WSL fixtures and broadcast update

Following on from the initial announcement of the 2020/21 Barclays FA Women’s Super League (WSL) fixture list earlier this month, we can confirm changes to the scheduling of seven of our league matches.

Our WSL games in October away to Manchester City and at home to Manchester United have both been selected for live broadcast.

Kick-off against Manchester City at the Academy Stadium on Sunday 4 October has been moved to 12.30pm, with the match set to be broadcast live via the BBC Red Button.

Our home fixture against Manchester United will now be played on Saturday 10 October, kick-off 12.30pm at The Hive, with the game shown live on BT Sport.

After further consultations with clubs in the WSL, changes have also been made to our away fixtures against West Ham in January, Aston Villa in February and Manchester United in April, in addition to Bristol City at home in February.

A full list of updates to our fixtures can be found below (changes in bold)…

Manchester City (A) – Sunday 4 October, kick-off now 12.30pm – City Academy Stadium – live on BBC Red Button

Manchester United (H) – now Saturday 10 October, kick-off 12.30pm – The Hive – live on BT Sport

West Ham (A) – Sunday 17 January, kick-off now 3pm – Victoria Road – live on The FA Player

Aston Villa (A) – now Saturday 6 February, kick-off 12.30pm – Banks’s Stadium – live on The FA Player

Bristol City (H) – Wednesday 10 February, kick-off now 7.45pm – The Hive – live on The FA Player

Manchester United (A) – Sunday 25 April, kick-off now 12pm – Leigh Sports Village – live on The FA Player

Details of our 2020/21 FA Women’s Continental League Cup fixtures will be released in due course.

Should we overcome Arsenal in the 2019/20 Women’s FA Cup quarter-final on Saturday 26 September, we will meet Leicester City or Manchester City away in the last four of the competition with semi-final ties due to be played on Wednesday 30 September and Thursday 1 October.