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WSL champions Man City begin title defence at home to Birmingham

Manchester City won the WSL title last season
Manchester City won the WSL title last seasonČTK / imago sportfotodienst / Mike Turner/SPP

Women's Super League champions ⁠Manchester City will launch their title defence on September ‌6th at home to Birmingham City, ‌who won the 2025/26 ‌WSL2 title to secure promotion, the ‌WSL said on Thursday.

The expanded ‌14-team top flight kicks off on September 4th.

Two-time Ballon ‌d'Or winner Alexia Putellas could ⁠make ‌her WSL debut when London City ​Lionesses host Manchester United in the opening match, ​while London City goalkeeper Mary Earps may face her former club.

⁠Promoted Charlton ​Athletic start at home to Liverpool, while Crystal Palace return to the WSL following a ‌one-season absence with a game against Everton.

Tottenham Hotspur host West Ham United in a London derby, Chelsea welcome Aston Villa to Stamford Bridge and Brighton & Hove Albion face Arsenal.

WSL Football said it ran ‌more than 1.5 billion ​fixture scheduling iterations to produce ‌the calendar, taking into account stadium availability, broadcast requirements and clashes with domestic and European competitions in both the ⁠men's and ⁠women's game.

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