Big stadiums or cosy grounds: which will lift WSL crowds?

The BBC runs a weekly poll asking Women who follow the Super League for their views on pressing topics. This edition invites fans to comment on whether clubs should host matches in the large grounds normally used by men’s sides. The Blues attracted fewer than 6,000 spectators when they hosted Everton at home last week.

The central question asks if playing in big stadiums with empty seats or in smaller venues with modest facilities creates a better atmosphere for Women. All of Chelsea’s WSL fixtures this season are staged at Stamford Bridge after the club left Kingsmeadow.

Arsenal, meanwhile, have made the Emirates Stadium their home after previously using Borehamwood for league games. Chelsea will entertain WSL leaders Manchester City on Saturday.

Arsenal enjoy the highest attendance figures in the league, with their best‑attended 2026‑27 match drawing 29,853 fans for a game against Manchester United at the Emirates, yet the stadium was still only half full. There are no men’s matches this weekend, and Manchester United, Tottenham and West Ham are playing their WSL games away from their men’s stadiums – United at Leigh, Tottenham at Leyton Orient and West Ham at Dagenham & Redbridge.

Conversely, the Aston Villa versus Birmingham derby will be held at Villa Park and the Brighton‑Liverpool clash at the American Express Stadium. The BBC asks readers to share ideas on how to boost WSL attendances and atmospheres.