Champions Chelsea starts their 2025/26 Ladies Super League season by 2023/24 Second place Man City Live on Sky Sports, during an opening weekend that also has a television merseyside derby.
The blues organizes City on Stamford Bridge on 5 September in a showpiece that is opening for the new campaign, in which all six opening weekend matches are shown on television and five on Sky Sports.
Liverpool is on Everton on Anfield on Sunday 7 September in one of the four 12pm kick-offs, with Tottenham's London Derby with West Ham on Brisbane Road also live on Sky Sports.
Man Utd's curtain booster with the home game of Leicester and Brighton with Aston Villa will also be broadcast.
The first game of London City Lionesses in the WSL Top Flight sees them to travel to the Emirates Stadium to Arsenal on September 6.
The top two of last season go for the first time on the day eight, when Chelsea visits the Emirates Stadium to prevent Arsenal on November 8.
The first Manchester derby of the season comes the following weekend, with City United organizing in the Etihad Stadium on November 16.
There could be a lot of drama to reach until the last day of the season, with Chelsea Man Utd Host, which they picked up to the WSL title with only two points in 2022/23, on Stamford Bridge in the weekend of 15-17 May 2026.
Opening weekend matches completely
Friday 5 September
Chelsea vs Man City – kick -off 12.00, live on Sky Sports
Saturday 6 September
Arsenal vs London City Lionesses – kick -off 1.30 pm
Sunday September 7
Brighton vs Aston Villa – kick -off 12.00, live on Sky Sports
Liverpool vs Everton – kick -off 12.00, live on Sky Sports
Man Utd vs Leicester – Kick -off 12.00, live on Sky Sports
Tottenham vs West Ham – kick -off 12.00, live on Sky Sports
Sky To show 90 percent of all WSL games from 2025/26
Sky Sports starts a new five-year partnership with the WSL, which shows almost 90 percent of all Super League matches for women from the 2025/26 season.
Reigning champion Chelsea wants to secure a record -extending seventh straight WSL title -but they will probably get a big challenge of the European champions Arsenal, who have made a summer statement by signing Liverpool's Olivia Smith as the first £ 1 million player in women's football.
The two Manchester sides City and United also hope to compete, with City, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur among the clubs that start new eras with new managers.
There is also a new face in the WSL in the form of London City Lionesses, which became the first independent club that was promoted to the women's football top.
But with new relegation rules prior to a competition from the competition to 14 teams, this WSL season promises to be different from all others.
The Key Dates for 2025/26
July 27: UEFA Women's Championship final
September 6: Opening weekend of the WSL season
December 22-Januari 4: WSL Winter break
January 10: WSL will resume after the winter break
May 17: Last weekend of the WSL season
What are the new relegation rules?
The FA has given their approval to the Ladies Super League that extends to 14 teams from the 2026/27 season – which has an impact on how many teams have been banned this season.
In the current competition format, one team relegates from the top layer of women's football, but it will now turn into two teams that have been relegated and promoted every season.
To reach 14 teams for the 2026/27 campaign, the top two teams in the second layer – the Women's Super League 2 – will be automatically promoted to the WSL.
The last 14th place is determined by a relegation play-off at the end of the season between the 12th installed team in the WSL and the third placed team in the Women's Super League 2.
From the 2026/27 season, the last placed 14th team in the competition will be automatically relegated, with the 13th placed team confronted with a play-off with the WSL 2 Second.
Sky Sports remains the home base of the WSL
From the 2025/26 season, most ladies will kick off Super League matches on Sunday at noon – subject to stadium availability – so that fans have a normal and accessible viewing window.
Sky Sports will broadcast matches at the same time via channels, including Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports+ and the Sky Sports app, which offer a larger choice and visibility.
Under a new deal of five years, Sky remains the home base of the WSL, with almost 90 percent of all competitions, including 78 excluding – more than three times more than before.