2025–26 Women's Super League

Women's Super League
Season2025–26
Dates5 September 2025 – 17 May 2026[1][2]
Matches66
Goals194 (2.94 per match)
Top goalscorerKhadija Shaw
(12 goals)
Best goalkeeperSabrina D'Angelo
Hannah Hampton
Lize Kop
(4 clean sheets)
Biggest home winManchester City 6–1 Aston Villa
(14 December 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)
West Ham United 0–4 Chelsea
(28 September 2025)
Longest winning run10 games
Manchester City
Longest unbeaten run10 games
Manchester City
Longest winless run11 games
Liverpool
Longest losing run7 games
West Ham United
Highest attendance56,537
Arsenal 1–1 Chelsea
(8 November 2025)
Lowest attendance1,404
Leicester City 1–2 Tottenham Hotspur
(28 September 2025)
2026–27 →
All statistics correct as of 14 December 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

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

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

Managerial changes

Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of appointment
Liverpool Amber Whiteley End of interim period 10 May 2025 Pre season Gareth Taylor 8 August 2025[8]
Manchester City Nick Cushing Andrée Jeglertz 3 July 2025[9][10]
Tottenham Hotspur Robert Vilahamn Sacked 8 June 2025[11] Martin Ho 4 July 2025[12]
Leicester City Amandine Miquel 28 August 2025[13] Rick Passmoor[a] 4 September 2025[15]
West Ham United Rehanne Skinner 18 December 2025[16] 11th TBD TBD
  1. ^ Passmoor was initially appointed as an interim manager, but the move was made permanent on 10 October 2025.[14]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Manchester City 11 10 0 1 32 10 +22 30 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Chelsea 11 7 3 1 19 6 +13 24
3 Arsenal 11 6 4 1 23 10 +13 22 Qualification for the Champions League third round
4 Manchester United 11 6 3 2 24 13 +11 21
5 Tottenham Hotspur 11 6 2 3 16 16 0 20
6 London City Lionesses 11 5 0 6 14 21 −7 15
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 11 4 2 5 14 13 +1 14
8 Aston Villa 11 3 4 4 14 18 −4 13
9 Leicester City 11 2 3 6 7 20 −13 9
10 Everton 11 2 2 7 14 22 −8 8
11 West Ham United 11 1 2 8 9 24 −15 5
12 Liverpool 11 0 3 8 8 21 −13 3 Consigned to WSL2 relegation play-off
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Matches

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

Season statistics

As of 14 December 2025

Top scorers

Rank Player Club Goals[17]
1 Khadija Shaw Manchester City 12
2 Stina Blackstenius Arsenal 5
Kirsty Hanson Aston Villa
Melvine Malard Manchester United
Beata Olsson Liverpool
Alessia Russo Arsenal
7 8 players 4

Clean sheets

Rank Player Club Clean
sheets[18]
1 Sabrina D'Angelo Aston Villa 4
Hannah Hampton Chelsea
Lize Kop Tottenham Hotspur
4 Daphne van Domselaar Arsenal 3
Janina Leitzig Leicester City
Chiamaka Nnadozie Brighton & Hove Albion
Phallon Tullis-Joyce Manchester United
Ayaka Yamashita Manchester City
9 Elene Lete London City Lionesses 2
10 Courtney Brosnan Everton 1
Livia Peng Chelsea
Ellie Roebuck Aston Villa

Hat-tricks

Main article: List of Women's Super League hat-tricks
Player For Against Result Date Ref.
Ornella Vignola Everton Liverpool 4–1 (A) 7 September 2025 [19]
Khadija Shaw4 Manchester City Aston Villa 6–1 (H) 14 December 2025 [20]

(H) – Home; (A) – Away
4 – Player scored four goals.

Discipline

Most yellow cards Total Most red cards Total Ref.
Player Clare Hunt (Tottenham Hotspur)
Amanda Nildén (Tottenham Hotspur)
Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses) 		4 Inès Belloumou (West Ham United)
Gemma Bonner (Liverpool)
Océane Deslandes (Aston Villa)
Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City) 		1 [21]
Club Tottenham Hotspur 23 Aston Villa
Leicester City
Liverpool
West Ham United 		1 [21]

Awards

Monthly awards

Month Manager of the Month Player of the Month Goal of the Month Ref.
Manager Club Player Club Player Club
September Sonia Bompastor Chelsea Aggie Beever-Jones Chelsea Olivia Smith (vs. London City Lionesses) Arsenal [22][23][24]
October Andrée Jeglertz Manchester City Jess Park Manchester United Kirsty Hanson (vs. West Ham United) Aston Villa [25][26][27]
November Kerstin Casparij Manchester City Alyssa Thompson (vs. Arsenal) Chelsea [28]

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