Tottenham’s manager Rehanne Skinner has certainly not got any interest in doing any teams any favours other than her own, saying: “Look, in the nicest possible way, whoever ends up winning the title is their business. We’re trying to win our games and make sure that we’re in a position that we want to progress to. 

“So the only interest I’ve got is what Tottenham end up doing by the end of the season, and everyone else will end up falling around that.”

If Chelsea were to claim maximum points from their upcoming double header against Tottenham, they could find themselves as many as seven points clear by the end of Thursday night. However, in reality, according to the form guide, this battle should go down to the final day of the season, when Chelsea will be at home to third-placed Manchester United. 

That’s where most eyes will be focused on the season finale on May 8, where if Chelsea are celebrating come full-time, it will mean Arsenal will end the campaign trophyless.

That’s not something the country’s most successful women’s club historically ever want to see. Yet there is also a sense Eidevall is building something special with the 2019 champions, who are set for only their second top-two finish since 2012.

Arsenal’s England centre-back Lotte Wubben-Moy, who signed a new contract on Friday, said: “We are still in the running for the league and albeit we might end the season with nothing, that’s all to not acknowledge the growth and the building we have done as players – that can’t be underestimated.

“We’ll be going into next season even more hungry. So watch this space. But we still have games to play for right now, and we can still win the league.”

Whoever holds the trophy aloft come May 8, one thing seems certain: next year’s battle will be just as intense.