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How to watch Women’s Super League (WSL) football live

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3 months ago

April 22, 2024

It looks like the 2023/24 Women’s Super League title race will go down to the wire.

Champions Chelsea, looking for their fifth title in a row, are currently level on points with 2015/2016 winners Manchester City. Both teams have just four games left to play and are in great form, so it is anyone’s guess who will come out on top.

Arsenal are almost certain to participate in the Champions League next season, with Man Utd in a distant fourth place.

On the other hand, Bristol City are almost certainly the team to be relegated, having picked up just six points from 18 games so far.

Here’s how to watch the Women’s Super League live, whether you live in the UK, the US or elsewhere.

Which Women’s Super League matches are on TV this weekend?

Chelsea already defeated Aston Villa on Wednesday, but all other five matches will be shown live in Great Britain and the US.

Fri Apr 19

Brighton vs Everton – KO 7pm BST/2pm EDT/11am PT – The FA Player (UK & US)

Sat April 20

Bristol City vs Liverpool – KO 12.30pm BST/7.30am EDT/4.30pm PDT – The FA Player (UK & US)

Sun April 21

Man Utd vs. Tottenham – KO 12pm BST/7am EDT/4am PDT – The FA Player (UK & US)
Arsenal vs Leicester – KO 2pm BST/9am EDT/4am PDT – The FA Player (UK & US)
Man City vs West Ham – KO 2.15pm BST/9.15am EDT/4.15pm PDT – BBC (UK), Paramount+ (US)

How to watch the Women’s Super League in Britain

In Great Britain you can watch every match live, but via three different broadcasters.

Air sports

Sky shares the rights to the Women’s Super League, but typically only shows one live match per weekend.

You have several options when it comes to Sky Sports. The first is to obtain one TV packagewhich starts at £46 per month (£26 per month entertainment subscription, £20 for Sky Sports add-on) for 18 months.

If you don’t mind paying a monthly subscription for your TV, Sky Glass is also worth considering. Currently you can get a 43-inch TV (48 month contract) with an 18 month contract from Sky Sports, Sky Entertainment and Netflix (Standard with Ads). €62 per month with €10 in advance.

Alternatively, you can add the functionality to your existing TV via Sky Stream. It starts at €43 per month for an 18 month subscription including Sky Entertainment, Netflix and Sky Sports.

All of the above includes access on your phone, tablet and/or laptop via Sky Go.

That doesn’t apply to Sky’s Now streaming service, but it is a more affordable option. A Now Sports membership (including all 11 Sky Sports channels) costs £34.99 per month at full price, but offers are often available.

You might also want to add Now Boost, which adds 1080p video (instead of the usual 720p), removes ads, and lets you stream on up to three devices at once (instead of the usual). After a one-month free trial period, it costs an additional €6 per month.

BBC

The BBC also only shows about one live match per weekend.

Unlike many other broadcasters, you don’t need a subscription to watch the BBC. But you have to pay for a TV license whether you watch live or via BBC iPlayer – this applies to any live TV. It currently costs £159 per household or business – find out more in our separate guide to the UK TV license.

Once that’s taken care of, there are many options available to you. The first is straight to your TV, with almost all Sky, Virgin, Freeview and Freesat boxes including BBC channels as standard.

You can also use BBC iPlayer on all your devices, while the WSL is also available to watch via the BBC Sport website when matches are taking place.

The FA player

The FA Player is a free service that broadcasts all other matches live.

Simply head to the FA Player website and sign up for a free account, or download the app on iOS or Android.

How to watch the Women’s Super League in the US

You can watch every match live in the US, but some matches require a subscription.

CBS Sports (Paramount+)

CBS has the rights to the Women’s Super League in the US, but only broadcasts selected matches – usually one or two per week.

These will be available to stream live on the company’s Paramount+ streaming service. It starts at $5.99 per month and there is a 7-day free trial if you’ve never signed up before.

An even smaller selection of matches will be shown on the CBS Sports Network, which is available through Fubo (starting at $74.99 per month after a 7-day free trial) and DirecTV Stream (starting at $64.99 per month for three months, $74.99 per month thereafter) if you don’t want cable.

However, all matches available here will also be on Paramount+ at the same time. The good news is that you don’t have to miss the rest of the fixtures.

The FA player

The FA Player is a free service that broadcasts all other matches live.

Simply head to the FA Player website and sign up for a free account, or download the app on iOS or Android.

How to watch the Women’s League outside the UK and US

Before you try to watch British or American TV from abroad, it’s worth checking which broadcaster has the rights to the Women’s Super League where you’re based. That is DAZN in many European countries, Optus Sport in Australia and Sky Sport in Germany.

But if you’re just visiting another country, it’s wise to access your US or UK plan, which requires a VPN. We use NordVPN for the purposes of this tutorial, but there are plenty of great alternatives in our best VPN chart.