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Radio 5 Live,10 Feb 2026,42 mins

Staying off the bottom, the race for Europe and Paul Green leaves Chelsea

BBC Women's Football Weekly

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Ben Haines, Ellen White, Jen Beattie reflect on the weekends WSL action as the race for Europe gets tighter, the battle to stay off the bottom gets tougher and there are new contracts and departures at Chelsea. The team reflect on wins for Liverpool, West Ham and Everton as Leicester City suddenly find themselves at the foot of the table. Some big results at the other end of the table too as the fight for a top three spot and a Champions League football gets tighter and tighter between Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea. Jen reacts to the news Caroline Weir has been named Scotland captain on an official basis, plus the pod reacts to Paul Green leaving his role as Chelsea's head of women's football after 13 years. TIMECODES: 00:10 - Madonna spotted at Spurs vs Chelsea! 03:30 - Liverpool are off the bottom of the table for the first time since November. 07:40 - West Ham stun Brighton with three late goals 12:15 - Leicester suffer their ninth loss in 14 league games 14:44 - Everton part ways with Brian Sorensen 17:55 - Praise for Courtney Brosnan 21:15 - Arsenal end Manchester City’s 13-game winning run 22:25 - Lotte Wubben-Moy vs Bunny Shaw 27:40 - Chelsea get back to winning ways against Tottenham 30:20 - New contract for Sonia Bompastor and Paul Green leaves Chelsea 34:40 - Caroline Weir announced as new Scotland captain 38:30 - Looking ahead to this week's UWCL knock out play-offs.

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