Chelsea are the defending champions, having won their fifth consecutive and seventh overall title in the previous season.
Ahead of the season, the WSL announced a change to the way games were broadcast domestically in the UK.
[2] The transition followed the creation and subsequent takeover of the running of the league by the Women's Professional Leagues Limited (initially called 'NewCo' on a temporary basis), an independent, club-owned entity, which replaced The Football Association after recommendations from a government-backed review into the women's game in 2023.
Crystal Palace secured promotion as 2023–24 Women's Championship champions on 28 April 2024, marking their first appearance in the WSL.
Meadow Park, the ground the team has groundshared since the 1990s, will retain the three remaining fixtures.