How to watch today's Arsenal Women vs London City Lionesses WSL game: Live stream, TV channel, and start time

Arsenal Women open their 2025/26 Women’s Super League season at the Emirates Stadium against league debutants London City Lionesses on Saturday.

Arsenal come in as Champions League winners and heavy favourites, while their opponents have made high-profile signings ahead of their WSL debut.

Here, GOAL brings you everything you need to know about how to watch, including TV channel information, streaming details, and more.

How to watch Arsenal Women vs London City Lionesses online - TV channels & live streams

	BBC One	Watch here
	BBC iPlayer	Watch here
	BBC Two Wales	Watch here
	BBC Sport Website	Watch here

The match will be shown live on BBC in the UK. Live updates can be found here on GOAL.

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Arsenal Women vs London City Lionesses kick-off time

WSL - WSL

Emirates Stadium

The match will be played at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, with kick-off at 1.30 pm BST for fans in the UK. 

Team news & squads

Arsenal Women vs London City Lionesses lineups

Arsenal Women

4-2-3-1

Formation

3-1-4-2

LCL

14

D. van Domselaar

26

K. Reid

7

S. Catley

2

E. Fox

11

K. McCabe

15

O. Smith

18

C. Kelly

8

M. Caldentey

10

K. Little

21

V. Pelova

23

A. Russo

77

E. Lete

8

S. Kumagai

13

E. Linari

33

A. Kennedy

25

R. Imuran

17

N. Parris

6

M. Perez

21

K. Zelem

2

J. Fernandez

23

I. Goodwin

9

K. Asllani

3-1-4-2

LCL

ARS

-Line up

• 14

  D. van Domselaar

• 26

  K. Reid

• 7

  S. Catley

  29’

• 2

  E. Fox

• 11

  K. McCabe

  87’

• 15

  O. Smith

  29’

  61’

• 18

  C. Kelly

  45’ + 2’

  64’

  76’

• 8

  M. Caldentey

• 10

  K. Little

• 21

  V. Pelova

  61’

• 23

  A. Russo

  45’ + 2’

  77’

Substitutes

• 25

  S. Blackstenius

  77’

  83’

• 5

  L. Codina

• 1

  M. Zinsberger

• 3

  L. Wubben-Moy

• 32

  K. Cooney-Cross

• 9

  B. Mead

  76’

  83’, 84’

• 12

  F. Maanum

  61’

  84’

• 24

  T. Hinds

  87’

• 19

  C. Foord

  61’

Manager

• R. Slegers

LCL

-Line up

• 77

  E. Lete

• 8

  S. Kumagai

  58’

• 13

  E. Linari

• 33

  A. Kennedy

  84’

• 25

  R. Imuran

  90’ + 3’

• 17

  N. Parris

  20’

  65’

• 6

  M. Perez

  65’

• 21

  K. Zelem

  28’

  46’

• 2

  J. Fernandez

• 23

  I. Goodwin

• 9

  K. Asllani

  17’

Substitutes

• 16

  J. Roddar

  46’

• 19

  L. Lindstroem

• 32

  E. Orman

• 11

  S. Jakobsson

  65’

• 5

  T. Goldie

  84’

• 27

  C. Henson

• 15

  S. Franssi

  65’

• 26

  W. Sangare

• 7

  L. Corrales

  90’ + 3’

Manager

• J. Precheur

Arsenal Women team news

Arsenal will be without captain Leah Williamson, who remains sidelined with a knee injury suffered in England’s recent European Championship final win. Chloe Kelly is also unavailable due to a foot injury picked up on international duty, but this is expected to be a short-term absence. No major suspensions are reported, and new record signing Olivia Smith joins Anneke Borbe and Taylor Hinds as recent arrivals ready for action. Arsenal rounded off preseason with a 2-0 win over West Ham and have won all three previous meetings with LCL, conceding zero goals in those fixtures.

London City Lionesses team news

London City Lionesses have no reported injury worries or suspensions ahead of their historic WSL opener. They have rebuilt their squad with several experienced new signings, including Alanna Kennedy, Katie Zelem, Daniëlle van de Donk, Jana Fernández, Elena Linari, and Nikita Parris.

LCL’s defence and depth will face a stern test against Arsenal’s attacking firepower, but their strengthened squad promises a competitive debut performance.

Form

Head-to-Head Record

ARS

Last 5 matches

LCL

5

Wins

0

Draws

0

Wins

• Arsenal Women

  2

  -

  0

  London City Lionesses

• London City Lionesses

  0

  -

  4

  Arsenal Women

• Arsenal Women

  1

  -

  0

  London City Lionesses

• London City Lionesses

  0

  -

  4

  Arsenal Women

• London City Lionesses

  0

  -

  5

  Arsenal Women

16

Goals scored

0

Games over 2.5 goals

3/5

Both teams scored

0/5

Standings

Useful links

• Latest betting updates
• WSL news
• London City team page
• Arsenal Women team page
• Football on TV in the UK