Women's Super League

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter

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Tottenham are pursuing BK Hacken duo Matilda Nilden and Hanna Wijk in the January transfer window.

Martin Ho's side have made a strong start to the season with six wins from their opening 11 matches, sitting fifth in the table as a result.

Defender Wijk, 22, has not signed a contract extension with Swedish club Hacken and her current deal is due to expire at the end of this year.

The 21-year-old forward Nilden is the sister of current Tottenham defender Amanda Nilden and her deal runs through until the end of the 2026 season in Sweden.

Tottenham are also hopeful of bringing in Japan international Maika Hamano, 21, on loan from Chelsea.

The transfer window opens on Friday, 2 January.

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter

Tottenham are hopeful of bringing in Japan international Maika Hamano on loan from Chelsea in January.

The forward, who is under contract with Chelsea until 2029, is seen as a player with high potential having made 26 appearances for the national team.

The 21-year-old has had interest from several clubs as she seeks regular game time ahead of March’s Asian Cup.

However, Tottenham have emerged as the frontrunners and are in a strong position to strike a deal when the transfer window opens on Friday, 2 January.

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Everton manager Brian Sorensen says the start to the season has been "tough" but he is hopeful of going into the winter break in a better position.

The Toffees went eight Women's Super League games without a win before ending Chelsea's long unbeaten run last weekend to claim a crucial three points.

"It was good for confidence and with the slow start we had to the season, it's been quite tough," said Sorensen.

"We had to change things around so many times but now it feels like we have some consistency that paid off. The girls were excellent and they didn't want to lose that game so it was good."

On Saturday they host Arsenal at Goodison Park (12:00 GMT) and Sorensen is hoping to cause another upset.

"If we can do the same against Arsenal, we can put ourselves into a good position and get ready for the spring.

"There's been a lot of different things of adversity here and there have also been times when we've not been good enough on the pitch, of course, but a lot of times where we stick together and get through it.

"Hopefully it gets a bit better. I'm positive going into the Arsenal game."