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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Exclusive by Matt Hughes

WSL brings back Sunday evening kick-offs after indifferent viewing figures

Chelsea’s Keira Walsh speaks to Harriet Prior of Sky Sports after the Women's Super League match against Leicester.
The WSL will offer six different TV slots to broadcasters after releasing its fixtures for the 2026-27 campaign. Photograph: Richard Pelham/WSL/The FA/Getty Images

The Women’s Super League will bring back Sunday evening kick-offs this season as part of an overhaul of its broadcast strategy after indifferent viewing figures last season.

The Guardian has learned that the WSL will offer six different TV slots to broadcasters after releasing its fixtures for the 2026-27 campaign later on Thursday in a significant change from last season, when the majority of televised games took place on Saturday and Sunday lunchtimes.

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