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Gareth Taylor desperate to see Manchester City top WSL

:Headline: Gareth Taylor desperate to see Manchester City top WSL:
Chelsea's weekend off from league action gives City the chance to move ahead.
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Manchester City Women manager Gareth Taylor is looking to reclaim the Women's Super League top spot even if it proves short-lived.

Taylor's side host Birmingham on Sunday and a win would put them above current leaders Chelsea, who are not playing in the league this weekend because of their Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich.

City hosted Chelsea on April 21 and despite dominating possession and having the majority of chances, they could only manage a 2-2 draw which left the west London club two points clear.

"We've still got an objective to win our final two games, or final three games if you include the FA Cup, so nothing's changed from that respect," Taylor said ahead of the Birmingham clash.

"A point is a point, we were playing catch-up like Chelsea were earlier in the season, the table was lopsided a little bit in terms of games played so come end of the season, when the final game is played, everything evens itself out and you know where we're at.

"It would be nice to be sat on top of the league at the weekend and that's what we're looking to achieve."

Manchester United manager Casey Stoney insisted her side have to be disciplined against Bristol City as they continue their fight to secure the third and final Champions League spot.

United go into the weekend three points behind third-placed Arsenal and will take on basement club Bristol City, who need a win to pull clear of the relegation zone.

"We have to be aware of what they are playing for and we have to keep our standards very high," Stoney said.

"We have to make sure we execute our game plan, that we're very disciplined in what we do, and we have to defend very well because we have been caught against these on a couple of occasions and we don't want that to happen at the weekend.

Elsewhere, Arsenal travel to fifth-placed Everton hoping to maintain their lead over Stoney's side while Reading host Brighton.

Second-bottom Aston Villa host a West Ham side just one point and one league position above them, with either knowing a win would put space between themselves and the relegation zone.

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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Manchester CityMan City34255471244780
2Manchester UnitedMan Utd331910464352967
3Leicester CityLeicester351961063432063
4Chelsea341710753312261
5West Ham UnitedWest Ham341771055441158
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs351681161412056
7Liverpool33159955391654
8Everton33157114542352
9Leeds UnitedLeeds35155155353050
10Arsenal34147134637949
11Aston Villa331461348381048
12Wolverhampton WanderersWolves34119143346-1342
13Newcastle UnitedNewcastle35109164058-1839
14Crystal Palace33108153456-2238
15Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton34813133539-437
16Southampton33107164159-1837
17Burnley3499163147-1636
18Fulham34512172545-2027
19West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom34511183165-3426
RSheffield UnitedSheff Utd3452271860-4217
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