Every match across the top two tiers of English women’s football will be played at the home side’s main stadium for the first time on the weekend of November 16-17.
The Amex Stadium, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Stamford Bridge, Villa Park, King Power Stadium and Goodison Park will host matches in the Women’s Super League, while Maiden Castle Sports Park, Bramall Lane, St James’ Park, the Valley and Ewood Park will hold the Women’s Championship fixtures.
It marks the first time since the Women’s Championship’s formation in 2014 that all fixtures on a matchweek have been hosted in each clubs’ main stadia.
On Saturday November 17, the Women’s Professional Game, the company responsible for running the WSL and Championship, will also be hosting a ‘ground-hop day’ in London, encouraging fans to attend the north London derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (1:45pm GMT kick off) before going to Stamford Bridge to watch Chelsea face Manchester City (5:30pm).
WSL and Championship matches being held at main stadia has become more common each season, initially as one-off matches every year but increasingly as a regular occurrence. Arsenal and Aston Villa both announced ahead of the 2024-25 campaign that the Emirates and Villa Park would become their main homes for…
