The new Women's Super League marks the start of a new era for reigning champions Chelsea, with long-serving boss Emma Hayes having departed in summer to start a new adventure with the USA Women's team.
Last year they just about did enough to claim the title on goal difference ahead of Manchester City, while Arsenal will again hope to make it a three-horse race for the WSL title. Meanwhile Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham will hope to progress after further rebuilding this summer.
Crystal Palace were promoted to replace Bristol City in the top flight, while on a wider note, the league is now under the management and operation of a new organisation set up to lead women's football towards further growth and progression, with Nikki Doucet overseeing both the WSL and Championship in a new phase for the game.
Follow the live action below as Liverpool face Chelsea today in the WSL:
Liverpool WFC 0 - 3 Chelsea FC Women
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:26Match ends, Liverpool Women 0, Chelsea Women 3.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:26Second Half ends, Liverpool Women 0, Chelsea Women 3.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:26Foul by Catarina Macário (Chelsea Women).
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:26Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:24Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:24Substitution, Chelsea Women. Oriane Jean-François replaces Guro Reiten.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:21Goal! Liverpool Women 0, Chelsea Women 3. Agnes Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:19Corner, Liverpool Women. Conceded by Catarina Macário.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:19Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:19Ceri Holland (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:16Hand ball by Ashley Lawrence (Chelsea Women).
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:15Substitution, Liverpool Women. Cornelia Kapocs replaces Marie-Therese Höbinger.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:13Substitution, Chelsea Women. Wieke Kaptein replaces Erin Cuthbert.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:13Substitution, Chelsea Women. Catarina Macário replaces Maika Hamano.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:11Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:11Delay in match (Chelsea Women).
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:09Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:09Corner, Liverpool Women. Conceded by Erin Cuthbert.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:07Foul by Millie Bright (Chelsea Women).
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:07Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:04Foul by Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women).
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:07Mia Enderby (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:04Substitution, Liverpool Women. Hannah Silcock replaces Jasmine Matthews.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:04Substitution, Liverpool Women. Yana Daniëls replaces Grace Fisk.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:02Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Rachael Laws.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:02Attempt saved. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Guro Reiten.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:01Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Taylor Hinds.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
14:01Substitution, Chelsea Women. Agnes Beever-Jones replaces Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:58Substitution, Liverpool Women. Mia Enderby replaces Leanne Kiernan.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:57Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Grace Fisk.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:56Attempt missed. Ceri Holland (Liverpool Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:55Attempt saved. Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:54Attempt saved. Jasmine Matthews (Liverpool Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Olivia Smith.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:52Attempt saved. Taylor Hinds (Liverpool Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:52Foul by Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea Women).
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:51Offside, Liverpool Women. Leanne Kiernan is caught offside.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:50Attempt saved. Marie-Therese Höbinger (Liverpool Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Leanne Kiernan with a cross.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:49Attempt blocked. Marie-Therese Höbinger (Liverpool Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:47Attempt missed. Leanne Kiernan (Liverpool Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:49Offside, Liverpool Women. Leanne Kiernan is caught offside.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:46Foul by Olivia Smith (Liverpool Women).
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:46Kadeisha Buchanan (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:40Foul by Millie Bright (Chelsea Women).
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:40Attempt missed. Taylor Hinds (Liverpool Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Olivia Smith.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:37Second Half begins Liverpool Women 0, Chelsea Women 2.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:37Substitution, Chelsea Women. Ashley Lawrence replaces Lucy Bronze.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:22First Half ends, Liverpool Women 0, Chelsea Women 2.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:20Foul by Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women).
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:22Ceri Holland (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:20Lucy Bronze (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:20Corner, Liverpool Women. Conceded by Kadeisha Buchanan.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:18Offside, Chelsea Women. Guro Reiten is caught offside.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:18Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:18Olivia Smith (Liverpool Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:16Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:18Foul by Olivia Smith (Liverpool Women).
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:14Goal! Liverpool Women 0, Chelsea Women 2. Guro Reiten (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:14Foul by Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women).
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:37Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:37Delay in match because of an injury Ceri Holland (Liverpool Women).
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:11Attempt missed. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:09Goal! Liverpool Women 0, Chelsea Women 1. Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:12Attempt blocked. Guro Reiten (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:14Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea Women) hits the woodwork with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:08Attempt missed. Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:06Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Ceri Holland.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:06Gemma Evans (Liverpool Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:05Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:05Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:03Delay in match because of an injury Rachael Laws (Liverpool Women).
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:02Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Rachael Laws.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:02Attempt saved. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
13:00Foul by Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women).
Liverpool vs Chelsea
12:56Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Gemma Evans.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
12:55Guro Reiten (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
12:53Attempt missed. Ceri Holland (Liverpool Women) right footed shot from outside the box.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
12:52Foul by Millie Bright (Chelsea Women).
Liverpool vs Chelsea
12:51Attempt missed. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
12:48Attempt saved. Sandy Baltimore (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Guro Reiten.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
12:41Lucy Bronze (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
12:41Foul by Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women).
Liverpool vs Chelsea
12:41Attempt blocked. Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
12:39Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Rachael Laws.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
12:41Attempt saved. Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
12:37Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
12:34Attempt blocked. Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sjoeke Nüsken.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
12:34Corner, Liverpool Women. Conceded by Guro Reiten.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
12:34Attempt blocked. Taylor Hinds (Liverpool Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
12:33Corner, Liverpool Women. Conceded by Kadeisha Buchanan.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
12:32First Half begins.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
12:00Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Liverpool vs Chelsea
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