Overview

• Chelsea will kick off the campaign at Stamford Bridge against Manchester City on September 5 during a men’s international break.
• Arsenal will host the London City Lionesses at the Emirates Stadium on September 6, marking the first top-flight appearance by an independent club.
• Under a new five-year agreement, Sky Sports will broadcast nearly 90 per cent of WSL matches and the BBC will televise the remainder, while WSL2 fixtures will stream on YouTube.
• Marquee London, Manchester and Merseyside derbies are scheduled throughout the campaign to showcase rivalries and optimize timing around European fixtures.
• This will be the final 12-team season before expansion to 14 clubs with automatic promotion for the top two WSL2 sides and a relegation playoff for the third-place WSL2 team.