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 Manchester City face Tottenham Hotspur today in the WSL:
Manchester City WFC 4 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur WFC
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:23Match ends, Manchester City Women 4, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:23Second Half ends, Manchester City Women 4, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:23Attempt missed. Amy James-Turner (Tottenham Hotspur Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ashleigh Neville following a corner.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:23Attempt blocked. Ashleigh Neville (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:22Corner, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Conceded by Kerstin Casparij.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:22Attempt missed. Eveliina Summanen (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Olga Ahtinen.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:21Foul by Chloe Kelly (Manchester City Women).
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:19Attempt blocked. Chloe Kelly (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:19Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:17Attempt missed. Lily Murphy (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:17Chloe Kelly (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:15Attempt saved. Hayley Raso (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:14Foul by Olga Ahtinen (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:13Foul by Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women).
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:12Attempt saved. Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:11Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Charlotte Grant replaces Jessica Naz.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:07Substitution, Manchester City Women. Laura Coombs replaces Jessica Park.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:07Substitution, Manchester City Women. Lily Murphy replaces Khadija Shaw.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:07Substitution, Manchester City Women. Chloe Kelly replaces Lauren Hemp.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:07Amy James-Turner (Tottenham Hotspur Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:07Foul by Amy James-Turner (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:03Foul by Olga Ahtinen (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
21:04Laura Blindkilde Brown (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:59Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:59Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Olga Ahtinen replaces Drew Spence.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:59Substitution, Manchester City Women. Laura Blindkilde Brown replaces Jill Roord.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:59Substitution, Manchester City Women. Mary Fowler replaces Aoba Fujino.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:59Delay in match because of an injury Rebecca Spencer (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:55Goal! Manchester City Women 4, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from very close range.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:54Goal! Manchester City Women 3, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0. Jill Roord (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:50Alanna Kennedy (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:48Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Ashleigh Neville.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:47Attempt blocked. Jill Roord (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:45Offside, Manchester City Women. Lauren Hemp is caught offside.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:47Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Jill Roord.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:45Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Hayley Raso replaces Matilda Vinberg.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:45Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Martha Thomas replaces Bethany England.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:43Attempt missed. Bethany England (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:42Jessica Park (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:42Attempt blocked. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:51Attempt blocked. Jessica Park (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:39Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Rebecca Spencer.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:40Attempt saved. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:37Offside, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Bethany England is caught offside.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:36Hand ball by Drew Spence (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:33Second Half begins Manchester City Women 2, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:33Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Amy James-Turner replaces Clare Hunt.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:17First Half ends, Manchester City Women 2, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:16Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:16Offside, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Jessica Naz is caught offside.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:14Foul by Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women).
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:12Attempt missed. Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:11Attempt missed. Matilda Vinberg (Tottenham Hotspur Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:11Attempt blocked. Drew Spence (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:33Attempt blocked. Jill Roord (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:10Attempt blocked. Leila Ouahabi (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:09Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:07Attempt missed. Bethany England (Tottenham Hotspur Women) header from the centre of the box.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
20:04Attempt missed. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:59Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Matilda Vinberg.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:53Foul by Jessica Naz (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:54Jill Roord (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:52Offside, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Bethany England is caught offside.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:52Offside, Manchester City Women. Aoba Fujino is caught offside.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:53Attempt missed. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aoba Fujino.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:51Offside, Manchester City Women. Lauren Hemp is caught offside.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:46Goal! Manchester City Women 2, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from very close range.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:44Offside, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Jessica Naz is caught offside.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:40Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Molly Bartrip.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:41Attempt missed. Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from very close range.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:39Attempt saved. Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:39Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Matilda Vinberg.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:39Attempt blocked. Jessica Park (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:35Eveliina Summanen (Tottenham Hotspur Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:35Foul by Kerstin Casparij (Manchester City Women).
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:32Goal! Manchester City Women 1, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:31First Half begins.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
19:00Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur
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