London City Lionesses to host Manchester United in WSL opener

30 Jul 2026, 02:30 pm IST|
London City Lionesses to host Manchester United in WSL opener
Image source

London City Lionesses have been handed a Women’s Super League opener against Manchester United following the announcement of the WSL fixtures. The scheduled match will serve as the season’s opening fixture.

The Women’s Super League released its fixtures, and the London City Lionesses were paired with Manchester United for the first game of the campaign. The announcement set out the order of matches, placing the London side at home for the opener. This pairing was confirmed as part of the fixtures publication.

The fixtures announcement lists London City Lionesses as the home team for the WSL opening match against Manchester United. That designation identifies the opponent for London City Lionesses’ first scheduled game. The information was included in the league’s fixtures release.

Manchester United will be the visiting side for the season-opening fixture at London City Lionesses’ ground. The announcement makes clear which clubs meet to begin the WSL programme. The pairing appears among the matches issued when the fixtures were revealed.

The published schedule names London City Lionesses’ opponent in their opening fixture as Manchester United. The fixtures announcement therefore establishes the first match-up of the WSL season. The release provides confirmation of the opening fixture’s participants.

The fixtures announcement confirms that London City Lionesses will host Manchester United in the WSL opener. The published schedule sets the clubs involved in the season’s first match.

London City LionessesManchester UnitedWSL