How to watch the Women’s Super League live

The Women’s Super League comes to a close this month, but there’s still plenty to be decided at both ends of the table.

Man Utd are top, as they look for a first WSL title just five years after the women’s team were founded. But holders Chelsea are right behind them, and beat the Red Devils to win the FA Cup just a few days ago.

At the other end, it also looks like it’ll be one of the bottom three sides that get relegated. With some teams having games in hand, a lot could change between now and the end of the season.

The good news is that almost every match of the 2022-23 WSL season is broadcast live in the UK, and it’s easy to watch from elsewhere, too. Here’s everything you need to know:

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

All eight WSL matches this week are being broadcast live on UK TV:

Wed 17 May

• Everton vs Arsenal – KO 6.15pm – Sky Sports Premier League/Mix/Showcase
• West Ham vs Chelsea – KO 8.15pm – Sky Sports Premier League/Mix/Showcase

Sat 20 May

• Tottenham vs Reading – KO 4.15pm – The FA Player

Sun 21 May

• Chelsea vs Arsenal – KO 12.30pm – BBC Two/iPlayer/Sport website
• Everton vs Brighton – KO 1pm – The FA Player
• Aston Villa vs Liverpool – KO 2pm – The FA Player
• Leicester vs West Ham – KO 3pm – The FA Player
• Man Utd vs Man City – KO 6.45pm – Sky Sports Football/Premier League/Showcase

How to watch the Women’s Super League on Sky Sports

This is the second season of Sky’s three-year deal with the WSL. For the 2022-23 season, the broadcaster has committed to showing at least 35 matches. To start watching, you’ll need a Sky Sports subscription, which also provides access to lots of other top-class sport.

Packages start at £46 per month for 18 months, or £20 extra per month for 18 months if you if you already have a Sky TV subscription. There was previously the option to get just Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Football channels for £18 per month, but that no longer seems to be available.

Whichever option you choose, you’ll also get access on your phone, tablet and/or laptop via Sky Go. See all the options on the Sky website.

However, if you sign up to Sky Q with a Sky Sports package, you can also watch in HDR quality. Learn more in our separate guide: How to get HDR on Sky Q

How to watch the Women’s Super League on Now

If you don’t want to commit to a Sky contract and satellite dish on your house, that’s not a problem. Sky has its Now streaming service as an alternative option, and there are no restrictions on the content you can access.

Now is available on a wide range of devices, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, Chromecast and even games consoles.

A Day Pass provides 24 hours of access and costs £9.99 – this is great for one-off occasions.

However, it’s going to make much more sense to get the Month Pass if you plan to watch every weekend. This costs £34.99 per month.

That includes a week of free 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 that, it costs £6 per month extra.

Click here to view Now’s Sky Sports Pass packages. 

How to watch the Women’s Super League on the BBC

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.

How to watch the Women’s Super League on the FA Player

The FA Player is a free service, allowing you to watch selected live games and on-demand content if you’re based in the UK. To get started, just head to the FA website and create an account or log in.

Like many other services, there are also apps available for iOS and Android.

Can you watch the Women’s Super League outside the UK?

Yes, and there are two options available to you.

The first is simply to watch via your local broadcaster. This only applies if you’re in Australia ( Optus Sport), Brazil (ESPN) Canada ( Sportsnet), Central America, Mexico, Dominican Republic (all Sky Sports), Germany, Italy (both DAZN), New Zealand ( Spark Sport), Scandinavia (Nent) or the United States (CBS Sports, Paramount+).

If you’re based elsewhere or would rather use an existing UK account or subscription, there is an alternative. It involves using a VPN, which helps you ‘appear’ in another country by giving you a new IP address.

Our top pick is NordVPN, which we’re using for the purposes of this tutorial. There are plenty of alternatives in our best VPN chart, but make sure they unblock Sky Sports, Now, The FA Player and BBC iPlayer – the latter is often an issue, but not for Nord.

To get started, just open the NordVPN app and connect to any server in the UK. You can do this by selecting it on a map, or just clicking the UK flag below the ‘Quick Connect’ button. Once connected, just start watching like you normally would.

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