Kirsty Hanson: The Aston Villa striker who is scoring more than Vivianne Miedema, Alessia Russo and Sam Kerr this season

As the season draws to a close, attention turns to individual accolades. Scanning down the list of WSL top scorers, there is one name that stands out in second place - Aston Villa's Kirsty Hanson.

It is somewhat unusual - although not unprecedented - to see a player outside of the top four or five teams to be that high in the standings.

The Scotland international has 12 goals - two ahead of Vivianne Miedema in third - but still seven behind runaway leader Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw.

What makes her place even more incredible is last time Hanson hit double figures for league goals was in the 2017/18 season for Doncaster Rovers Belles, when she scored 11 times. She has already surpassed that, and it is a return to a familiar position that has been key to her form.