Last season was a record-breaking year in the Women’s Super League and the new season promises to be no different with big stadiums and crowds “the norm now”.

Arsenal could beat the WSL record attendance of 47,367 set last season (53,737 tickets sold) with 51,000 tickets sold for their game against Liverpool at Emirates Stadium.

“It’s the norm in the WSL now” Liverpool manager Matt Beard said.

“We’re playing in big stadiums and getting big crowds now.”

Leicester and Bristol City have already made the King Power Stadium and Ashton Gate permanent homes for their women’s teams, while other clubs have increased the number of WSL matches played at bigger grounds for the season ahead.

Arsenal, for example, are staging five of their 11 home league matches for the 2023-24 campaign at the Emirates.

Earlier this year, Gunners manager Jonas Eidevall said was a “realistic vision” for the women’s team to play all of their home matches at the 60,000-plus capacity stadium in the near future.

“We’re are we’re moving away from the idea that it’s a one-off to sell out the big stadium,” Eidevall added on Friday.

“What we want for the sustainability and the growth of the game is to have consistency in selling out big stadiums. That’s the next step for women’s football. That’s the next step for WSL.”

HIGHEST WSL ATTENDANCES
(2022-23)

Arsenal v Spurs | 47,367 (Emirates)
Arsenal v Chelsea | 46,881 (Emirates)
Man City v Man Utd | 44,259 (Etihad)
Arsenal v Man Utd | 40,604 (Emirates)
Chelsea v Spurs | 38,350 (Stamford Bridge)