Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter at Joie Stadium

Santa has got a busy period coming up but he's found some time to get over to Joie Stadium and wish the Manchester City fans a 'Merry Christmas' during their final WSL match of the year.

He's even found a blue coat for the occasion and one of his elves is accompanying him - both with an unusually strong northern accent.

It would be the perfect Christmas present for City fans if their side can get another victory today and widen their lead at the top of the table.

It's been a great start to life under manager Andree Jeglertz so they will want to cap off the year on a high.

In case you missed it, Alessia Russo, Katie McCabe and Olivia Smith all scored for Arsenal as they beat Everton 3-1 on Saturday to move up to second in the WSL.

There are two changes for Leicester from the side who were beaten 3-0 by Manchester City last weekend.

Sari Kees and Emily van Egmond replace Celeste Boureille and Hlin Eiriksdottir

Leicester City XI: Leitzig, Kees, Tierney, Van Egmond, Cayman, Ale, Thibaud, Cain, McLoughlin, O'Brien, Swaby.

Subs: Clark, Keane, Wellesley-Smith, Bourielle, Las, Ayane, Kaczmar, Goodwin, Mouchon.

Jocelyn Precheur names the same London City starting line-up as the side who were defeated 1-0 by Brighton in their last game.

London City Lionesses XI: Lete, Fernandez, Kumagai, Asllani, Linari, Godfrey, Parris, Goodwin, Imuran, Sangare, Geyoro.

Subs: Hillyerd, Kardinaal, Perez, Corrales, Franssi, Roddar, Lindstrom, Zelem, Brown.

West Ham are unchanged from the side who lost 2-1 at Manchester United last weekend in their most recent Women's Super League match.

West Ham XI: Szemik; Endo, Tysiak, Nystrom; Hanshaw, Siren, Gorry, Morgan; Ueki, Asseyi, Martinez

Subs: Walsh, Belloumou, Pavi, Csiki, Denton, Brasero, Wandeler, Houssein, Piubel

Gareth Taylor makes two changes to the Liverpool XI which started their 3-0 loss at Aston Villa on Thursday evening.

Gemma Bonner comes into centre back, with Gemma Evans on the bench. Lianne Kiernan also drops to the subs, with Cornelia Kapocs starting on the wing for the Reds.

Liverpool XI: Kirby; Parry, Clark, Bonner, Woodham; Nagano, Maclean; Holland, Kapocs, Enderby; Olsson

Subs: Laws, Evans, Kiernan, Lundgaard, Bernabe, Silcock, Trueman

Dario Vidosic makes one change to the Brighton side that beat London City Lionesses last weekend, with Sophie Baggaley replacing Chiamaka Nnadozie in goal.

Brighton XI: Baggaley, Minami, Hayes, Vanegos, Olislagers, Symonds (c), Noordam, McLauchlan, Kafaji, Haley, Seike.

Subs: Poulter, Kirby, Carabali, Camacho, Tsunoda, Rule, Martin, Balmer, Gay.

Sonia Bompastor makes two changes to the Chelsea side that lost 1-0 to Everton seven days ago.

Club captain Millie Bright comes into defence, while Erin Cuthbert returns in midfield after completing the concussion protocol. Catarina Macario drops to the bench while Maika Hamano is not involved.

It looks like Chelsea will set up with three central defenders with wing-backs either side.

Chelsea XI: Peng, Bronze, Bright (c), Girma, Carpenter, Baltimore, Walsh, Cuthbert, Thompson, Beever-Jones, James.

Subs: Spencer, Nusken, Macario, Reiten, Kaptein, Jean-Francois, Kaneryd, Charles, Kerr.

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter at Joie Stadium

Andree Jeglertz has named the same Manchester City side who beat Leicester City in their last WSL game.

England international Alex Greenwood has recovered from injury to earn a place on the bench.

Full-back Kerstin Casparij, who has worn the armband in Greenwood's absence, is making her 100th appearance in all competitions for City.

Rebecca Knaak, starting at centre-back, signed a new deal this week keeping her at the club until 2028.

Manchester City XI: Yamashita, Rose, Knaak, Ouahabi, Casparij (C), Blindkilde Brown, Hasegawa, Hemp, Fujino, Miedema, Shaw.

Subs: Cumings, Greenwood, Clinton, Coombs, Kerolin, Lohmann, Beney, Prior, Murphy.

There are also no changes to Natalia Arroyo's Aston Villa side from their victory over Liverpool.

Lucy Parker starts a second successive match having recovered from the injury that kept her out for five games.

Aston Villa XI: D'Angelo, Maritz, Patten, Parker, Grant, Kendall, Taylor, Maltby, Hijikata, Daly, Hanson.

Subs: Roebuck, Sallaway, Deslandes, Mayling, Tomas, Staniforth, Kearns, Salmon, Mullett.

Let's take a look at the team news shall we?

As we prepare to press pause on the WSL for the winter break, we want to hear your thoughts on the 25-26 season so far.

Which team has impressed you? Which team has flattered to deceive? Has any team surprised you with their progress? And do you have any early shouts for player of the season?

Let us know your takes via the form at the top of this page.

We've got intrigue up and down the table today as teams jostle for position before the break.

Man City will be hoping to bolster their title race lead, Man Utd and Spurs are going head to head in the battle for European spots, and who can forget the relegation "six-pointer" between West Ham and Liverpool.

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It's a chilly morning across the country, so why not warm our hearts with some exciting Women's Super League action?

On this final matchday of 2025 we've got plenty of intriguing games in store, with title contenders, Europe chasers and relegation battlers all looking for a precious three points.

Let's get to it.