This season is the WSL’s biggest ever, literally, with the league expanding from 12 to 14 teams and three coming up from WSL 2.
But does bigger mean stronger?
Crystal Palace look the most comfortable of the promoted sides, boasting six points from five games and they moved to eighth in the WSL table by drawing at Aston Villa on Sunday.
But things are more difficult for the other promoted sides, Birmingham and Charlton, who prop up the table.
Despite some promising patches, WSL 2 champions Birmingham have just two points and one of those came against Crystal Palace.
At least France forward Oceane Hurtre looks suited to this level, sitting as joint top scorer in the WSL with five goals from five games.
Hurtre scored against Everton in defeat on Sunday but defender Neve Herron summed things up by saying Blues were “second to everything” after the game.
Meanwhile, it looks bleak for Charlton, bottom of the table with zero points, 15 goals against and only two goals scored.
After their 5-1 loss to Brighton on Sunday, goalkeeper and captain Sophie Whitehouse said: “It just wasn’t good enough.
“It’s a tough league. The jump up is so big. You can’t make any mistakes.”