Manchester City's Rebecca Knaak scored a stoppage-time winner to give her side a nervy 1-0 home victory over Liverpool and put one hand on the Women's Super League trophy.
City top the standings on 52 points with one game left and are out of reach of second-placed Chelsea, who are nine points behind ahead of their clash with Leicester later on Sunday. Arsenal's 7-0 midweek hammering of Leicester puts them third on 41 points, with three games in hand on City. Manchester City have a superior goal difference of seven.
The title race is now firmly in City's hands; a win at West Ham on 16 May will secure their first title since 2016. If Arsenal drop points in any of their three games in hand before then, the title will be City's.
City looked nervous early on as Liverpool came close through an Aurélie Csillag header and a Grace Fisk shot that struck the woodwork. The home side upped the tempo in the second half, forcing Liverpool's Jennifer Falk to make excellent saves to deny Kerolin and Bunny Shaw. The deadlock was finally broken from a corner as Knaak lost her marker and headed towards the bottom-left corner, the ball squirming over the line.
Elsewhere, Sam Kerr became Chelsea's all-time leading scorer in the WSL with her 64th league goal in a 3-1 win at Leicester, ensuring Champions League football next season. Lauren James added a double before Shannon O'Brien scored a consolation. In London, Olivia Holt scored a stunning long-range goal for Tottenham as they beat London City Lionesses 2-1. On Saturday, Manchester United were held 1-1 by Brighton, denting their Champions League hopes.
