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The Women’s Professional Leagues are pleased to confirm that Sky Sports and the BBC have made their broadcast selections for round nineteen of the 2024/25 Barclays WSL season.

There have been three fixtures chosen for broadcast over the Easter weekend, with West Ham United’s home game against Manchester United at the Chigwell Construction Stadium set to be shown live on Sky Sports on Saturday 19 April, kicking off at 12pm.

The following day meanwhile, Chelsea will host Crystal Palace at Kingsmeadow in front of the BBC cameras with a 12.30pm kick-off.

Should Sonia Bompastor’s side reach the UEFA Women’s Champions League semi-finals however, their game will be rescheduled to Wednesday 23 April, KO time to be confirmed, live on the BBC.

Arsenal’s game against Leicester City has also been selected by Sky Sports for broadcast, with details including date and kick-off time to be confirmed pending their own potential progression in the UWCL.

Remaining Barclays Women’s Super League matches for the same match weekend will be streamed on the Barclays WSL YouTube channel.

Fans overseas should check their local listings for broadcast details, while countries without a broadcast deal will see all matches available on YouTube.

CHANNEL DAY DATE HOME AWAY TIME
Sky Sports Sat 19 Apr West Ham United Manchester United 12:00
BBC Sun 20 Apr Chelsea* Crystal Palace 12:30
Sky Sports TBC TBC Arsenal* Leicester City TBC

With thanks to the Women’s Professional Game

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Sky and BBC confirm WSL broadcast picks for round 17 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2025/02/21/sky-and-bbc-confirm-wsl-broadcast-picks-for-round-17/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 13:39:16 +0000 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/?p=55443 Continue Reading →

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The Women’s Professional Game has confirmed that Sky Sports and the BBC have made their broadcast selections for round seventeen of the 2024/25 Barclays WSL season.

Across March 22 and 23, four Barclays Women’s Super League fixtures will be shown live, starting with Arsenal against Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday evening, kicking off at 5.30pm in front of the Sky Sports cameras.

Sunday 23 March meanwhile will see a hat-trick of televised fixtures, with West Ham United against Tottenham Hotspur (12pm KO on Sky Sports) followed by Manchester City against Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium, live on the BBC with a 2.30pm kick-off.

Finally, the weekend’s action will be rounded off with Aston Villa against Manchester United at Villa Park live on Sky Sports, getting underway at 4.30pm.

Remaining Barclays Women’s Super League matches for the same match weekend will be streamed on the Barclays WSL YouTube channel.

Fans overseas should check their local listings for broadcast details, while countries without a broadcast deal will see all matches available on YouTube.

CHANNEL DAY DATE HOME AWAY TIME
Sky Sports Sat 22 Mar Arsenal Liverpool 17:30
Sky Sports Sun 23 Mar West Ham United Tottenham Hotspur 12:00
BBC Sun 23 Mar Manchester City Chelsea 14:30
Sky Sports Sun 23 Mar Aston Villa Manchester United 16:30

With thanks to the Women’s Professional Game

 

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Sky and BBC confirm WSL broadcast picks for round 15 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2025/01/23/sky-and-bbc-confirm-wsl-broadcast-picks-for-round-15/ Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:19:53 +0000 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/?p=55163 Continue Reading →

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The Women’s Professional Game is pleased to confirm that Sky Sports and the BBC have made their broadcast selections for round fifteen of the 2024/25 Barclays WSL season.

Sunday 2 March will see a triple header of broadcasted Barclays Women’s Super League matches, starting with Manchester United against Leicester City at Leigh Sports Village in front of the BBC iPlayer cameras, kicking off at 12.30pm.

This will be followed by back-to-back games on Sky Sports – firstly, Brighton & Hove Albion against Chelsea at Broadfield Stadium, 3pm kick-off, and then Arsenal versus West Ham United at Meadow Park which gets underway at 5.30pm.

Remaining Barclays Women’s Super League matches for the same match weekend will be streamed on the Barclays WSL YouTube channel.

Fans overseas should check their local listings for broadcast details, while countries without a broadcast deal will see all matches available on YouTube.

Barclays Women’s Super League broadcast picks

CHANNEL DAY DATE HOME AWAY TIME
BBC iPlayer Sun 2 Mar Manchester United Leicester City 12:30
Sky Sports Sun 2 Mar Brighton & Hove Albion Chelsea 15:00
Sky Sports Sun 2 Mar Arsenal West Ham United 17:30

With thanks to the FA

 

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Sky and BBC confirm WSL broadcast picks for round 14 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2025/01/09/sky-and-bbc-confirm-wsl-broadcast-picks-for-round-14/ Thu, 09 Jan 2025 16:10:21 +0000 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/?p=54888 Continue Reading →

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The Women’s Professional Game is pleased to confirm that Sky Sports and the BBC have made their broadcast selections for round fourteen of the 2024/25 Barclays WSL season.

First up, a North London derby between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at the Emirates Stadium will be shown live on BBC Two on Sunday 16 February with a 12.30pm kick-off.

This will be followed up later the same day by Manchester City against Liverpool at the Joie Stadium in front of the Sky Sports cameras, kicking off at 6.45pm.

Remaining Barclays Women’s Super League matches for the same match weekend will be streamed on the Barclays WSL YouTube channel>

Fans overseas should check their local listings for broadcast details, while countries without a broadcast deal will see all matches available on YouTube.

In the Barclays Women’s Championship meanwhile, two games throughout the month of February have been selected for broadcast on the league’s YouTube channel – Sunderland against Birmingham City on Sunday 2 February, and Birmingham City against Sheffield United on Sunday 16 February, both with 2pm kick-offs.

Barclays Women’s Super League broadcast picks

CHANNEL DAY DATE HOME AWAY TIME
BBC Two Sun 16 Feb Arsenal Tottenham Hotspur 12:30
Sky Sports Sun 16 Feb Manchester City Liverpool 18:45

Barclays Women’s Championship broadcast picks

CHANNEL DAY DATE HOME AWAY TIME
YouTube Sun 2 Feb Sunderland Birmingham City 14:00
YouTube Sun 16 Feb Birmingham City Sheffield United 14:00

With thanks to the FA

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Sky and BBC confirm WSL broadcast picks for round 13 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2024/12/20/sky-and-bbc-confirm-wsl-broadcast-picks-for-round-13/ Fri, 20 Dec 2024 16:18:32 +0000 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/?p=54749 Continue Reading →

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The Women’s Professional Game is pleased to confirm that Sky Sports and the BBC have made their broadcast selections for round thirteen of the 2024/25 Barclays WSL season.

As February gets underway, a hat-trick of televised fixtures will be available on Sunday 2nd, starting with Manchester City against Arsenal at the Joie Stadium live on Sky Sports, 12pm KO.

This will be followed by Aston Villa’s home fixture against Chelsea at Villa Park (2.30pm kick-off live on BBC Two), before the weekend’s action is rounded off with Tottenham Hotspur against Manchester United at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, live on Sky Sports with a 6.45pm KO.

Remaining Barclays Women’s Super League matches for the same match weekend will be streamed on the Barclays WSL YouTube channel.

Fans overseas should check their local listings for broadcast details, while countries without a broadcast deal will see all matches available on YouTube.

In the Barclays Women’s Championship meanwhile, Durham against Southampton on Sunday 26th January at Maiden Castle will be shown live on the division’s YouTube channel with a 2pm kick-off.

Barclays Women’s Super League broadcast picks

CHANNEL DAY DATE HOME AWAY TIME
Sky Sports Sun 2 Feb Manchester City Arsenal 12:00
BBC Two Sun 2 Feb Aston Villa Chelsea 14:30
Sky Sports Sun 2 Feb Tottenham Hotspur Manchester United 18:45

Barclays Women’s Championship broadcast picks

CHANNEL DAY DATE HOME AWAY TIME
YouTube Sun 26 Jan Durham Southampton 14:00

With thanks to the FA

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Sky and the BBC confirm WSL Broadcast picks for round 12 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2024/12/06/sky-and-the-bbc-confirm-wsl-broadcast-picks-for-round-12/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 17:11:50 +0000 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/?p=54535 Continue Reading →

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The Women’s Professional Game is pleased to confirm that Sky Sports and the BBC have made their broadcast selections for round twelve of the 2024/25 Barclays Women’s Super League season.

First up, Sky Sports will broadcast Aston Villa’s clash with Manchester City at Villa Park on Saturday 25 January, kicking off at midday.

The following day, Chelsea against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge will be shown live on BBC Two with a 12.30pm kick-off, before the weekend’s action is rounded off with another Sky Sports pick of Manchester United against Brighton & Hove Albion at Leigh Sports Village, 6.45pm KO.

Remaining Barclays Women’s Super League matches for the same match weekend will be streamed on the Barclays WSL YouTube channel

Fans overseas should check their local listings for broadcast details, while countries without a broadcast deal will see all matches available on YouTube.

Barclays Women’s Super League broadcast picks

CHANNEL DAY DATE HOME AWAY TIME
Sky Sports Sat 25 Jan Aston Villa Manchester City 12:00
BBC Two Sun 26 Jan Chelsea Arsenal 12:30
Sky Sports Sun 26 Jan Manchester United Brighton & Hove Albion 18:45

With thanks to the FA

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Barclays WSL Player, Manager and Goal of the month awards http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2024/12/06/barclays-wsl-player-manager-and-goal-of-the-month-awards/ Fri, 06 Dec 2024 16:47:58 +0000 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/?p=54526 Continue Reading →

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The winners of the Barclays Women’s Super League awards for November have now been confirmed.

Voted for by a combination of the public and a panel of experts, the successful individuals for the past month are as follows.

Firstly, Chelsea’s Guro Reiten has been named as Player of the Month after an impressive November for the Blues.

The winger was on the scoresheet in every match she played last month as the Norwegian helped propel Chelsea to the top of the Barclays WSL, finding the back of the net in their wins over Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United.

Reiten saw off competition from Steph Catley, Katrina Gorry, Anna Patten, Mayra Ramirez, Alessia Russo and Khadija Shaw to take the award.

Sonia Bompastor meanwhile made it a double-award win for the London outfit by securing her second Manager of the Month accolade of the season, having previously taken the gong in September.

Frida Maanum – Photo the FA

Her side opened up a five-point lead at the top of the table with impressive displays throughout November as they won four consecutive games, scoring 11 goals and conceding none.

Bompastor saw off the challenge of Arsenal’s interim Head Coach, Renee Slegers, and Brighton’s Dario Vidošić, to add another trophy to her mantlepiece.

Finally, Frida Maanum’s strike for Arsenal against Brighton & Hove Albion was voted as Goal of the Month for November.

A strong collection of efforts from Jess Park, Alessia Russo, Mayra Ramirez, Guro Reiten, Annabel Blanchard and Ebony Salmon had been in contention alongside Maanum, but her goal in the Gunners’ 5-0 win over the Seagulls came out on top in the voting polls.

With thanks to the FA

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2024 WSL Hall of Fame Inductees http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2024/12/05/2024-wsl-hall-of-fame-inductees/ Thu, 05 Dec 2024 12:20:15 +0000 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/?p=54493 Continue Reading →

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The Women’s Professional Leagues and lead partner Barclays has announced that Alex Scott MBE, Gilly Flaherty, Rebecca Welch and Steph Houghton MBE have been inducted into the Barclays Women’s Super League (WSL) Hall of Fame for 2024.

The quartet were standout figures during their respective playing and officiating careers, with the Barclays WSL Hall of Fame selection panel – featuring former players, coaches, officials, journalists and key figures from the women’s game – making the decision to add all four to the league’s iconic roster.

Firstly, Alex Scott MBE – now a mainstay across the BBC’s football coverage, the 40-year-old played an instrumental role in the growth of the women’s game in the early noughties.

Spending much of her playing career with Arsenal having joined them as a youngster, Scott won 21 trophies with the Gunners during 12 years at the club including four Women’s League Cups, seven Women’s FA Cups, one WSL league title and one UEFA Women’s Champions League, scoring the winning goal in the final of the latter.

She also played professionally in the United States with the Boston Breakers between 2009 and 2011, and with Birmingham City between 2004 and 2005.

With 140 caps for England to her name alongside her league exploits, Scott has become one of the nation’s most in-demand presenters, achieving a highly successful broadcasting career since hanging up her boots.

She quickly became a fundamental part of the BBC Sport football broadcasting team, including Football Focus, Match of the Day and Final Score, while also joining Sky Sports for both domestic and international fixtures.

Paving the way for future generations, in a pioneering career of firsts, she made history as the first female pundit on Sky Sports Super Sunday, the first female presenter on Football Focus, and the first female to commentate for the BBC at a men’s FIFA World Cup.

Aside from her work in the world of sport, Scott has also hosted and been part of shows such as Sport Relief, Children in Need, Sports Personality of the Year and SoccerAid, alongside winning Bear Grylls: Mission Survivor in 2016 and reaching the quarter-finals of Strictly Come Dancing in 2019.

A former teammate of Scott’s at Arsenal meanwhile, Steph Houghton MBE is a name synonymous with women’s football, both at domestic and international level.

Starting her route into the game in her native North East with Sunderland as a youngster, her talents were then honed with Leeds Carnegie in the late noughties before she made the switch to Arsenal and began her professional career.

Winning seven trophies in three years – two league titles, two Women’s FA Cups and three Women’s League Cups – Houghton moved to Manchester City in early 2014, and the rest is history.

Captaining the club for the entirety of her decade-long stay, the centre-half lifted seven trophies in sky blue, and added a further 138 matches to her WSL appearance tally, meaning she ended her career on a total of 178 WSL games and 23 goals.

She was additionally awarded an MBE in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to football.

Also sporting the armband for England for eight years, Houghton’s impact on the wider women’s game cannot be underestimated, with her now a regular in punditry positions across the BBC and Sky Sports’ coverage of both the women’s and men’s game.

A player who finished just one game short of Houghton’s appearance haul meanwhile was Gilly Flaherty, with the former defender having once held the league record for the number of games played in the top flight.

The London-born centre-half started out with Millwall Lionesses as a youngster before joining Arsenal in 2003 where she remained for a decade, winning 17 trophies with the Gunners including five Women’s FA Cups and two WSL titles.

Moving across the capital to Chelsea in 2014, Flaherty’s success with silverware continued as she helped the Blues to two Women’s FA Cups and three league titles, including the Spring Series.

Enjoying spells at West Ham United between 2018 and 2022 – where she was a Women’s FA Cup runner-up in 2019 – and Liverpool in 2022/23, the former England international retired from playing two years ago and now regularly undertakes media duties across the women’s game.

Finally, Rebecca Welch becomes the first official to be inducted into the Barclays WSL Hall of Fame following her retirement earlier this year.

A trailblazer in her own right, Welch was a mainstay in the Barclays WSL and its cup competitions from its introduction, but also made waves outside of the women’s game by becoming the first female official to oversee a Premier League, EFL and men’s FA Cup fixture.

She also officiated on some of football’s biggest international stages, including the 2022 UEFA Women’s EUROs, the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, the 2024 UEFA Women’s Champions League Final and, most recently, the Paris 2024 Olympics women’s football tournament where she concluded the final game of her career as fourth official for the Gold Medal Match.

Now working with PGMOL as the manager of the Select Group Women’s Professional Game, Welch’s impact on the game is undeniable as she looks to now develop the growing pool of Barclays WSL and Barclays Women’s Championship officials as well as continuing to inspire the next generation.

Flaherty, Houghton, Scott and Welch’s official induction will take place at a special Barclays WSL Hall of Fame celebration event in January 2025.

Barclays WSL Hall of Fame Selection Panel

Kelly Simmons
Rachel Pavlou
Ian Wright OBE
Hope Powell CBE
Vic Akers OBE
Marieanne Spacey-Cale
Mary Phillip
Wendy Toms
Jess Creighton
Suzanne Wrack
Jen O’Neill
Kelly Smith MBE

Barclays Hall of Fame Full Inductees list

2021 2022 2023 2024
Kelly Smith MBE Karen Carney MBE Jill Scott MBE Alex Scott MBE
Rachel Yankey OBE Katie Chapman Ellen White MBE Steph Houghton MBE
Fara Williams MBE Eni Aluko MBE Anita Asante Gilly Flaherty
Emma Hayes OBE Rebecca Welch

 

With thanks to the FA 

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Sky and BBC confirm WSL broadcast picks for Round 11 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2024/11/25/sky-and-bbc-confirm-wsl-broadcast-picks-for-round-11/ Mon, 25 Nov 2024 19:47:26 +0000 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/?p=54374 Continue Reading →

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The Women’s Professional Game is pleased to confirm that Sky Sports and the BBC have made their broadcast selections for round eleven of the 2024/25 Barclays Women’s Super League season.

First up, Liverpool’s home clash with Brighton & Hove Albion at the St Helens Stadium will be shown live on Sky Sports and under the floodlights on Friday 17 January, kicking off at 7pm.

On Sunday 19 January meanwhile, Tottenham Hotspur against Leicester City at Brisbane Road will be broadcast on BBC iPlayer and Website with a 12.30pm kick-off, before the weekend’s action is rounded off with a Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium on Sky Sports, 6.45pm KO.

Remaining Barclays Women’s Super League matches for the same match weekend will be streamed on the Barclays WSL YouTube channel.

Fans overseas should check their local listings for broadcast details, while countries without a broadcast deal will see all matches available on YouTube.

Barclays Women’s Super League broadcast picks

CHANNEL DAY DATE HOME AWAY TIME
Sky Sports Fri 17 Jan Liverpool Brighton & Hove Albion 19:00
BBC iPlayer & Website Sun 19 Jan Tottenham Hotspur Leicester City 12:30
Sky Sports Sun 19 Jan Manchester City Manchester United 18:45

With thanks to the FA

 

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Three of London’s iconic stations set for WSL airwaves takeover http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/2024/11/13/three-of-londons-iconic-stations-set-for-wsl-airwaves-takeover/ Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:12:51 +0000 http://4theloveofsport.co.uk/?p=54249 Continue Reading →

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Three of London’s iconic stations will have a Barclays Women’s Super League (WSL) takeover to mark a historic weekend for the top two tiers of women’s football later this week.

Across the weekend of November 16 and 17, for the first time ever, all eleven games across the Barclays WSL and Barclays Women’s Championship will be played in each home side’s respective main stadia.

This includes a North London derby between Spurs and Arsenal at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, and a top-of-the-table meeting between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge, both on Saturday 16 November, amongst many other exciting clashes.

And to celebrate the milestone, the Women’s Professional Leagues and Transport for London (TfL) have joined forces to have a number of iconic Barclays WSL players on the overground and underground airwaves.

In the stations closest to the aforementioned grounds – White Hart Lane, Seven Sisters and Fulham Broadway – those traveling to the games will be welcomed into the stations by the voices of some of the league’s biggest names.

Bethany England (Tottenham Hotspur), Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal), Lucy Bronze (Chelsea), and Alex Greenwood (Manchester City) have worked with TfL to record special announcements that will play out across the stations in the run up to kick-off at the matches.

Additionally, the stations will feature unique wipe boards created especially for each of the fixtures for supporters to enjoy as they make their way towards the grounds.

Fans are also being encouraged to ground-hop using the London Overground and Underground to travel between each game, with Spurs against Arsenal kicking off at 1.45pm (due to finish at approximately 3.45pm), and Chelsea versus Manchester City starting at 5.30pm.

Those wishing to attend both matches should start out on the Overground from White Hart Lane to Seven Sisters, then take the Victoria line to Victoria before the District line to Fulham Broadway – a journey that takes between 45 and 60 minutes in total.

Finally, the coming weeks will also see the introduction of the Lioness line on the London Overground to celebrate the achievements of the England women’s national football team.

More information on the line will be shared on Transport for London’s social media channels in due course.

The full list of fixtures across both leagues – including ticket links – are as follows:

Barclays Women’s Super League

Saturday 16 November

Brighton & Hove Albion v West Ham United (American Express Stadium) – 12.30pm KO
Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium) – 1.45pm KO
Chelsea v Manchester City (Stamford Bridge) – 5.30pm KO

Sunday 17 November

Aston Villa v Crystal Palace (Villa Park) – 2pm KO
Leicester City v Manchester United (King Power Stadium) – 3pm KO
Everton v Liverpool (Goodison Park) – 3pm KO

Barclays Women’s Championship

Sunday 17 November

Durham v London City Lionesses (Maiden Castle Sports Park) – 12pm KO
Sheffield United v Sunderland (Bramall Lane) – 1pm KO
Newcastle United v Southampton (St James’ Park) – 2pm KO
Charlton Athletic v Bristol City (The Valley) – 2pm KO
Blackburn Rovers v Portsmouth (Ewood Park) – 2pm KO

With thanks to the FA

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