Sky Sports, BBC and The FA confirm first Women’s Super League and Women’s Championship broadcast picks for 2023

Sky Sports and BBC Sport have made their broadcast selections for the opening rounds of 2023, with five games selected across January.

Emirates Stadium will welcome the league back with a bang after the winter break with Arsenal hosting champions Chelsea live on Sky Sports and Now TV on Sunday 15 January at 12:00.

To round things off on the day, Manchester City will travel to the Chigwell Construction Stadium to face West Ham United at 18.45, live on Sky Sports and Now TV.

The following weekend, there are three more matches, with a reverse of the opening fixtures of the campaign. Manchester City will have the opportunity to avenge their defeat to Aston Villa in their opening game, when they welcome the Midlands club to The Academy Stadium on Saturday 21 January – kick-off 11.30 on Sky Sports and Now TV.

The following day, Chelsea will look to overturn their opening day loss to Liverpool when they welcome them to Kingsmeadow. The match will kick-off at 12.30 on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.

Concluding January’s live fixtures will be Arsenal’s trip to Broadfield Stadium to face Brighton & Hove Albion. The Gunners triumphed in the very first match of the 2022/23 campaign, and Brighton will look to reverse that result in front of the Sky Sports cameras at 18.45pm – also live on Now TV.

Remaining Women’s Super League matches will be streamed on The FA Player.

The Women’s Championship has also seen three games selected for live broadcast on The FA Player across rounds 12 and 13. Southampton will host Lewes at St Mary’s on Sunday 15 January at 14:00, while a week later Birmingham City will host Sunderland at St Andrew’s on Sunday 22 January at 14:00. Bristol City will welcome London City Lionesses to Robins High Performance Centre on the same day, kicking off at 15:00.