Sky Sports will televise Chelsea’s opening match of new 2021-22 Women’s Super League season as the first broadcast selections across September and October are unveiled.
Emma Hayes’ Blues will begin their title defence away at Arsenal in a cross-London derby, as Jonas Eidevall take charge of his first competitive match in charge of the Gunners live on Sky Sports on Sunday 5 September with a 12:30pm kick-off.
Marc Skinner’s debut as Manchester United manager will kick off the new season as the Red Devils host Reading in Friday Night Football on 3 September, with the match getting underway from 7:45pm BST.
Other Sky Sports highlights throughout September and October include a mouth-watering home tie for Arsenal against Manchester City on Sunday 26 September in a 6:45pm kick-off, as the two title contenders meet early in the season.
Sky will also air Man Utd’s trip to Birmingham City in Sunday Night Football from 6:45pm on Sunday 3 October, alongside Chelsea’s home match against Leicester on Sunday 10 October at 12:30pm which forms a double-header with Arsenal’s clash against Everton at 3pm that same date.
BBC will meanwhile broadcast five clashes kicking off with Everton’s opener against Manchester City at Goodison Park on Saturday 4 September (1:30pm), which will be live on BBC One along with the Manchester derby on Saturday 9 October (1:30pm).
Everton’s trip to Chelsea on Sunday 12 September along with the Blues’ visit to Man Utd on Sunday 26 September and Aston Villa’s home tie against Arsenal on Sunday 3 October will all be broadcast on BBC Two with kick-offs confirmed for 12:30pm.
This season marks the start of a new TV deal in the United Kingdom which sees Sky replace BT as the Pay-TV partner, whilst BBC retain free-to-air coverage but promoted from Red Button to linear TV.
Full details on selected TV fixtures for first five matchweeks of 2021-22 WSL season can be found below.
| Date | Match | Channel | Time (BST) |
| Friday 3 September | Manchester United v Reading | Sky Sports | 7:45pm |
| Saturday 4 September | Everton v Manchester City | BBC One | 1:30pm |
| Sunday 5 September | Arsenal v Chelsea | Sky Sports | 12:30pm |
| Saturday 11 September | West Ham v Aston Villa | Sky Sports | 11:30am |
| Sunday 12 September | Chelsea v Everton | BBC Two | 12:30pm |
| Sunday 12 September | Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur | Sky Sports | 6:45pm |
| Saturday 25 September | Everton v Birmingham City | Sky Sports | 11:30am |
| Sunday 26 September | Manchester United v Chelsea | BBC Two | 12:30pm |
| Sunday 26 September | Arsenal v Manchester City | Sky Sports | 6:45pm |
| Saturday 2 October | Chelsea v Brighton | Sky Sports | 11:30am |
| Sunday 3 October | Aston Villa v Arsenal | BBC Two | 12:30pm |
| Sunday 3 October | Birmingham City v Manchester United | Sky Sports | 6:45pm |
| Saturday 9 October | Manchester United v Manchester City | BBC One | 1:30pm |
| Sunday 10 October | Chelsea v Leicester | Sky Sports | 12:30pm |
| Sunday 10 October | Arsenal v Everton | Sky Sports | 3:00pm |
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