After her heroics for England at Euro 2025, Michelle Agyemang is back playing football and back in a Brighton shirt as she looks to continue her development.

Excited to see what's to come from her this season.

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Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter

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Plenty of Tottenham fans are concerned about their squad going into the new season and I can see why.

It was a disappointing transfer window with defender Toko Koga and forward Cathinka Tandberg the only additions.

New manager Martin Ho is a highly-regarded coach and had a successful time at former club Brann but he has his work cut out this season.

Spurs have previously spoken about wanting to close the gap on the top clubs in the WSL but they lost ground last season and have acted slowly this summer.

Prediction: 11th

Liverpool

Gareth Taylor speaking to Sky Sports on how proud he is to be Liverpool head coach: "Super proud. I think today, what a start to have a as manager of the club and a Merseyside derby, what a way to start. Fantastic.

"We're really clear in our objectives of trying to bring an identity to Liverpool and that can take time. I think we have to make some compromises to what we've done previously.

"I think it takes a while to shape things but the engagement from the players and the way they've got on board with things has been top. Trying to change too much too soon is really difficult and would be foolish of me to do that and we need to harness what we have.

"And when you get to a game like today, it's a Merseyside derby. Performance-wise, I've always been about performance, but I think that can go out the window a little bit in the derby and it's about real desire and determination, and at time showing the quality we have."

Ellen White
England Euro 2022 winner on BBC Women's Football Weekly

I feel like you have to have squad depth. Manchester United have signed some good players. It is about keeping everyone fit.

They are ambitious and have been ambitious for a while. It is about keeping the players fresh, it is a real balance. I am really interested to see how they will do. I am not 100% sure, I feel like top four, just not sure where in that.

The opening weekend of any new season calls for one thing: predictions!

Our esteemed panel of BBC Sport pundits and presenters had their say ahead of the season, making their picks for the title and Champions League places ahead of last week's transfer deadline.

Read the full article on the BBC Sport website

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Jen Beattie
Former Arsenal defender on BBC Women's Football Weekly

You'd be absolutely gutted, honestly, if you are part of that squad and you see your captain go and your best forward go and you are wondering who you are bringing in to replace them, I think that is where the worry would come from right now.

I love these opening fixtures because there's always a big head-to-head - you have Chelsea-Man City and then a Merseyside derby, start with a bang.

You have to hit the ground running. When you lose players like they have sometimes it brings out the best of other players because they have to step up, I hope that is what happens at Liverpool.

Everton

Everton manager Brian Sorensen speaking to Sky Sports on having more options this season: "That's a nice thing to have rather than the headache on who to put out. It's good to have we're very pleased."

On whether he wanted to start deadline day signing Ruby Mace: "We have such a good squad, Ruby will come in for sure but she also has to settle in and get to know her new teammates."

On Everton's good record at Anfield: "For us, it doesn't count. It's a new game, we have to show we have a new team and I've just seen their line-up and it's similar to last season with a new coach. We don't think about the past, it's the present we think about."

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It's derby day on Merseyside as the Reds prepare to host the Blues at Anfield.

Brian Sorensen's side did the league double over their rivals last season, winning 1-0 at Goodison Park via a Katja Snoejis penalty, before the Dutchwoman and full-back Karen Holmgaard found the target in a 2-0 win across town.

Indeed the Toffees are unbeaten in seven against their neighbours, winning each of their last four away trips without conceding a single goal.

Can Liverpool and new boss Gareth Taylor change that wretched record today?

I know, I know, we're only one game in for a few sides but let's take a look at the WSL table after wins for Chelsea and Arsenal.

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Simon Stone
BBC Sport Chief Football News Reporter at Leigh Sports Village

It has been a whirlwind few days for England international Jess Park.

Other than a season on loan at Everton, she has spent the last eight years wearing the blue of Manchester City.

Today she is wearing the red of United after completing the deadline day move that saw Grace Clinton head in the opposite direction.

Little wonder she starts on the bench today. Park will need a bit of time to get used to her new surroundings.

Former Brighton midfielder Julia Zigiotti Olme makes her first start for Manchester United in the WSL following her summer move from Bayern Munich.

England international Jess Park is among the substitutes after crossing Manchester to move from Manchester City in a swap deal with Grace Clinton.

Manchester United XI: Tullis-Joyce, Sandberg, Janssen, Le Tissier, Riviere, Bizet, Miyazawa, Zigiotti Olme, Toone, Terland, Malard.

Subs: Middleton-Patel, Turner, Naalsund, Park, Griffiths.

Emily van Egmond and Celeste Boureille are set to make their debuts for Leicester City after summer moves from Birmingham City and Montpellier respectively.

Leicester City XI: Leitzig, Thibaud, Boureille, Kees, Ale, Cayman, Tierney, O'Brien, Van Egmond, Cain Eiriksdottir.

Subs: Clark, Wellesley-Smith, Rantala, Payne, Las, McLoughlin, Sherwood, Ayane, Kaczmar.

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter at Anfield

Gareth Taylor's first team selection as Liverpool manager includes goalkeeper Faye Kirby, who lasted started in May 2023.

Newly-named captain Grace Fisk starts alongside summer signing Lily Woodham.

Defender Risa Shimizu, who they brought in on loan from Manchester City on deadline day, is on the bench.

Liverpool XI: Kirby, Fisk, Bonner, Evans, Woodham, Nagano, Hobinger, Kerr, Holland, Enderby, Kapocs.

Subs: Morgan, Parry, Risa, Kiernan, Roman Haug, Olsson, Clark, Maclean, Silcock.

There are six debuts for Everton after a busy summer transfer window.

Among them includes Martina Fernandez from Barcelona, Rion Ishikawa from Urawa Red Diamonds and Rosa van Gool from Ajax.

Club record signing Ruby Mace, the England midfielder who arrived from Leicester City, is on the bench.

Everton XI: Brosnan, Ishikawa, Fernandez, Hayashi, van Gool, Ladd, Vignola, Robinson, Snoeijs, Momiki, Pacheco.

Subs: Ramsey, Wheeler, Payne, Gago, Weir, Stenevik, Holmgaard, Mace, Jones.

New head coach Martin Ho has handed Japan defender Toko Koga her Tottenham debut after the 19-year-old signed from Feyenoord in July.

Ho's first-ever WSL matchday squad also includes Spurs' other summer signing, Cathinka Tandberg, who joined from Hammarby on Thursday, as a substitute.

Tottenham XI: Kop, Nilden, Naz, England, Holdt, Rybrink, Hunt, Spence, Summanen, Dennis, Koga.

Subs: Heeps, Jackson, Grant, Oroz, Graham, Gunning-Williams, Tandberg, Ahtinen.

There's a familiar feel to Rehanne Skinner's West Ham starting line-up as Shekiera Martinez leads the attack alongside Seraina Piubel, Viviane Asseyi and Riko Ueki.

Ines Belloumou, Sarah Brasero, Ffion Morgan, Leila Wandeler and Selin Cemal could all make their debuts for the Hammers today as they feature among the substitutes.

West Ham XI: Szemik, Denton, Zadorsky, Nystrom, Hanshaw, Gorry, Siren, Piubel, Asseyi, Martinez, Ueki.

Subs: Walsh (GK), Tysiak, Belloumou, Pavi, Brasero, Morgan, Wandeler, Houssein, Cemal.

Nigeria goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, who moved to Brighton in the summer on a free transfer from Paris FC, is set to make her WSL debut.

England striker Michelle Agyemang is back at the club on a second season-long loan from Arsenal as she looks to continue her development after helping the Lionesses win Euro 2025 in the summer.

Brighton XI: Nnadozie, Minami, Olislagers, Haley, Mclauchlan, Rule, Symonds, Cankovic, Kirby, Agyemang, Selke.

Subs: Baggaley, Kafaji, Noordam, Carabali, Rayner, Hayes, Camacho, Auee, Tsunoda.

There are WSL debuts for French defender Oceane Deslandes and Netherlands midfielder Lynn Wilms following their summer moves to Aston Villa from Montpellier and Wolfsburg respectively.

Aston Villa XI: D'Angelo, Wilms, Patten, Deslandes, Grant. Kearns, Baijings, Maritz, Daly, Salmon, Hanson.

Subs: Roebuck, Kelly, Mayling, Maltby, Parker, Taylor, Kendal, Mullett.

Two matches down, four to go in game week one.

Champions Chelsea kickstarted their WSL title defence with a 2-1 win at home to Man City in the season opener on Friday night.

Up next was Arsenal as they welcomed big spending newcomers London City Lionesses to the Emirates. London City took the lead but the Gunners flexed their muscles to put four past them.

Oh, and did you all see that Olivia Smith goal?

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It's Sunday and you know know what that means... more WSL action!

The new season is well and truly under way with Chelsea and Arsenal flexing their muscles as we've got live texts of all four matches this afternoon.

Kick-off is 45 minutes away so best to get cracking.

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