Vivstenius, opening day shocks & playing against the boys

Lynsey Hooper is joined by ex-England and Man City goalkeeper Karen Bardsley and The Athletic Women’s Football Reporter Charlotte Harpur as the WSL finally gets underway. It’s a weekend full of shocks as champions Chelsea lose to newly promoted Liverpool and depleted Man City lose a seven-goal thriller at Villa, as Gareth Taylor pleads for patience. Beth Mead is back up to speed as Arsenal lay down a marker in the title race. Karen tells us what it’s like playing against the academy boys as the Gunners have been doing. We check in on a debut weekend in Spain and Germany for Walsh, Bronze and Stanway. Plus Everton’s Gabby George joins us ahead of the Merseyside Derby at Anfield on Sunday.  WHAT'S WHEN? PART 1a – Liverpool 2-1 Chelsea (4.30) PART 1b- Arsenal 4-0 Brighton + playing against the boys (17.30) PART 1c – Man Utd 4-0 Reading (25.30) PART 1d – Aston Villa 4-3 Man City (30.15) PART 2 - Stanway, Walsh and Bronze debut abroad (38.30) PART 3a- Everton’s Gabby George joins us (44.00) PART 3b – A look ahead to the Merseyside and North London derbies (48.00) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices