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 Crystal Palace face West Ham United today in the WSL:
Crystal Palace Women FC 1 - 7 West Ham United WFC
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:24Match ends, Crystal Palace Women 1, West Ham United Women 7.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:24Second Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 1, West Ham United Women 7.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:23Goal! Crystal Palace Women 1, West Ham United Women 7. Emma Harries (West Ham United Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:24Attempt saved. Princess Ademiluyi (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emma Harries.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:27Attempt saved. Indiah-Paige Riley (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Abbie Larkin.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:21Dagny Brynjarsdóttir (West Ham United Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:20Foul by Dagny Brynjarsdóttir (West Ham United Women).
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:20Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:20Attempt missed. Josie Green (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ashleigh Weerden following a corner.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:18Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Shelina Zadorsky.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:18Attempt saved. Riko Ueki (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:18Attempt blocked. Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:15Goal! Crystal Palace Women 1, West Ham United Women 6. Emma Harries (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Riko Ueki.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:13Verena Hanshaw (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:11Emma Harries (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:09Goal! Crystal Palace Women 1, West Ham United Women 5. Katie Stengel (Crystal Palace Women) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:08Penalty conceded by Riko Ueki (West Ham United Women) after a foul in the penalty area.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:08Penalty Crystal Palace Women. Indiah-Paige Riley draws a foul in the penalty area.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:08Foul by Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women).
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:07Substitution, Crystal Palace Women. Indiah-Paige Riley replaces Ria Öling.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:07Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Chloë Arthur is caught offside.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:08Attempt blocked. Katrine Veje (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:06Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Kirsty Smith.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:06Foul by Dagny Brynjarsdóttir (West Ham United Women).
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:05Attempt saved. Ashleigh Weerden (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:03Foul by Mille Gejl (Crystal Palace Women).
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:03Kirsty Smith (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:02Attempt missed. Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Verena Hanshaw.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:01Substitution, West Ham United Women. Princess Ademiluyi replaces Shekiera Martinez.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:01Substitution, West Ham United Women. Camila Sáez replaces Amber Tysiak.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
14:01Substitution, West Ham United Women. Emma Harries replaces Seraina Piubel.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:59Goal! Crystal Palace Women 0, West Ham United Women 5. Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from outside the box.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:57Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Shelina Zadorsky.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:57Foul by Chloë Arthur (Crystal Palace Women).
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:54Attempt missed. Oona Siren (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:52Substitution, West Ham United Women. Kirsty Smith replaces Anouk Denton.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:51Goal! Crystal Palace Women 0, West Ham United Women 4. Shekiera Martinez (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Viviane Asseyi following a fast break.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:49Offside, West Ham United Women. Shekiera Martinez is caught offside.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:49Attempt missed. Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:49Attempt saved. Riko Ueki (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shekiera Martinez with a headed pass.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:47Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Abbie Larkin is caught offside.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:48Attempt blocked. Shekiera Martinez (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:46Aniek Nouwen (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:45Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:44Attempt missed. Ashleigh Weerden (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:40Attempt blocked. Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:39Foul by Verena Hanshaw (West Ham United Women).
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:38Riko Ueki (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:38Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Oona Siren.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:36Attempt saved. Seraina Piubel (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:35Katie Stengel (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:36Foul by Amber Tysiak (West Ham United Women).
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:35Attempt missed. Riko Ueki (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Seraina Piubel.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:34Second Half begins Crystal Palace Women 0, West Ham United Women 3.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:34Substitution, Crystal Palace Women. Chloë Arthur replaces Lexi Potter.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:19First Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 0, West Ham United Women 3.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:16Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:16Goal! Crystal Palace Women 0, West Ham United Women 3. Shekiera Martinez (West Ham United Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oona Siren with a through ball following a fast break.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:13Goal! Crystal Palace Women 0, West Ham United Women 2. Shekiera Martinez (West Ham United Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:08Attempt blocked. Aniek Nouwen (Crystal Palace Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hayley Nolan with a headed pass.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:10Attempt blocked. Aniek Nouwen (Crystal Palace Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:07Lily Woodham (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:04Attempt missed. Ashleigh Weerden (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from long range on the right.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:03Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:02Attempt missed. Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Shekiera Martinez following a fast break.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
13:00Katrina Gorry (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
12:59Offside, West Ham United Women. Viviane Asseyi is caught offside.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
12:56Foul by Riko Ueki (West Ham United Women).
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
12:56Attempt missed. Katie Stengel (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
12:56Attempt saved. Katie Stengel (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Clarissa Larisey with a cross.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
12:53Offside, West Ham United Women. Riko Ueki is caught offside.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
12:51Foul by Seraina Piubel (West Ham United Women).
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
12:49Goal! Crystal Palace Women 0, West Ham United Women 1. Shekiera Martinez (West Ham United Women) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Verena Hanshaw with a cross.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
12:46Foul by Ria Öling (Crystal Palace Women).
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
12:42Attempt missed. Ria Öling (Crystal Palace Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lily Woodham with a cross following a corner.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
12:40Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Amber Tysiak.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
12:40Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Anouk Denton.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
12:40Anouk Denton (West Ham United Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
12:39Anouk Denton (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
12:31First Half begins.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
12:00Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Crystal Palace vs West Ham United
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