The new Women's Super League marks the start of a new era for reigning champions Chelsea, with long-serving boss Emma Hayes having departed in summer to start a new adventure with the USA Women's team.
Last year they just about did enough to claim the title on goal difference ahead of Manchester City, while Arsenal will again hope to make it a three-horse race for the WSL title. Meanwhile Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham will hope to progress after further rebuilding this summer.
Crystal Palace were promoted to replace Bristol City in the top flight, while on a wider note, the league is now under the management and operation of a new organisation set up to lead women's football towards further growth and progression, with Nikki Doucet overseeing both the WSL and Championship in a new phase for the game.
Follow the live action below as Chelsea face West Ham United today in the WSL:
Chelsea FC Women 2 - 2 West Ham United WFC
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:27Match ends, Chelsea Women 2, West Ham United Women 2.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:27Second Half ends, Chelsea Women 2, West Ham United Women 2.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:29Attempt blocked. Keira Walsh (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:27Lauren James (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:25Verena Hanshaw (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:25Mia Fishel (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:25Hand ball by Catarina Macário (Chelsea Women).
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:23Goal! Chelsea Women 2, West Ham United Women 2. Shekiera Martinez (West Ham United Women) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kirsty Smith with a cross.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:23Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:18Attempt blocked. Seraina Piubel (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:18Attempt blocked. Seraina Piubel (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:13Substitution, Chelsea Women. Keira Walsh replaces Sjoeke Nüsken.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:12Attempt missed. Dagny Brynjarsdóttir (West Ham United Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:12Ashley Lawrence (Chelsea Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:12Foul by Ashley Lawrence (Chelsea Women).
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:20Attempt blocked. Manuela Paví (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:12Attempt blocked. Dagny Brynjarsdóttir (West Ham United Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viviane Asseyi with a cross.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:09Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Hannah Hampton.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:09Attempt saved. Verena Hanshaw (West Ham United Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Amber Tysiak.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:12Attempt blocked. Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mia Fishel.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:07Catarina Macário (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:07Substitution, West Ham United Women. Seraina Piubel replaces Riko Ueki.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:07Substitution, West Ham United Women. Eva Nyström replaces Li Mengwen.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:07Substitution, West Ham United Women. Manuela Paví replaces Shelina Zadorsky.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:07Lauren James (Chelsea Women) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:07Attempt missed. Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:03Attempt saved. Lauren James (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sjoeke Nüsken.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:00Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:00Substitution, Chelsea Women. Mia Fishel replaces Maika Hamano.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:00Substitution, Chelsea Women. Lauren James replaces Agnes Beever-Jones.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:00Delay in match because of an injury Li Mengwen (West Ham United Women).
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:00Attempt blocked. Li Mengwen (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
18:00Attempt blocked. Li Mengwen (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:57Foul by Lucy Bronze (Chelsea Women).
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:56Foul by Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women).
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:54Foul by Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women).
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:53Attempt blocked. Catarina Macário (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:52Amber Tysiak (West Ham United Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:52Catarina Macário (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:52Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:52Attempt saved. Catarina Macário (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sjoeke Nüsken.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:49Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:49Delay in match because of an injury Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women).
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:49Attempt missed. Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Lawrence.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:46Foul by Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea Women).
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:49Attempt missed. Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:45Attempt saved. Kirsty Smith (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:43Foul by Ashley Lawrence (Chelsea Women).
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:42Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:40Offside, Chelsea Women. Catarina Macário is caught offside.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:42Attempt missed. Agnes Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Catarina Macário.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:36Second Half begins Chelsea Women 2, West Ham United Women 1.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:36Substitution, Chelsea Women. Wieke Kaptein replaces Erin Cuthbert.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:36Substitution, Chelsea Women. Lucy Bronze replaces Millie Bright.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:21First Half ends, Chelsea Women 2, West Ham United Women 1.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:21Attempt missed. Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Maika Hamano with a cross.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:21Attempt blocked. Ashley Lawrence (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Agnes Beever-Jones.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:21Attempt blocked. Dagny Brynjarsdóttir (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:18Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:18Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:15Attempt missed. Agnes Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:15Catarina Macário (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:15Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:13Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:13Goal! Chelsea Women 2, West Ham United Women 1. Shekiera Martinez (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Riko Ueki with a through ball.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:13Attempt blocked. Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:07Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) hits the woodwork with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:07Attempt blocked. Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erin Cuthbert.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:07Substitution, West Ham United Women. Dagny Brynjarsdóttir replaces Katrina Gorry because of an injury.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:05Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Shelina Zadorsky.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:07Attempt blocked. Catarina Macário (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oriane Jean-François.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:05Attempt blocked. Agnes Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Erin Cuthbert.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:04Attempt missed. Millie Bright (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box following a corner.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:04Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:03Delay in match because of an injury Katrina Gorry (West Ham United Women).
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:03Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Amber Tysiak.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:01Attempt saved. Shelina Zadorsky (West Ham United Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Viviane Asseyi with a cross.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
17:01Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Ashley Lawrence.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
16:59Foul by Agnes Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women).
Chelsea vs West Ham United
16:58Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
16:56Delay in match (Chelsea Women).
Chelsea vs West Ham United
16:54Attempt missed. Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
16:54Catarina Macário (Chelsea Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
16:52Goal! Chelsea Women 2, West Ham United Women 0. Agnes Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
16:47Goal! Chelsea Women 1, West Ham United Women 0. Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
16:46Attempt missed. Catarina Macário (Chelsea Women) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Maika Hamano with a cross.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
16:41Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Oona Siren.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
16:41Attempt blocked. Oriane Jean-François (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Agnes Beever-Jones.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
16:37Attempt missed. Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Erin Cuthbert with a cross.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
16:37Attempt blocked. Agnes Beever-Jones (Chelsea Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
16:37Attempt blocked. Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maika Hamano.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
16:34Attempt missed. Maika Hamano (Chelsea Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Niamh Charles.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
16:32Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Li Mengwen.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
16:32Corner, Chelsea Women. Conceded by Katrina Gorry.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
16:31First Half begins.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
16:00Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Chelsea vs West Ham United
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