Chelsea will begin their push for a sixth straight Women’s Super League title against Aston Villa at Kingsmeadow but the most striking fixture in the opening round takes Manchester City to Arsenal. City, who finished behind Chelsea on goal difference last season in pursuit of a first WSL title since 2016, will be hosted at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday 22 September in a 12.30pm kick-off. The match takes Vivianne Miedema back to Arsenal after she joined City at the end of her contract. Chelsea start under their new manager, Sonia Bompastor, who has taken over from Emma Hayes, on Sunday. The former Lyon coach’s first game in charge against Villa will be shown live by the BBC, and she faces a tricky run of opening fixtures. Chelsea visit top-flight debutants Crystal Palace in a Friday night game before hosting Manchester United and then visiting Arsenal in their third and fourth matches. United, who won the FA Cup last season under Marc Skinner, will host West Ham. Liverpool, who won four out of their final five games last term, host Leicester, while Brighton welcome Everton. and promoted Palace make the trip to Tottenham. The 22-game season will feature a winter break between 15 December and 19 January. The final day of the season, on 11 May next year, will see Chelsea host Liverpool, Arsenal entertain Manchester United and City welcome Crystal Palace. WSL key fixtures Week one: Arsenal v Manchester City (12.30pm) Brighton v Everton Chelsea v Aston Villa Liverpool v Leicester City Manchester United v West Ham Tottenham v Crystal Palace All games to be played 22 Sept Round two: Crystal Palace v Chelsea (27 Sept, 7.30pm) Aston Villa v Tottenham Everton v Manchester United Leicester v Arsenal Manchester City v Brighton (12.30pm) West Ham v Liverpool All games 29 Sept unless stated Round three: Arsenal v Everton Brighton v Aston Villa Chelsea v Manchester United Leicester v Crystal Palace Manchester City v West Ham Tottenham v Liverpool All games 6 October Round four: Arsenal v Chelsea Aston Villa v Leicester Crystal Palace v Brighton Everton v West Ham Liverpool v Manchester City Manchester United v Tottenham All games 13 October Final round: Arsenal v Manchester United Aston Villa v Brighton Chelsea v Liverpool Everton v Tottenham Leicester v West Ham Manchester City v Crystal Palace All games 11 May 2025 Full WSL fixture list