Women's Super League fixtures 2026/27: Man City host Birmingham City and London City Lionesses face Man Utd in opening round

Manchester City will begin their Women's Super League title defence against newly-promoted Birmingham City after London City Lionesses have opened the 2026/27 season against Manchester United, live on Sky Sports.

The fixtures for the upcoming campaign have been released, with kick-off times and broadcast picks confirmed for the first four weekends, featuring more matches than ever after the league expanded from 12 teams to 14 after Birmingham City, Crystal Palace and Charlton Athletic secured promotion from WSL 2.

Sky Sports will show 90 per cent of all WSL matches live on Sky Sports and NOW - 163 matches in total, as well as the play-off - with selected games also shown on the Sky Sports WSL YouTube channel. There will be greater flexibility over fixtures, with fewer matches kicking off at the same time.

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London City, who signed two-time Ballon d'Or winner Alexia Putellas this summer, will launch the new season in front of the Sky Sports cameras on Friday September 4 against Man Utd before champions Man City host newcomers Birmingham City on a bumper day of action on Sunday September 6 featuring five live games.

The other matches on the first Sunday of the season see last year's runners-up Arsenal start with a trip to Brighton, while Tottenham host a London derby against West Ham, Liverpool visit newly-promoted Charlton and Crystal Palace, who secured an immediate return to the top flight, face Everton.

Eight-time winners Chelsea host Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on Saturday September 5.

Man Utd face a difficult start to the season with their second game coming at home to Chelsea on Sunday September 13 before they head to the Emirates Stadium to play Arsenal on Saturday September 19, with both matches live on Sky Sports. Arsenal also host Chelsea on Sunday September 27, live on Sky Sports.

The first Merseyside derby of the season sees Everton travel to Anfield to face Liverpool on Sunday September 27, live on Sky Sports.

Relegation remains in place following the expansion to the league, with the last-placed team automatically relegated, and the 13th-placed side facing a play-off with the WSL 2 runners-up.

Opening weekend fixtures in full

Friday September 4

London City Lionesses vs Manchester United, kick-off 7pm - live on Sky Sports

Saturday September 5

Chelsea vs Aston Villa, kick-off 12.30pm

Sunday September 6

Brighton vs Arsenal, kick-off 12pm - live on Sky Sports

Tottenham vs West Ham, kick-off 12pm - live on Sky Sports

Charlton vs Liverpool, kick-off 2pm - live on Sky Sports

Crystal Palace vs Everton, kick-off 2pm - live on Sky Sports

Man City vs Birmingham City, kick-off 2.30pm - live on Sky Sports

Other WSL matches live on Sky Sports

Saturday September 12

West Ham vs London City - kick-off 12.45pm

Sunday September 13

Man Utd vs Chelsea - kick-off 12pm

Birmingham vs Brighton - kick-off 2pm

Everton vs Charlton - kick-off 2pm

Liverpool vs Tottenham - kick-off 2pm

Aston Villa vs Man City - kick-off 6.30pm

Friday September 18

Man City vs Liverpool - kick-off 7pm

Saturday September 19

Chelsea vs Birmingham - kick-off 12.45pm

Arsenal vs Man Utd - kick-off 5.30pm

Sunday September 20

Brighton vs Aston Villa - kick-off 2pm

Crystal Palace vs Tottenham - kick-off 2pm

West Ham vs Everton - kick-off 2pm

Saturday September 26

London City vs Brighton - kick-off 5pm

Sunday September 27

Man Utd vs West Ham - kick-off 1pm

Birmingham vs Crystal Palace - kick-off 2pm

Liverpool vs Everton - kick-off 2pm

Tottenham vs Aston Villa - kick-off 2pm

Chelsea vs Arsenal - kick-off 4.30pm

Key dates for the 2026/27 WSL season

September 4: Opening weekend

December 21 - January 3: Winter break

May 22/23: Final weekend of the season

May 29/30: The play-off

Even more clips and highlights on Sky Sports Digital

The Sky Sports app makes it easier than ever to follow the action on mobile with vertical video highlights, match centres packed with scores and stats available for FREE to all fans, plus live streams for Sky Sports customers.

Free-to-watch match highlights from EVERY WSL game will continue to be served up on the Sky Sports website and App.

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Beyond that, Sky Sports will serve women's football fans even better on social with a new dedicated WSL YouTube channel.

It's the only place to find live streams of selected games, match highlights, exclusive interviews and content showcasing the biggest personalities from across the league as never seen before.

Watch more than 1,500 games live on Sky Sports

For the 2026/27 season, Sky Sports will show over 1,500 live matches across the Premier League, EFL, Women's Super League and Scottish Premiership, including 215 exclusively live Premier League fixtures.

With every first-pick Premier League match, the return of the iconic Super Sunday 4.30pm slot, and more Friday and Monday night coverage, Sky Sports will deliver the biggest games and the defining moments from the first whistle to the final word of every Premier League weekend.

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