Derbies & drama to come on final day of SWPL

The SWPL have confirmed the fixtures for the split and it's all heating up to another exciting final day of drama.

The split officially kicks off on Sunday 15 March following the international break as the league divides into a top six and a bottom four.

After the league was cut to 10 teams last season, the league has kept the top six that was in place for the 12-team league. That means the top teams will play each other twice for an extra 10 games while the bottom four will play an extra eight games.

And once again it's all leading to final day drama.

The teams in the bottom half will play their final game on 17 May and the standout fixture is Motherwell v Aberdeen. Things could look very different come the final game of the season but as it stands the pair are joint on points and fighting it out to avoid the relegation play-off spot. Could that final game become a relegation play-off decider?

The top half will end on 24 May and supporters are being treated to two massive games.

Defending champions Hibernian host Edinburgh rivals Hearts while current league leaders Glasgow City are at home to title challengers Rangers. Elsewhere, Grant Scott's Celtic are at home to Partick Thistle.

If previous seasons are anything to go by, the SWPL winner will likely be decided in one of these games.