How To Watch Women’s Super League (WSL) Football Live

The 2023-24 Women’s Super League title race looks set to go down to the wire.

Champions Chelsea, looking for their fifth consecutive title, are currently three points behind 2015-16 winners Manchester City, but have a game in hand. With only three or four games to play, it’s anyone’s guess as to who will come out on top.

Arsenal are now guaranteed to join them in the Champions League next season, with Man Utd a distant fourth.

At the other end, Bristol City are almost certain to be the team relegated, having picked up just six points from 19 matches so far.

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

Which Women’s Super League games are on TV this week?

Every team is in action over the next week, and you can watch all the games live.

Sun 28 Apr

• Everton vs Arsenal – KO 12.30am BST/7.30am EDT/4.30am PDT – BBC (UK), Paramount+ (USA)
• Aston Villa vs West Ham – KO 2pm BST/9am EDT/6am PDT – The FA Player (UK and USA)
• Tottenham vs Brighton – KO 2pm BST/9am EDT/6am PDT – The FA Player (UK and USA)
• Leicester vs Man Utd – KO 3pm BST/10am EDT/7am PDT – The FA Player (UK and USA)
• Bristol City vs Man City – KO 6.45pm BST/1.45pm EDT/10.45am PDT – Sky Sports (UK), Paramount+ (USA)

Wed 1 May

• Liverpool vs Chelsea – KO 7pm BST/2pm EDT/11am PDT – Sky Sports (UK), Paramount+ (USA)

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

In the UK, you can watch every match live, but via three different broadcasters.

Sky Sports

Sky shares the rights to the Women’s Super League, but it only usually shows one live game each weekend.

You have several options when it comes to Sky Sports. The first is to get a TV package, which starts at £46 per month (£26 per month Entertainment plan, £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. You can currently get a 43-inch TV (48-month contract) with Sky Sports, Sky Entertainment and Netflix (Standard with Ads) on an 18-month contract for £62 per month with £10 upfront.

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

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

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

You may also want to add Now Boost, which adds 1080p video (rather than the usual 720p), removes ads and lets you stream on up to three devices at the same time (instead of the usual one). After a one-month free trial, it costs £6 per month extra.

BBC

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

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

Once that’s taken care of, there are lots of options available to you. The first is simply direct on your TV, with almost all Sky, Virgin, Freeview and Freesat boxes including BBC channels by default.

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

The FA Player

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

Just 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 require a subscription.

CBS Sports (Paramount+)

CBS has the rights to the Women’s Super League in the US, but it only broadcasts selected games – typically 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’s 7-day free trial if you’ve never signed up before.

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

However, all of the matches available here will also be on Paramount+ at the same time. The good news is that you don’t have to do without the rest of the fixtures.

The FA Player

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

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

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

1.

Download the relevant VPN app

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Head to the download page for the VPN you’d like to install and click ‘Download App’. The likes of NordVPN are available on a range of devices.

2.

Connect to US or UK server

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Open the app and sign in to your account if necessary. Then, select any US or UK server and connect to it.

Depending on the service you’re using, it might look quite different to the above. But this should be relatively easy to find.

3.

Start watching as usual

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Head to the website or app you’d usually use to start watching. You should now be able to stream content as normal and without any restrictions.

Interested in men’s football, too? Here’s how to watch the Premier League, Champions League and Europa League.