Watch Chelsea vs Aston Villa for free as Sonia Bompastor's side begin their quest to regain the Women's Super League title on the opening weekend of the 2026/27 season. FourFourTwo has all the details on live streams and TV channels, wherever you are in the world.
- Kick-off time: 12:30pm BST / 7:30am ET / 9:30pm AEST
- Free Streams: BBC iPlayer (UK) / CBS Sports Golazo Network (US)
- TV & Streaming: Paramount+ (US) / Stan Sport (AUS)
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The 2025/26 campaign was a failure by Chelsea's standards, as their run of six successive WSL titles was ended by Manchester City and they finished with only the League Cup to show for their efforts.
Villa would love those sorts of problems after finishing ninth last term and losing forward Kirsty Hanson to Tottenham Hotspur, and this trip to the Bridge could be the start of another season of struggle.
Read on as FourFourTwo brings you all the information you need to watch Chelsea vs Aston Villa online and from anywhere, including for free, on the opening weekend of the 2026/27 Women's Super League season.
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Women's Super League fans in both the UK and the US can watch Chelsea vs Aston Villa for free.
In the UK, the game will be live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with this fixture the first of 19 WSL matches shown by the free-to-air broadcaster across the 2026/27 season.
Meanwhile, US viewers can watch Chelsea vs Aston Villa at no cost on CBS Sports Golazo Network, which will show selected WSL fixtures throughout the campaign.
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How to watch Chelsea vs Aston Villa in the UK
As mentioned above, Chelsea vs Aston Villa is live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK. You just need a TV licence and a BBC iPlayer registration to watch online, with kick-off at 12:30pm BST.
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How to watch Chelsea vs Aston Villa in the US
As mentioned above, US viewers can watch Chelsea vs Aston Villa for free on CBS Sports Golazo Network. Kick-off is at 7:30am ET.
Paramount+ also has live coverage of the WSL clash.
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Fans in Australia can stream Chelsea vs Aston Villa on Stan Sport. Kick-off is at 9:30pm AEST.
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The pressure is on Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor this season, after last term's third-place finish - the first time they have failed to win the Women's Super League title since 2019 - was put down to it being a 'transition' campaign.
The Blues have already been in competitive action, beating Real Sociedad 6-2 on aggregate in their Champions League third-round qualifier to reach the league phase.
That tie provided the first glimpse of Bompastor's new-look Chelsea, which includes summer signings Katie McCabe from Arsenal, Melvine Malard from Manchester United and former Barcelona midfielder Giulia Dragoni.
They will be expected to win this season opener comfortably at Stamford Bridge, with this the first campaign that they play all their WSL home games in the same stadium as the men's team.
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Aston Villa finished ninth last season, winning just five games, and they are tipped to struggle again this term.
The Villans have lost influential forward Kirsty Hanson, among other key players, with manager Natalia Arroyo dealt a tough hand for the 2026/27 campaign.
The fixture list has also done Villa no favours, with this trip to Stamford Bridge followed by a home game against champions Manchester City, then trips to Brighton & Hove Albion and Tottenham Hotspur.
It may be a case of just getting through the next few weeks without too much damage, although if they do pick up a shock result in that time, it would be a welcome lift.
FourFourTwo's prediction
Chelsea 3-0 Aston Villa
The Blues should win this one comfortably.
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