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The 2025–26 Women’s Super League 2 fixtures were officially released on Friday and below, we take a look at some of the key fixtures for the new campaign.
Opening weekend fixtures for the 2025–26 Women’s Super League 2 season
The new Women’s Super League Two runs across the weekend of September 5th to 7th, with six fixtures taking place.
The action begins on Friday, September 5th, as Sheffield United host Sunderland at Bramall Lane with a 6pm kick-off time.
Sheffield United were relegated from the WSL2 last season, but had their place reinstated after Blackburn withdrew from the division.
On Saturday, September 6th, newly promoted Ipswich Town travel to the south coast to take on Southampton at St Mary’s Stadium.
The remaining fixtures take place on Sunday, September 7th, all kicking off at 2pm.
Those fixtures include Nottingham Forest’s first game in the second tier against Newcastle United.
The WSL2 fixtures were released on the same day that the 2025-26 WSL fixtures were released for England’s top tier.
WSL2 opening day fixtures
September 5th (6pm) – Sheffield United vs Sunderland at Bramall Lane
September 6th (2pm) – Southampton vs Ipswich Town at St Mary’s
September 7th (2pm) – Birmingham City vs Bristol City at St. Andrews
September 7th (2pm) – Charlton Athletic vs Crystal Palace at The Valley
September 7th (2pm) – Nottingham Forest vs Newcastle United at The City Ground
September 7th (2pm) Portsmouth vs Durham at Westleigh Park
Notable Fixtures During the 2025–26 Women’s Super League 2 Season
Here are some of the key fixtures to look forward to during the campaign:
Sunderland vs Birmingham City – September 14th
Sunderland vs Durham – September 21st
Portsmouth vs Southampton – October 12th
Birmingham City vs Charlton – November 2nd
Durham vs Newcastle United – November 9th
Newcastle United vs Sunderland – November 16th
Crystal Palace vs Birmingham City – December 7th
Durham vs Sunderland – January 11th
Southampton vs Portsmouth – January 11th
Birmingham City vs Nottingham Forest – February 1st
Birmingham City vs Crystal Palace – February 15th
Crystal Palace vs Charlton – March 29th
Sunderland vs Newcastle United – March 29th
There’s no better day than a derby day 😍 #BarclaysWSL2 pic.twitter.com/8Z6Sh0BvW4
— Barclays WSL 2 (@BarclaysWSL2) July 25, 2025
When Does the 2025–26 WSL2 season End?
The regular season is scheduled to conclude on the weekend of 1-3 May 2026.
Following recent changes to the league structure, the top two teams will be promoted automatically to the Women’s Super League. The third-placed team will enter a play-off against the bottom WSL side, with that match expected to take place later in May.
More details on the final weekend fixtures and play-off scheduling will be released later in the season.
Final day fixtures of the 2025-26 WSL2 season
Nottingham Forest vs Southampton
Charlton Athletic vs Birmingham City
Crystal Palace vs Portsmouth
Ipswich Town vs Sunderland
Newcastle United vs Durham
Sheffield United vs Bristol City
