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James Robson, Richard Parry

Women’s Super League LIVE! Man City 1-0 Man Utd, Bristol City 0-0 Brighton as FA WSL 2019-20 season begins

Welcome to the Evening Standard's LIVE coverage of the opening weekend of the FA Women's Super League.

Manchester City defeated Manchester United in the first Manchester derby of the WSL, as Caroline Weir's second half effort secured maximum points at the Etihad Stadium.

Elsewhere, Brighton were unable to find the finishing touch to defeat Bristol City at Ashton Gate, despite the visitors dominating possession and the chances.

Follow all the FA WSL action with Standard Sport this weekend!

Can't see the FA WSL LIVE! Women’s football commentary from Man City vs Man Utd as Women’s Super League 2019-20 begins blog? Click here for the desktop version.

WSL 2019-20 table

Pos Team P W D L GD Pts
1 Arsenal 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Brighton 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Chelsea 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Everton 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Liverpool 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Man City 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Man Utd 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Tottenham 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 West Ham 0 0 0 0 0 0

Fixtures and tickets

The Football Association has seized the opportunity of the men's international break to kick off the season with two derby matches to be held at Premier League grounds.

Click here for the FA's website for a full run-down of the 2019-20 fixture list and calendar.

Click here for the FA's website for more information on how to buy tickets for every WSL and Women's Championship club.


How to watch: TV channel and live stream online

The WSL will be broadcast overseas for the first time during the 2019-20 season.

A new three-year media rights deal has been struck with Sky Mexico and Scandinavian broadcaster NENT which will see the competition shown live to viewers in Mexico, Central America, the Dominican Republic, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark.

Monday also marked the launch of The FA Player - a new global streaming service - which will provide free access to over 150 games along with selected match highlights from the Women's FA Cup, Lionesses games and the FA Women's Continental League Cup, starting from September 7.

The six-figure revenue from the deals is set to be reinvested into further broadcasting of women's football, including the development of The FA Player.

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