Source: The FA

The FA announces first live broadcast fixtures of 21/22 WSL season

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The Football Association has announced the first five rounds of fixtures selected for live broadcast over the opening weekends of the 2021-22 Barclays FA Women’s Super League season – with Manchester United and Reading set to open the campaign live on Sky Sports Premier League under the Friday night lights.

United, under new head coach Marc Skinner, will welcome Kelly Chambers’ Reading to Leigh Sports Village on Friday 3 September (7.45pm), before the first Barclays FA Women’s Super League match on BBC One takes place the following day, with Everton set to entertain Manchester City on Saturday 4 September at Goodison Park (1.30pm).

Sky Sports Premier League will host its second match of the weekend from The Emirates Stadium as Arsenal, under new coach Jonas Eidevall, welcome Champions Chelsea, who have won the Barclays FA WSL title for the last two seasons. The match will kick-off at 12.30pm on Sunday 5 September.

The new broadcast deal secured with Sky Sports, who will show all 12 clubs in the opening five rounds, and the BBC, who will bring the league to BBC One and BBC Two for the first time, will show more live matches than ever before.

The full selection of picks can be seen below, with matches not selected for broadcast available to watch live via the FA Player. All highlights and full match replays will be available on the platform the following day.

A number of international broadcasters will once again be showcasing the Barclays FA Women’s Super League, and for those countries that do not have a broadcast agreement in place, matches will be viewable through The FA Player.

The FA will continue to show one match per week on its streaming service, The FA Player, from The FA Women’s Championship. Fixtures selected for the opening seven rounds can be seen below. Matches not selected will have full match highlights the following day.

Matches selected for broadcast are as follows:

Barclays FA Women’s Super League

Date Fixture Venue Time Channel
Friday 3 September 2021 Manchester United v Reading Leigh Sports Village 7.45pm Sky Sports Premier League
Saturday 4 September 2021 Everton v Manchester City Goodison Park 1.30pm BBC One
Sunday 5 September 2021 Arsenal v Chelsea Emirates Stadium 12.30pm Sky Sports Premier League
Saturday 11 September 2021 West Ham United v Aston Villa The Chigwell Construction Stadium 11.30am Sky Sports Premier League
Sunday 12 September 2021 Chelsea v Everton Kingsmeadow 12.30pm BBC Two
Sunday 12 September 2021 Manchester City v Tottenham The Academy Stadium 6.45pm Sky Sports Football
Saturday 25 September 2021 Everton v Birmingham City Walton Hall Park 11.30am Sky Sports Premier League
Sunday 26 September 2021 Manchester United v Chelsea Leigh Sports Village 12.30pm BBC Two
Sunday 26 September 2021 Arsenal v Manchester City Meadow Park 6.45pm Sky Sports Football
Saturday 2 October 2021 Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion Kingsmeadow 11.30am Sky Sports Premier League
Sunday 3 October 2021 Aston Villa v Arsenal Villa Park 12.30pm BBC Two
Sunday 3 October 2021 Birmingham City v Manchester United St Andrew’s 6.45pm Sky Sports Football
Saturday 9 October 2021 Manchester United v Manchester City Leigh Sports Village 1.30pm BBC One
Sunday 10 October 2021 Chelsea v Leicester City Kingsmeadow 12.30pm Sky Sports Premier league
Sunday 10 October 2021 Arsenal v Everton Meadow Park 3pm Sky Sports Premier League

 

FA Women’s Championship (All matches on The FA Player)

Date Fixture Venue Time
Sunday 29 August 2021 Crystal Palace v Bristol City Bromley FC 2pm
Sunday 5 September 2021 Sheffield United v Durham Chesterfield FC 2pm
Sunday 12 September 2021 Blackburn Rovers v Watford Bamber Bridge FC 2pm
Sunday 26 September 2021 Sunderland v Lewes Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground

 

2pm
Sunday 3  October 2021 Coventry United v Liverpool Butts Park Arena

 

2pm
Sunday 10 October 2021 London City Lionesses v Watford Princes Park 2pm
Sunday 31 October 2021 Charlton Athletic v Sunderland VCD Athletic 2pm

 

All fixtures for the upcoming Barclays FA Women’s Super League and FA Women’s Championship season can be viewed here.