WSL 2025-26 fixtures revealed: Dates for your diary as Chelsea vs Man City showdown headlines opening weekend & Arsenal host newly-promoted London City Lionesses

Chelsea will begin their Women's Super League title defence at home to Manchester City in a blockbuster start to the 2025-26 season.

• Fixtures released for 2025-26 WSL season
• Champions Chelsea start at home to Man City
• Arsenal welcome newly-promoted London City

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  The Blues won their sixth successive WSL title last term, ending the campaign unbeaten in a truly dominant year that also saw them lift the FA Cup and League Cup. Man City will be one of the teams out to dethrone them this season, alongside new European champions Arsenal, who start at home to newly-promoted London City Lionesses, and Manchester United, whose season begins with the hosting of Leicester.

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  THE BIGGER PICTURE

  A big opening weekend doesn't end there, either. There's a Merseyside derby that Liverpool will host at Anfield, plus a London derby between Tottenham and West Ham. The first round of fixtures are completed by Aston Villa's trip to Brighton.

• DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

  Matchday	Date	Fixture(s)
  1	Sept 5-7	Chelsea vs Man City (Opening weekend)
  3	Sept 21	Man Utd vs Arsenal
  5	Oct 3-5	Man City vs Arsenal, Man Utd vs Chelsea
  8	Nov 8-9	Arsenal vs Chelsea
  9	Nov 16	Man City vs Man Utd
  12	Jan 11	Arsenal vs Man Utd
  13	Jan 25	Chelsea vs Arsenal
  14	Jan 31-Feb 1	Man City vs Chelsea
  15	Feb 8	Arsenal vs Man City
  19	Mar 29	Man Utd vs Man City
  22	May 15/16/17	Chelsea vs Man Utd (Final weekend)

• DID YOU KNOW?

  reports that Sky Sports, one of the main broadcasters of the WSL in the United Kingdom, intends to schedule the majority of the league's games this season at 12pm on Sundays. This is to develop an "around the grounds" narratives during matches, similar to the Saturday 3pm slot in English men's football.