Fixtures selected for live broadcast over opening two rounds of the 2020/2021 Barclays FA Women’s Super League season
Five fixtures have been selected for live broadcast over the opening two weekends of the 2020/2021 Barclays FA Women’s Super League season – with champions Chelsea, current Women’s FA Cup holders Manchester City, and newly promoted Aston Villa all featuring.
Villa, who won The FA Women’s Championship title last season, will open the campaign at Villa Park against Manchester City. The match will be broadcast live on BT Sport 2 on Saturday 5 September, kicking-off at 2.30pm.
Arsenal and Reading will open the following day’s fixtures in front of the BBC cameras on Sunday 6 September as their match at Meadow Park, Borehamwood, has been selected for the BBC Red Button. Kick-off has been scheduled for 12.30pm.
That same afternoon (Sunday 6 September), BT Sport 1 will feature Champions Chelsea, as they travel north to take on Manchester United. The match at Leigh Sports Village will kick off at 2.30pm.
The second weekend’s offerings before the international break will see West Ham United’s first fixture at their new home at Dagenham & Redbridge broadcast on BT Sport 1, as they host Arsenal on the evening of Saturday 12 august. The match will kick-off at 5.20pm.
The second live broadcast of the weekend sees Chelsea host Bristol City at Kingsmeadow the following day on Sunday 13 September. The match will be live on the BBC Red Button and kicks-off at 12.30pm.
Barclays FA Women’s Super League fixtures not selected for live broadcast will be streamed live on The FA Player.
In addition, selected FA Women’s Championship matches will also be streamed live throughout the season, with Liverpool’s opening match at home to Durham set to be streamed on the opening weekend on Sunday 6 September, and Sheffield United v Leicester City selected for week two on Sunday 13 September. Championship matches not streamed live will have highlights available the following day.
Barclays FA Women’s Super League
Saturday 5 September
Aston Villa v Manchester City – Villa Park, 2.30pm (BT Sport 2)
Sunday 6 September
Arsenal v Reading – Meadow Park, 12.30pm (BBC Red Button)
Brighton & Hove Albion v Birmingham City – Broadfield Stadium, 2pm
Bristol City v Everton – Twerton Park, 2pm
Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United – The Hive, 2pm
Manchester United v Chelsea – Leigh Sports Village, 2.30pm (BT Sport 1)
Saturday 12 September
West Ham United v Arsenal – Dagenham & Redbridge FC, 5.20pm (BT Sport 1)
Sunday 13 September
Chelsea v Bristol City – Kingsmeadow, 12.30pm (BBC Red Button)
Birmingham City v Manchester United – Solihull Moors FC, 2pm
Everton v Tottenham – Walton Hall Park, 1pm
Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion –Academy Stadium, 2pm
Reading v Aston Villa – Madejski Stadium, 2pm
FA Women’s Championship
Sunday 6 September
Charlton Athletic v Crystal Palace – VCD Athletic, 2pm
Coventry United v London Bees – Butts Park Arena, 2pm
Leicester City v Blackburn Rovers – Farley Way Stadium, 2pm
Liverpool v Durham – Prenton Park, 2pm
London City Lionesses v Sheffield United – Princes Park, 2pm
Saturday 12 September
Crystal Palace v London City Lionesses – Bromley FC, 7pm
Sunday 13 September
Blackburn Rovers v Charlton – Bamber Bridge FC, 1pm
Durham v Lewes – Maiden Castle, 12pm
London Bees v Liverpool – The Hive, 2pm
Sheffield United v Leicester City – Chesterfield FC, 2pm
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