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This week on the channel +2.5M views this week

A referee's tumble supplies the WSL's lighter moment

Fifteen uploads also brought October's goal nominees and a Huddle debate about changing club loyalties.

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

No referees were harmed in the making of this video… 😂No referees were harmed in the making of this video… 😂

The referee is back on her feet, a player hands over her dropped equipment, and the incident ends with a laugh. Tottenham and Manchester City players have accidentally collided with the official, giving the Barclays Women's Super League channel its most-watched new upload of the week: roughly 65,000 views for "No referees were harmed in the making of this video… 😂".

It is a small, good-humoured interruption to a busy football week. The Manchester United clip centred on playing under Eva Olid drew almost as many views, while Alessia Russo's contribution appeared under the neatly economical title "Russo pulling the strings 😮‍💨 #BarclaysWSL". The referee clip and United upload also carry the strongest daily momentum, with October's goal-of-the-month nominees close behind despite arriving only on Friday.

There was more room for conversation in The Huddle. Harriet Prior, Rosalie Ademoroti and Anita Abayomi asked whether supporters can change clubs in women's football, setting newer audiences alongside established loyalties. Their discussion also took in Chelsea's six-goal win over Charlton, underrated players including Kadeisha Buchanan and Yui Hasegawa, and whether goal difference might decide the title.

Across the catalogue, the channel collected about 2.5 million views and added subscribers over the week. That was the largest weekly viewing total among its nearby football-channel peers, with the EFL close by. The immediate pace is gentler, though: daily views are running at around half the channel's usual level. Friday's goal and save compilations give viewers something concrete to catch up on, from Ella Toone and Olivia Smith's finishes to October's work between the posts.

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The facts
Subscribers
432,000 ▲ 2,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
2,476,464
Videos published this week
15
Video published
November 4, 2026
Video views so far
65,355
Views on its first day
42,465

The numbers

Here is how the WSL channel's viewing and subscriber totals moved over the week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels
EFL
2,420,165
subscribers
432,000
▲ 2,000 in the last 7 days
total views
86,149,586
views per day
154,091
typical day: 302,973
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
EFL
825,000
As of November 7, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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