NWSL Week 24 Power Rankings: Playoff Contenders Emerging
With about a month left before the NWSL playoffs, the top teams are starting to separate themselves. Seven of the top eight clubs earned results in Matchweek 24, as teams compete for top-four seeds and home playoff matches. Gotham FC remains first despite a late draw, while San Diego Wave and Washington Spirit are surging.
With roughly one month until the NWSL postseason, seven of the top eight sides avoided defeat in Matchweek 24, tightening the race for top-four placement and home playoff games. Gotham stays No. 1 but has conceded in six consecutive matches and last kept a clean sheet on Aug. 23. San Diego has won four straight, pairing the league’s second-best attack with its top defense. Washington’s Clara Luvanga became the first Tanzanian to score in the NWSL, netting an 84th-minute winner at Houston.
Angel City is unbeaten in seven, with a 20-7 scoring edge during that stretch and only two goals allowed in four games. Kansas City’s Debinha recorded a second-half hat trick in a 5-1 rout of Bay FC; the Current have scored nine goals across their past two matches. Utah salvaged a draw at Louisville via Brecken Mozingo’s 97th-minute long-range strike.
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