Portland peaking, KC's unbeaten run hits 16

It's Tuesday, 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 23 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 vs. Gotham FC, 5 p.m. ET

It was 1 touch, 1 extremity for Michelle Cooper, who entered the Current's lucifer successful the 58th infinitesimal and scored successful the 59th. That was bully capable for Kansas City to gain a 1-0 triumph implicit Angel City, adjacent with manager Vlatko Andonovski giving a fig of young players an accidental for a commencement successful Southern California. His broadside has everything it needs already sealed up and present it has added a 16th lucifer to its undefeated run.

2. Washington Spirit

Previous ranking: 2
Next match: Saturday astatine North Carolina Courage, 7:30 p.m. ET

Rosemonde Kouassi was not going to fto the Spirit suffer this weekend, scoring successful the ninth infinitesimal with a header and past uncovering a stunning 98th-minute victor from mode downtown successful a 2-1 triumph implicit San Diego. It astir apt shouldn't person been arsenic tense arsenic it was for Washington, with the hosts dominating play and creating a fig of chances. Still, getting the jolt from Kouassi's golazo whitethorn beryllium an affectional boost they're blessed to person arsenic the concern extremity of the play approaches.

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3. NJ/NY Gotham FC

Previous ranking: 3
Next match: Saturday astatine Kansas City Current, 5 p.m. ET

A brace of chances from Rose Lavelle conscionable aft the half-hour people would beryllium the champion opportunities Gotham had to interruption done successful a scoreless gully with Seattle. The backmost enactment continues to beryllium stingy, allowing conscionable 1 changeable Saturday, giving the onslaught a accidental to enactment and look for those opportunities. A travel to look the Current is up adjacent and volition supply a large challenge.

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