Women’s Players Cup fixtures: Wednesday’s kick-off times and how to watch Aston Villa vs Birmingham

Aston Villa’s derby against Birmingham City is available on WSL YouTube on Wednesday 28 October, kicking off at 7.30pm GMT at Keys Park, Hednesford. It is one of seven Women’s Players Cup matches that evening.

The Subway Players Cup, formerly known as the Women’s League Cup, has a new league-phase format this season. The top eight teams progress to the quarter-finals on 13 and 14 January 2027, with the final scheduled for the weekend of 13–14 March.

Manchester United host Burnley, Tottenham travel to Bristol City and London City Lionesses welcome Crystal Palace, with those games starting at 7pm.

Wednesday’s Women’s Players Cup fixtures

The following matches are confirmed in WSL Football’s official fixture schedule. All times are UK time, GMT.

Fixture	Kick-off	Venue
London City Lionesses vs Crystal Palace	7pm	Copperjax Community Stadium
Bristol City vs Tottenham Hotspur	7pm	Robins High Performance Centre
Sheffield United vs Everton	7pm	TBC on the competition fixture page
Manchester United vs Burnley	7pm	Progress With Unity Stadium, Leigh
Wolves vs Brighton	7.30pm	SEAH Stadium
Charlton Athletic vs West Ham United	7.30pm	The Valley
Aston Villa vs Birmingham City	7.30pm	Keys Park, Hednesford

How to watch Aston Villa vs Birmingham

The official competition listing directs supporters to the Barclays WSL YouTube channel for Villa’s meeting with Birmingham.

Kick-off is at 7.30pm. A separate broadcast start time has not been announced. The link opens the channel, where supporters can find the match under its live coverage.

Birmingham forward Océane Hurtré scored six goals in her first six WSL appearances. Our feature on Hurtré’s start at Birmingham examines her impact since the club’s promotion.

The teams are also scheduled to meet in the WSL at Villa Park on Sunday 15 November, according to WSL Football’s fixture list. Wednesday’s cup derby is at Keys Park in Hednesford.

Are the other six matches being streamed?

The competition’s fixture page does not currently list viewing links for the other six Wednesday matches. Check each club’s website and social channels for any club streams.

How does the new Players Cup format work?

Under the competition’s new format, 23 teams share one league table, with each club playing three home and three away fixtures against opponents from its regional section.

A win earns three points. Matches level after 90 minutes go to penalties, with the shoot-out winners taking two points and the losers one.

The top eight advance to the quarter-finals. The semi-finals follow on 10 and 11 February, before the March final.

Manchester United return after eight-goal Liverpool tie

United beat Liverpool 5-3 in their previous cup match, with Mared Griffiths scoring twice to take her tally in the competition to six, as confirmed in United’s match report.

Our Women’s Players Cup roundup from 21 October covers the previous midweek programme.