The Football Association is pleased to confirm 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 |
