Chelsea thump United 5-0 as Arsenal are held : WSL Roundup
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Chelsea claimed their first win of the season with a 5-0 drubbing of Manchester United at Leigh Sports Village.
The Blues opened the scoring through Sjoeke Nüsken, who directed Wieke Kaptein's cutback into the bottom corner before Keria Walsh added a second from range on the half hour.
Lauren James provided an instinctive finish to net a third after the break before full-backs Ellie Carpenter and Lucy Bronze added to the scoreline later on.
Manchester United’s new manager, Eva Olid, suffered two consecutive defeats as United lost their first two games of the season for the first time since their League debut in 2019/20.
At the Emirates, a toothless Arsenal were held to a goalless draw with newly promoted Crystal Palace.
The Gunners rattled the bar twice through Mariona Caldentey and Lisa Baum; however, it was Palace keeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin who starred, making nine saves.
Newcomers Palace, who finished second in the WSL 2 last season, remain unbeaten, having beaten Everton on the opening day.
City continue impeccable start
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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 13: Jade Rose of Manchester City celebrates with team-mates after Mathilde Harviken of Aston Villa scored an own goal and Manchester City's fourth during the Barclays Women's Super League 2026/27 match between Aston Villa FC and Manchester City at Villa Park on September 13, 2026 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 13: Jade Rose of Manchester City celebrates with team-mates after Mathilde Harviken of Aston Villa scored an own goal and Manchester City's fourth during the Barclays Women's Super League 2026/27 match between Aston Villa FC and Manchester City at Villa Park on September 13, 2026 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene/Getty Images)
WSL champions Manchester City continued their perfect start to the season with an emphatic 4–1 win at Aston Villa.
Jade Rose gave City an early lead after Villa keeper Alana Okuma had punched a corner into the path of the Canadian international, before Mary Fowler drilled in a second on 29-minutes.
The hosts had halved the deficit three minutes before the break through Amalie Vangsgaard, but City’s quality prevailed in the second half with a Khadija Shaw strike and a Mathilde Harviken own goal keeping Jeglertz's side at the summit.
Birmingham City and Brighton both picked up their first points of the campaign after sharing the spoils in an entertaining 2-2 draw at St Andrews.
Brighton’s Kilo Seike scored in the fifth minute of stoppage time to deny the newcomers a first league win of the season.
Oceane Hurtre and Lily Crosthwaite had netted either side of the break for the Championship winners, but Olivia Garcia pulled a goal back before Seike netted a deserved equaliser.
Newcomers Charlton remain pointless after late defeat to Everton
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Everton secured their first win of the campaign with a narrow 1-0 win over nine-player Charlton Athletic at Goodison Park.
Lean Robe deflected in Holly McNamara's cross into her own net on 77 minutes to seal the winner in a game which saw both Ashley Neville and Hawa Cissoko dismissed for the visitors.
Tottenham and Liverpool played out a compelling 1-1 draw on Merseyside in a clash of two sides which are well fancied this season.
Sam Kerr deflected Signe Gaupest's looping cross beyond her goalkeeper, Khiara Keating, four minutes before the break, before Swiss international Aurélie Csillag equalised for the Reds on the hour.
Both sides remain unbeaten after wins over Charlton and West Ham on the opening day.
West Ham stunned heavy-spending London City, winning 2-1 in Saturday's only fixture.
Summer signing Kelly Gago and Viviane Asseyi netted either side of the interval for the Hammers before Daniëlle van de Donk reduced the deficit on 74 minutes.
However, despite the Dutch players' second backheel of the season, Eder Maestre's side fell to a deserved defeat.