WSL and Women’s Championship games to be held at main stadia
The WSL and Women’s Championship have announced plans for all 11 games on 16th and 17th November to take place at the clubs’ main stadia.
This marks the first time this has happened for all games across the top two tiers of English women’s football in a single fixture round.
On Saturday 16th November, the Women’s Professional Game and Baller FC will host a Ground-Hop day, offering 50 free tickets for the Tottenham Hotspur vs Arsenal game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, as well as for Chelsea’s clash with Manchester City at Stamford Bridge.
Villa Park, King Power Stadium, the American Express Stadium, and Bramall Lane, are also among the venues that will host matches during that weekend.
All 23 teams from the WSL and Women’s Championship will additionally support Stonewall’s annual Rainbow Laces campaign during the games, in support of LGBTQ+ rights.
Earlier this year, Arsenal announced that Emirates Stadium would become the main home of the club’s WSL team from the 2024/25 season , after drawing an average attendance of 52,029 over six games during the 2023/24 campaign.
In August, the Women’s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL), took over from the FA as the new governing body of the two women’s football divisions.
Recently, the WPLL struck a record domestic broadcast rights extension that will see the WSL remain on Sky Sports and BBC Sport until 2030, and is reportedly worth £65m over its duration.
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