2025-26 Subway Women’s League Cup group stage fixtures confirmed

Subway Women's League Cup
Written by: Nick Veevers
image: Women’s League Cup Draw

The group stage fixtures for the 2025-26 Subway® Women’s League Cup have now been confirmed.

The draw itself took place on Thursday 30 July, live on BBC Radio 5Live Breakfast, with former England international Toni Duggan dividing the 21 teams entering the competition at this stage into five groups. And with the fixtures for each group now confirmed, the full list of games – including dates, kick-off times and venues, is as follows:

Match Round One (24/25 September 2025)

Group A: Nottingham Forest v Newcastle United (7.45pm, 24 September, Venue TBC), Manchester City v Everton (7pm, 24 September, Joie Stadium)

Group B: Liverpool v Sunderland (7pm, 24 September, St Helens Stadium), Durham v Sheffield United (7pm, 24 September, Maiden Castle)

Group C: Charlton Athletic v West Ham United (7pm, 24 September, The Valley), Portsmouth v Brighton & Hove Albion (7pm, 24 September, Westleigh Park)

Group D: Crystal Palace v London City Lionesses (7.30pm, 24 September, Sutton United), Ipswich Town v Leicester City (7.30pm, 24 September, JobServe Community Stadium)

Group E: Birmingham City v Bristol City (7pm, 24 September, St Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park), Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa (7pm, 24 September, Brisbane Road)

Additional Match Round (Group C Only – 8/9 October)

Southampton v Portsmouth (7pm, 8 October, Silverlake Stadium, Eastleigh), West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion (7pm, 8 October, Chigwell Construction Stadium)

Match Round Two (17/18/19 October 2025)

Group A: Newcastle United v Manchester City (2pm, 19 October, Gateshead Stadium), Everton v Nottingham Forest (2pm, 19 October, Goodison Park)

Group B: Durham v Liverpool (7pm, 17 October, Maiden Castle), Sunderland v Sheffield United (2pm, 19 October, Eppleton CW)

Group C: Brighton & Hove Albion v Southampton (2pm, 19 October, Broadfield Stadium, Crawley), Charlton Athletic v Portsmouth (12pm, 19 October, The Valley)

Group D: Crystal Palace v Ipswich Town (2pm, 19 October, Sutton United), London City Lionesses v Leicester City (2pm, 19 October, The CopperJax Community Stadium)

Group E: Bristol City v Aston Villa (3pm, 19 October, Robins High Performance Centre), Tottenham Hotspur v Birmingham City (2pm, 19 October, Brisbane Road)

Additional Match Round (Group C Only – 12/13 November 2025)

Brighton & Hove Albion v Charlton Athletic (7pm, 12 November, Broadfield Stadium, Crawley), West Ham United v Southampton (7pm, 12 November, Chigwell Construction Stadium

Match Round Three (22/23 November 2025)

Group A: Newcastle United v Everton (2pm, 23 November, Gateshead Stadium), Nottingham Forest v Manchester City (2pm, 22 November, City Ground)

Group B: Sheffield United v Liverpool (6.30pm, 22 November, Venue TBC), Sunderland v Durham (2pm, 23 November, Eppleton CW)

Group C: Portsmouth v West Ham United (2pm, 23 November, Westleigh Park), Southampton v Charlton Athletic (2pm, 23 November, Siverlake Stadium, Eastleigh)

Group D: Ipswich Town v London City Lionesses (2pm, 23 November, JobServe Community Stadium), Leicester City v Crystal Palace (3pm, 23 November, Venue TBC)

Group E: Aston Villa v Birmingham City (2pm, 23 November, Villa Park), Bristol City v Tottenham Hotspur (3pm, 23 November, Robins High Performance Centre)

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Following the completion of the group stages, the first placed team from each group will progress to the quarter finals which will be held across December 20 and 21, before the semi-finals that will take place over January 21 and 22, 2026. The final itself will be contested on the weekend of March 15 and 16, 2026, with details including the date, kick-off time and venue to be confirmed in due course. Arsenal and Chelsea will enter the competition at the quarter final stage due to their involvement in the UEFA Women’s Champions League (UWCL). Additionally, should Manchester United exit the UWCL and fail to qualify for the UEFA Women’s Europa League, they will enter the Subway® Women’s League Cup at the group stage with an additional draw required to determine if they will join Group A or Group B.