Arsenal will face Man City on the opening weekend of the 2024-25 WSL season, while Chelsea start life without Emma Hayes at home to Aston Villa.
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Arsenal vs Man City kicks off 2024-25 WSLChampions Chelsea start against Aston VillaGOAL has all the key dates for your diaryWHAT HAPPENED?
That first home game for the Gunners is one of the most eye-catching from Monday's fixture release, especially as it will see new Man City striker Vivianne Miedema go up against her old club straight away. Arsenal also end the season on a big note, at home to Manchester United. The Red Devils, meanwhile, kick things off at home to West Ham. Brighton vs Everton, Liverpool vs Leicester and Tottenham vs newly-promoted Crystal Palace are the rest of the opening weekend games.
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Chelsea have been crowned champions of England in each of the previous five years but the new campaign will certainly be different. That's because it'll be the first under former Lyon boss Sonia Bompastor after Hayes' 12-year stint came to an end in May, as she took over the United States women's national team. There are some testing fixtures early on for Bompastor, too, with Manchester United at home and Arsenal away coming back-to-back in October.
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1Sept 21/22Arsenal vs Man City (Opening weekend)3Oct 5/6Chelsea vs Man Utd4Oct 12/13Arsenal vs Chelsea6Nov 2/3Man Utd vs Arsenal8Nov 16/17Chelsea vs Man City11Jan 18/19Man City vs Man Utd12Jan 25/26Chelsea vs Arsenal13Feb 1/2Man City vs Arsenal17March 22/23Man City vs Chelsea20Apr 26/27Man Utd vs Chelsea21May 3/4Man Utd vs Man City22May 10/11Arsenal vs Man Utd (Final weekend)DID YOU KNOW?
Fixtures for the 2024-25 season of the Women's Championship were also revealed on Monday, with London City Lionesses and Newcastle United going head to head on the opening weekend. The club from the capital are backed by the investment of Michele Kang, who also owns Lyon and the Washington Spirit, and have made a real splash in this summer window as a result. The same can be said of the Magpies, who recently signed Demi Stokes – one of England's Euro 2022 winners.
