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2025–26 Women's Super League

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Women's Super League
Season2025–26
Dates5 September 2025 – 17 May 2026[1][2]
Matches played17
Goals scored55 (3.24 per match)
Top goalscorerMelvine Malard
(4 goals)
Best goalkeeperLize Kop
Phallon Tullis-Joyce
(2 clean sheets)
Biggest home winManchester United 4–0 Leicester City
(7 September 2025)
Biggest away winWest Ham United 1–5 Arsenal
(12 September 2025)
London City Lionesses 1–5 Manchester United
(14 September 2025)
Tottenham Hotspur 1–5 Manchester City
(19 September 2025)
Longest winning run3 games
Chelsea
Longest unbeaten run3 games
Arsenal
Chelsea
Manchester United
Longest winless run3 games
West Ham United
Longest losing run3 games
West Ham United
Highest attendance38,142
Arsenal 4–1 London City Lionesses
(6 September 2025)
Lowest attendance1,735
Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 West Ham United
(7 September 2025)
All statistics correct as of 21 September 2025.

The 2025–26 Women's Super League is the 15th season of the Women's Super League (WSL) since it was formed in 2010. It is the seventh season after the rebranding of the four highest levels of women's football in England. The season began on 5 September 2025 and ends on 17 May 2026.[1][2]

Chelsea are the defending champions, having won their sixth consecutive and eighth overall title in the previous season.

On 16 June 2025, it was announced that the WSL would be expanding to 14 teams from the 2026–27 season. As a result, 2025–26 WSL2 season will promote two teams, while the bottom side WSL team will play in a promotion/relegation play-off against the 3rd placed WSL2 side.[3]

Teams

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Locations of the 2025–26 WSL teams outside of London
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Locations of the 2025–26 WSL teams in London

Twelve teams will contest the 2025–26 Women's Super League season. London City Lionesses were confirmed as 2024–25 Women's Championship champions on the final day of competition.[4] They replaced Crystal Palace, who were relegated on 27 April 2025, with two games remaining in the season.[5]

Team Location Ground Capacity 2024–25 season
Arsenal London (Holloway) Emirates Stadium 60,704 2nd
Aston Villa Birmingham (Aston) Villa Park 42,640 6th
Brighton & Hove Albion Crawley Broadfield Stadium[a] 6,134 5th
Chelsea London (Kingston upon Thames) Kingsmeadow[b] 4,850 1st
Everton Liverpool (Walton) Goodison Park[6] 39,414 8th
Leicester City Leicester King Power Stadium 32,212 10th
Liverpool St Helens Totally Wicked Stadium[c] 18,000 7th
London City Lionesses London (Bromley) Hayes Lane 5,000 WC, 1st
Manchester City Manchester (Bradford) Academy Stadium[d] 7,000 4th
Manchester United Leigh Leigh Sports Village[e] 12,000 3rd
Tottenham Hotspur London (Leyton) Brisbane Road[f] 9,271 11th
West Ham United London (Dagenham) Victoria Road 6,078 9th
  1. ^ Some matches to be played at Falmer Stadium.
  2. ^ Some matches to be played at Stamford Bridge.
  3. ^ Three matches to be played at Anfield.
  4. ^ Some matches to be played at City of Manchester Stadium.
  5. ^ Some matches to be played at Old Trafford.
  6. ^ Three matches to be played at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Personnel and kits

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Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor Shirt sponsor (sleeve) Shirt sponsor (back) Shorts sponsor
Arsenal Netherlands Renée Slegers Scotland Kim Little Adidas Fly Emirates Visit Rwanda None None
Aston Villa Spain Natalia Arroyo England Rachel Daly Adidas None Trade Nation None None
Brighton & Hove Albion Australia Dario Vidošić England Maisie Symonds Nike American Express Experience Kissimmee None None
Chelsea France Sonia Bompastor England Millie Bright Nike None None Škoda Here We Flo
Everton Denmark Brian Sørensen England Megan Finnigan Castore Stake.com Christopher Ward None None
Leicester City England Rick Passmoor (interim) Belgium Janice Cayman Adidas King Power Bia Saigon None None
Liverpool Wales Gareth Taylor England Grace Fisk[7] Adidas Standard Chartered Expedia None None
London City Lionesses France Jocelyn Prêcheur Sweden Kosovare Asllani Nike Everyone Watches Women's Sports None None None
Manchester City Sweden Andrée Jeglertz England Alex Greenwood Puma Etihad Airways OKX Nissan Joie
Manchester United England Marc Skinner England Maya Le Tissier Adidas Snapdragon DXC Technology None None
Tottenham Hotspur England Martin Ho England Bethany England Nike AIA Cinch None None
West Ham United England Rehanne Skinner Australia Katrina Gorry Umbro BoyleSports QuickBooks ZO Skin Health Modibodi

Managerial changes

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Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Liverpool England Amber Whiteley End of interim period 10 May 2025 Pre season Wales Gareth Taylor 8 August 2025[8]
Manchester City England Nick Cushing Sweden Andrée Jeglertz 3 July 2025[9][10]
Tottenham Hotspur Sweden Robert Vilahamn Sacked 8 June 2025[11] England Martin Ho 4 July 2025[12]
Leicester City France Amandine Miquel 28 August 2025[13] England Rick Passmoor (interim) 4 September 2025[14]

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Chelsea 3 3 0 0 6 2 +4 9 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Manchester United 3 2 1 0 9 1 +8 7
3 Arsenal 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Qualification for the Champions League third round
4 Manchester City 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6
5 Tottenham Hotspur 3 2 0 1 4 5 −1 6
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
7 Everton 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
8 Leicester City 3 1 0 2 1 5 −4 3
9 London City Lionesses 3 1 0 2 4 10 −6 3
10 Aston Villa 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 1
11 Liverpool 2 0 0 2 1 5 −4 0
12 West Ham United 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0 Consigned to WSL2 relegation play-off
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2025. Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Matches

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Home \ Away ARS AVL BHA CHE EVE LEI LIV LCL MCI MUN TOT WHU
Arsenal 27 Sep 12 Oct 8 Nov 3 May 31 Jan 6 Dec 4–1 8 Feb 11 Jan 29 Mar 21 Mar
Aston Villa 26 Apr 11 Jan 1–3 2 Nov 12 Oct TBD 16 Nov 15 Mar 25 Jan 15 Feb 3 May
Brighton & Hove Albion 15 Feb 0–0 14 Dec 28 Sep 16 Nov 22 Mar 1 Feb 26 Apr 2 Nov 16 May 4–1
Chelsea 25 Jan 29 Mar 15 Mar 6 Dec 1–0 15 Feb 2 Nov 2–1 16 May 11 Oct 11 Jan
Everton 14 Dec 1 Feb 25 Jan 26 Apr 16 May 29 Mar 1–2 9 Nov 12 Oct 0–2 15 Feb
Leicester City 2 Nov 22 Mar 29 Mar 3 May 5 Oct 1–0 14 Dec 7 Dec 8 Feb 27 Sep 25 Jan
Liverpool 16 May 8 Feb 9 Nov 16 Nov 1–4 15 Mar 11 Jan 12 Oct 28 Sep 25 Jan 26 Apr
London City Lionesses 15 Mar 16 May 7 Dec 22 Mar 8 Feb 26 Apr 5 Oct 25 Jan 1–5 9 Nov 12 Oct
Manchester City 3 Oct 14 Dec 2–1 1 Feb 11 Jan 15 Feb 3 May 28 Sep 16 Nov 22 Mar 2 Nov
Manchester United 0–0 8 Nov 3 May 4 Oct 21 Mar 4–0 1 Feb 15 Feb 29 Mar 14 Dec 6 Dec
Tottenham Hotspur 16 Nov 7 Dec 5 Oct 8 Feb 15 Mar 11 Jan 2 Nov 3 May 1–5 26 Apr 1–0
West Ham United 1–5 5 Oct 8 Feb 28 Sep 16 Nov 9 Nov 13 Dec 29 Mar 16 May 15 Mar 1 Feb
Updated to match(es) played on 21 September 2025. Source: Women's Super League Results and Fixtures
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Season statistics

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As of 21 September 2025

Top scorers

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Rank Player Club Goals[15]
1 France Melvine Malard Manchester United 4
2 England Aggie Beever-Jones Chelsea 3
Spain Ornella Vignola Everton
4 Sweden Stina Blackstenius Arsenal 2
England Isobel Goodwin London City Lionesses
Norway Frida Maanum Arsenal
England Alessia Russo
8 34 players 1

Clean sheets

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Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[16]
1 Netherlands Lize Kop Tottenham Hotspur 2
United States Phallon Tullis-Joyce Manchester United
3 Netherlands Daphne van Domselaar Arsenal 1
England Hannah Hampton Chelsea
Germany Janina Leitzig Leicester City
Nigeria Chiamaka Nnadozie Brighton & Hove Albion
England Ellie Roebuck Aston Villa

Hat-tricks

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Main article: List of Women's Super League hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Spain Ornella Vignola Everton Liverpool 4–1 (A) 7 September 2025 [17]

(H) – Home; (A) – Away

Discipline

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Most yellow cards Total Most red cards Total Ref.
Player Norway Cathinka Tandberg (Tottenham Hotspur) 3 England Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City) 1 [18]
Club Tottenham Hotspur 7 Leicester City 1 [18]

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Key dates confirmed for 2025–26 Barclays WSL and Barclays Women's Championship season". The Football Association. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Key dates confirmed for 2025/26 Women's Championship season". Yahoo Sports. 9 April 2025.
  3. ^ Sanders, Emma (16 June 2025). "WSL expanding to 14 teams - but relegation remains". BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 June 2025.
  4. ^ "London City Lionesses promoted to Women's Super League after clinching Women's Championship". Sky Sports. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  5. ^ Nelson, Joe (27 April 2025). "What next for Crystal Palace after WSL relegation?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Goodison Park To Become Permanent Home Of Everton Women". www.evertonfc.com. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  7. ^ Kelly, Andy; Shaw, Chris (3 September 2025). "Grace Fisk confirmed as new Liverpool FC Women captain". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  8. ^ "Gareth Taylor appointed head coach of Liverpool FC Women". Liverpool F.C. 8 August 2025. Archived from the original on 8 August 2025. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  9. ^ Coates, Charlotte (3 July 2025). "Man City appoint Denmark boss Jeglertz as head coach". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  10. ^ Kelsey, George (3 July 2025). "Andrée Jeglertz appointed Manchester City Women Head Coach". Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  11. ^ "Club statement - Robert Vilahamn departs". Tottenham Hotspur. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Martin Ho joins as Women's Head Coach". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 4 July 2025.
  13. ^ "LCFC Women: Amandine Miquel & Amaury Messuwe Depart". Leicester City F.C. 28 August 2025. Archived from the original on 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Rick Passmoor Joins LCFC Women Coaching Staff". Leicester City F.C. 4 September 2025. Archived from the original on 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  15. ^ "Women's Super League top scorers". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 7 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  16. ^ "Women's Super League Goalkeeper Stats". FBref.com. Archived from the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  17. ^ Sanders, Emma (7 September 2025). "Liverpool 1-4 Everton: Everton thrash Liverpool at Anfield as Vignola scores debut hat-trick". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 7 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  18. ^ a b "Women's Super League Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
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