Jaedyn Shaw has supercharged Gotham FC

It's Sunday, and different circular of NWSL enactment is successful the books, which means it's clip for ESPN's Power Rankings.

Who's climbing the table? Who's successful escaped fall? Our writers studied the enactment from crossed Matchday 20 to travel up with this week's bid of each 14 teams successful the league. Let's dive in.

1. Kansas City Current

Previous ranking: 1
Next match: Saturday Sept. 20 vs. Seattle Reign, 7.30 p.m. ET

The archetypal squad to deed the 50-point people successful 2025, the Kansas City Current climbed to that full connected the backmost of a scoreless gully with the Washington Spirit connected Saturday. After a quiescent archetypal fractional from some sides, the much unsafe and much predominant attacking play came from Vlatko Andonovski's team. Still, Kansas City missed the beingness of Temwa Chawinga, who wasn't feeling 100%. With plentifulness of cushion connected apical of the array and a agelong unbeaten streak, Chawinga tin instrumentality each the clip successful the satellite earlier returning to action.

2. Washington Spirit

Previous ranking: 2
Next match: Thursday Sept. 18 vs. Angel City FC, 10.30 p.m. ET

Though a constituent connected the roadworthy successful Kansas City is simply a bully effect connected its face, the Washington Spirit volition respect Saturday's 0-0 gully with the Current arsenic a missed opportunity. Up against a Chawinga-less mentation of Kansas City, Washington held their hosts to next-to-nothing successful the archetypal half. The problem? The Spirit created precious small of their ain earlier Hal Hershfelt was sent disconnected partway done the 2nd fractional pursuing her 2nd yellowish card. After going down to 10, Washington managed conscionable 1 changeable and headed location with a draw.

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Kansas City Current vs. Washington Spirit - Game Highlights

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3. NJ/NY Gotham FC

Previous ranking: 6
Next match: Sunday Sept. 21 vs. Bay FC, 8.30 p.m. ET (Stream LIVE connected ESPN+)

The aboriginal returns connected Gotham's acquisition of Jaedyn Shaw couldn't beryllium better: the United States prima made her debut for her caller squad connected Friday, coming disconnected the seat for the 2nd fractional and sco...