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 Everton face Aston Villa today in the WSL:
Everton WFC 1 - 1 Aston Villa WFC
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:29Match ends, Everton Women 1, Aston Villa Women 1.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:28Second Half ends, Everton Women 1, Aston Villa Women 1.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:28Melissa Lawley (Everton Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:28Chasity Grant (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:28Noëlle Maritz (Aston Villa Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:28Foul by Noëlle Maritz (Aston Villa Women).
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:28Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:28Delay in match (Aston Villa Women).
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:28Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Lucy Parker replaces Rachel Daly.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:24Attempt saved. Kelly Gago (Everton Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:24Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Veatriki Sarri.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:24Louna Ribadeira (Everton Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:23Foul by Louna Ribadeira (Everton Women).
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:23Foul by Chasity Grant (Aston Villa Women).
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:23Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:23Corner, Everton Women. Conceded by Paula Tomás.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:21Goal! Everton Women 1, Aston Villa Women 1. Veatriki Sarri (Everton Women) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:19Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Clare Wheeler.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:16Heather Payne (Everton Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:14Chasity Grant (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:14Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:14Substitution, Everton Women. Louna Ribadeira replaces Hayley Ladd.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:14Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Chasity Grant replaces Adriana Leon.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:11Delay in match because of an injury Miri Taylor (Aston Villa Women).
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:11Kelly Gago (Everton Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:11Foul by Kelly Gago (Everton Women).
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:09Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:06Delay in match because of an injury Sabrina D'Angelo (Aston Villa Women).
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:06Substitution, Everton Women. Veatriki Sarri replaces Lucy Hope.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:06Sabrina D'Angelo (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:04Corner, Everton Women. Conceded by Danielle Turner.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:04Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:04Delay in match (Aston Villa Women).
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:04Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Courtney Brosnan.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:04Attempt saved. Miri Taylor (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adriana Leon.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:58Corner, Everton Women. Conceded by Noëlle Maritz.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:56Foul by Melissa Lawley (Everton Women).
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:55Gabi Nunes (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:55Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Miri Taylor replaces Jill Baijings.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:55Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Kirsty Hanson replaces Ebony Salmon.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:02Attempt blocked. Jordan Nobbs (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adriana Leon.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:01Attempt saved. Ebony Salmon (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:48Rachel Daly (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:48Offside, Everton Women. Kelly Gago is caught offside.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:48Substitution, Everton Women. Kelly Gago replaces Toni Payne.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:48Substitution, Everton Women. Melissa Lawley replaces Justine Vanhaevermaet.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:48Substitution, Everton Women. Emma Watson replaces Katja Snoeijs.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:43Ebony Salmon (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:39Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Courtney Brosnan.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:40Attempt saved. Rachel Daly (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:38Jill Baijings (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:37Second Half begins Everton Women 0, Aston Villa Women 1.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:20First Half ends, Everton Women 0, Aston Villa Women 1.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:20Gabi Nunes (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:20Attempt missed. Clare Wheeler (Everton Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:19Jill Baijings (Aston Villa Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:18Foul by Noëlle Maritz (Aston Villa Women).
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:18Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:16Attempt missed. Toni Payne (Everton Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:30Attempt saved. Gabi Nunes (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:14Attempt saved. Adriana Leon (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ebony Salmon.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:11Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:10Delay in match because of an injury Rachel Daly (Aston Villa Women).
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:08Offside, Aston Villa Women. Rachel Daly is caught offside.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:08Offside, Everton Women. Toni Payne is caught offside.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:08Foul by Rachel Daly (Aston Villa Women).
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:08Attempt saved. Adriana Leon (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jill Baijings.
Everton vs Aston Villa
18:02Goal! Everton Women 0, Aston Villa Women 1. Rachel Daly (Aston Villa Women) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Noëlle Maritz with a cross.
Everton vs Aston Villa
17:59Attempt saved. Toni Payne (Everton Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
Everton vs Aston Villa
17:59Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Courtney Brosnan.
Everton vs Aston Villa
17:57Attempt missed. Adriana Leon (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from outside the box.
Everton vs Aston Villa
17:57Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Everton vs Aston Villa
17:57Delay in match because of an injury Katja Snoeijs (Everton Women).
Everton vs Aston Villa
17:53Foul by Hayley Ladd (Everton Women).
Everton vs Aston Villa
17:53Paula Tomás (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Everton vs Aston Villa
17:49Foul by Paula Tomás (Aston Villa Women).
Everton vs Aston Villa
17:49Attempt blocked. Jill Baijings (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Everton vs Aston Villa
17:48Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Courtney Brosnan.
Everton vs Aston Villa
17:48Attempt saved. Adriana Leon (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paula Tomás.
Everton vs Aston Villa
17:46Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Courtney Brosnan.
Everton vs Aston Villa
17:46Attempt saved. Anna Patten (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
Everton vs Aston Villa
17:46Attempt blocked. Jordan Nobbs (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Everton vs Aston Villa
17:44Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Courtney Brosnan.
Everton vs Aston Villa
19:48Attempt saved. Ebony Salmon (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rachel Daly.
Everton vs Aston Villa
17:43Offside, Everton Women. Toni Payne is caught offside.
Everton vs Aston Villa
17:43Hand ball by Jordan Nobbs (Aston Villa Women).
Everton vs Aston Villa
17:43Attempt blocked. Gabi Nunes (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paula Tomás.
Everton vs Aston Villa
17:41Attempt missed. Lucy Hope (Everton Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box.
Everton vs Aston Villa
17:33Ebony Salmon (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Everton vs Aston Villa
17:32First Half begins.
Everton vs Aston Villa
17:00Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Everton vs Aston Villa
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