Chelsea v City: WSL Match Preview | OneFootball

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of City’s 2025/26 Barclays Women's Super League opener against Chelsea.

When and where

Andrée Jeglertz' side travel to the capital as we take on the Blues at Stamford Bridge on Friday 5 September, with kick off set for 19:30pm (UK).

The game is available to watch live in the UK on Sky Sports with updates also provided on the official Man City app.

Detailed coverage can also be found on our X account: @ManCityWomen.

Man City App Coverage

As always, the official Man City app has everything covered for our first WSL match of the season.

Our Matchday Centre, providing regular updates, stats and analysis across the day will get underway from 18:00 (UK).

Make sure to have push notifications turned on to be alerted to all the key moments as they unfold from London.

Following kick-off, you can also listen to live audio commentary from Nick Walsh while our text commentary continues.

A detailed match report and post-match reaction will be available shortly after the final whistle, with a 2-minute highlights package also available to view.

From midnight you can sign-in to watch a free 8-minute edit, meanwhile on CITY+, a full-match replay will be also be available from the same time.

Our new extended highlights which features the best 20 minutes of action from the game will also be ready to view.

Andrée Jeglertz press conference

Our Head Coach will address the media from 14:00 (UK) on Wednesday 3 September.

As always, you can watch his pre-match press conference live on mancity.com and the official app.

If you’re unable to follow as it happens, then a full video replay and written review will also be available later in the afternoon.

Previous meeting

The two sides last locked horns in the UEFA Women's Champions League.

It was the final leg of the quarterfinal stage as both teams met each other four times across all competitions in the space of two weeks.

First-half goals from Sandy Baltimore, Nathalie Bjorn and Mayra Ramirez cancelled out City’s 2-0 first leg win at the Joie Stadium as Chelsea advanced after a final score of 3-2 on aggregate.

WATCH: Match highlights: Chelsea 3-0 City

Last time out

A 5-2 victory at the Joie Stadium last term saw City settle for a fourth place finish in the WSL as we closed the 2024/25 campaign with an entertaining victory.

The visitors took the lead through Ashleigh Weerden, but the Blues responded through a Kerolin Nicoli volley.

Palace regained their lead before the break when Mille Gejl found the net, but City once again pulled level just after the hour mark through Jill Roord.

Soon after we took the lead for the first time when Rebecca Knaak met a Lauren Hemp corner, before Kerolin Nicoli and the German defender both completed a brace to ensure we ended the season on a high.

WATCH: Extended highlights: City 5-2 Crystal Palace

Broadcast details

The Barclays Women's Super League opener will be available to watch live on Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football, Sky Ultra HD, NOW TV, Sky GO Extra, Sky GO and BBC Radio 5 Live.

Supporters around the world can find out how to tune in to watch the match live via livesoccertv.com.

(Listings correct as of Tuesday 2 September)