next season."

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter

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Former Manchester United goalkeeping coach Ian Willcock has joined Tottenham.

He reunites with Tottenham manager Martin Ho and assistant Lawrence Shamieh, who both came from United.

Willcock joins from Canada Women’s national team and replaces Chris Williams, who departed Tottenham in April.

It is understood Williams is set to join Chelsea.

Willcock worked closely with England goalkeeper Mary Earps while at United and was heavily praised by the former Lioness star in her autobiography.

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter

Image source, Getty Images

Tottenham manager Martin Ho says the club can look back at their progress this season with "a lot of pride".

Ho signed a new long-term contract last week as reward for his instant impact since joining from SK Brann in July.

Spurs currently sit fifth in the Women's Super League table and are preparing to meet Chelsea in Monday's FA Cup quarter-final (13:30 GMT).

They have already surpassed last season's WSL tally with three games remaining - a remarkable improvement after finishing second bottom in 2025.

"We have come a long way off the pitch and on it with the infrastructure and resources around the players, how efficient we've been as staff to try and apply the right processes and by creating a new identity," said Ho.

"We have put foundations in place that enable us to be successful moving forward and to evolve the squad, as we've done in both windows.

"We know if we want to be successful we need to do that again and we will do. But I'm really pleased with where we're at."

Tottenham have suffered three successive defeats for the first time this season but Ho backs them to bounce back against a Chelsea side wounded by their Champions League exit on Wednesday.

"We can't let two or three of these results cover up the work we've done so far in this short space of time. I think it's remarkable what we've done," added Ho.

"We can definitely build from this and it's a good platform. From where we finished last season, to now, there's been huge progress. We can look at it with a lot of pride.

"We've done well in the FA Cup. You have to play the top teams if you want to win the competition. We know this test against Chelsea will be tough.

"We need to go in with confidence and know we can compete."