Why Always She? - A Women’s Football Podcast

This week Charli and Matt recap the events of gameweek 15 in the WSL. An impressive and organised performance for Arsenal to beat the league leaders at the Emirates, and Chelsea getting into the groove (yes, we all saw Madonna) at Spurs Stadium. But, is the rest of the table suffering from a kind of jeopardy-less ennui?

Starting with a recount of their first Multiview experience of the season, Charli and Matt round up the action from week 14 in the WSL, before spending most of the time legislating just what happened to Chelsea at the Etihad, and where they go from here. They then remember just in time to briefly discuss Arsenal winning the inaugural FIFA Champions Cup (sorry guys). 

Charli and Matt discuss Arsenal's statement defeat of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge - is Bompastor right, is the title race gone, or is she playing Hayes-style mind games? They also discuss the situation with the bottom 4 - who's smelt the danger, and who needs to wake up? 

The WSL is back, and there are three big discussion points on the docket for the team this week: 
- Why are Arsenal stalling?
- Can Spurs really challenge for top 3?
- How worried should we be about West Ham?

The team are back! Ringing in a new year with a catch-up on some of the developments over the winter break. Matt and Charli discuss the two manager departures and their replacements, the latest in the transfer window, and what the heck the NWSL are up to with their new high-impact player rule. 

After having their own international break in Lanzarote, Charli and Matt return to discuss where each WSL team needs to recruit in January, and make both realistic and outlandish suggestions as to which players might go where. 

This week Matt's back and him and Charli get into the state of the WSL title race. What's going on with Chelsea? Have City got what it takes this time? They also discuss whether Manchester United are struggling to juggle the league and the UWCL, and what is going on with Arsenal's latest dip in form. 

Charli's flying solo this weekend, giving you a rundown of the events of the WSL, including a very brief reflection on the controversial Arsenal vs Chelsea game. She then answers some of your questions, getting into VAR, World Cup Qualifiers and an update on the WSL2. 

This week Charli and Matt quickly discuss the Earps drama, before diving into what was promised would be a brief round-up of this week's events in the WSL but didn't turn out to be. Matt gives us a low-down on the NWSL playoffs, and Charli spotlights Real Sociedad's historic win over Barcelona in Liga F- the first time they've failed to score a goal in the league since 2020. 

Charli and Matt unpack the October international break with a quick recap on the goings-on around the globe, then a slightly deeper dive into England's window, their performances against Brazil and Australia, and key talking points. What did we learn about how the defensive line is shaping up? Is there a conundrum surrounding the starting number 9 spot?