2025–26 West Ham United F.C. Women season
| 2025–26 season | ||||
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| Head Coach | Rehanne Skinner (until 18 December) Rita Guarino (from 22 December) | |||
| Stadium | Victoria Road, Dagenham | |||
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The 2025–26 West Ham United F.C. Women season is the club's 35th season in existence and their eighth in the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.
Summary
On 18 December 2025, the club announced that Rehanne Skinner had been sacked.[1] Rita Guarino was appointed as the club's new head coach on 22 December.[2]
On 6 January 2026, Selin Cemal signed her first professional contract with the club.[3]
On 14 January 2026, Rebekah Dowsett signed her first professional contract with the club.[4]
Current squad
- As of 2 February 2026[5]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Professional Game Academy Players
The PGA is a revised player pathway which replaced the FA WSL Academy in 2023. The PGA structure provides young players with the opportunity to be selected as part of a professional club’s programme, combining football development with their education.
This pathway will allow the players the opportunity to train with Rita Guarino’s first-team squad, as well as providing them with the chance to learn and develop at the team’s Chadwell Heath training ground.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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On 19 July 2025, the 2025/26 PGA players were confirmed.[6]
Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Preseason
| 10 August 2025 Friendly | Sparta Prague | 0–1 | West Ham United | Great Strahov Stadium |
| Report |
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Attendance: Behind closed doors |
| 24 August 2025 Friendly | Liverpool | 0–3 | West Ham United | Melwood Training Ground |
| Report | Attendance: Behind closed doors |
| 27 August 2025 | Arsenal | 2–0 | West Ham United | Borehamwood |
| 19:00 BST |
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Report | Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 2,594 |
| 31 August 2025 Friendly | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–0 | West Ham United | Crawley |
| Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors) |
Women's Super League
Results
| 7 September 2025 1 | Tottenham Hotspur | 1–0 | West Ham United | Leyton |
| 12:00 | Report | Stadium: Brisbane Road Referee: Phoebe Cross |
| 12 September 2025 2 | West Ham United | 1–5 | Arsenal | Dagenham |
| 19:30 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Victoria Road Referee: Megan Wilson |
| 21 September 2025 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4–1 | West Ham United | Crawley |
| 12:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,810 Referee: Grace Lowe |
| 28 September 2025 4 | West Ham United | 0–4 | Chelsea | Dagenham |
| 14:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Victoria Road Referee: Callum Jones |
| 5 October 2025 5 | West Ham United | 0–2 | Aston Villa | Dagenham |
| 12:00 | Report | Stadium: Victoria Road Referee: Grace Lowe |
| 12 October 2025 6 | London City Lionesses | 1–0 | West Ham United | Bromley |
| 12:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hayes Lane Referee: Abigail Byrne |
| 2 November 2025 7 | Manchester City | 1–0 | West Ham United | Manchester |
| 12:00 |
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Report | Stadium: Academy Stadium Referee: Ryan Atkins |
| 9 November 2025 2 | West Ham United | 1–1 | Leicester City | Dagenham |
| 12:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Victoria Road Referee: Kirsty Dowle |
| 16 November 2025 9 | West Ham United | 3–1 | Everton | Dagenham |
| 12:00 | Report | Stadium: Victoria Road Referee: Declan Brown |
| 7 December 2025 10 | Manchester United | 2–1 | West Ham United | Leigh |
| 12:30 | Report | Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 2,705 Referee: Melissa Burgin |
| 14 December 2025 11 | West Ham United | 2–2 | Liverpool | Dagenham |
| 12:00 | Report | Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,237 Referee: Abigail Byrne |
| 11 January 2026 12 | Chelsea | 5–0 | West Ham United | Kingston upon Thames |
| 14:00 |
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Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 3,335 Referee: Stacey Pearson |
| 25 January 2026 13 | Leicester City | 1–2 | West Ham United | Leicester |
| 11:55 | Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 3,127 Referee: Abigail Byrne |
| 1 February 2026 14 | West Ham United | 1–2 | Tottenham Hotspur | Dagenham |
| 12:00 | Report | Stadium: Victoria Road Referee: Emily Heaslip |
| 8 February 2026 15 | West Ham United | 3–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | London (Dagenham) |
| 12:00 GMT | Report | Stadium: Victoria Road Referee: Adewunmi Soneye |
| 15 February 2026 16 | Everton | 1–0 | West Ham United | Walton |
| 14:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Goodison Park Referee: Megan Wilson |
| 18 March 2026 17 | West Ham United | 0–0 | Manchester United | Dagenham |
| 19:15 |
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Stadium: Victoria Road Referee: Abigail Byrne |
| 21 March 2026 18 | Arsenal | 5–0 | West Ham United | Holloway |
| 12:00 GMT |
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Report | Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 24,711 Referee: Phoebe Cross |
| 29 March 2026 19 | West Ham United | v | London City Lionesses | Dagenham |
| 12:00 | Stadium: Victoria Road |
| 26 April 2026 20 | Liverpool | v | West Ham United | St Helens |
| 12:30 | Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium |
| 3 May 2026 21 | Aston Villa | v | West Ham United | Aston |
| 14:00 | Stadium: Villa Park |
| 16 May 2026 22 | West Ham United | v | Manchester City | Dagenham |
| TBC | Stadium: Victoria Road |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 17 | |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 36 | −14 | 17 | |
| 10 | Liverpool | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 27 | −10 | 13 | |
| 11 | West Ham United | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 40 | −25 | 12 | |
| 12 | Leicester City | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 33 | −25 | 9 | Consigned to WSL2 relegation play-off |
Updated to match(es) played on 21 March 2026. Source: WSL League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Women's FA Cup
| 16 January 2026 Fourth round | Newcastle United | 0–3 | West Ham United | Gateshead |
| 19:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Gateshead International Stadium Attendance: 1,340 Referee: Abby Dearden |
| 22 February 2026 Fifth round | West Ham United | 1–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Dagenham |
| 12:00 |
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Stadium: Victoria Road Referee: Sophie Dennington |
Women's League Cup
| 24 September 2025 Group stage | Charlton Athletic | 1–5 | West Ham United | Charlton |
| 19:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: The Valley Attendance: 352 Referee: Levi Gray |
| 8 October 2025 Group stage | West Ham United | 2–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Dagenham |
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Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 478 Referee: Megan Wilson |
| 12 November 2025 Group stage | West Ham United | 5–0 | Southampton | Dagenham |
| 19:00 |
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Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 546 Referee: Megan Wilson |
| 23 November 2025 Group stage | Portsmouth | 2–0 | West Ham United | Havant |
| 14:00 |
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Stadium: Westleigh Park Referee: Joanne Horwood |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | PW | PL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | West Ham United | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 9 | Advanced to knockout stage |
| 2 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 9 | |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 | |
| 4 | Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 5 | Southampton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 |
Source: Women's League Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
Knockout stage
| 21 December 2025 Quarter–finals | West Ham United | 1–5 | Manchester City | Dagenham |
| 13:00 | Report | Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,008 Referee: Adewunmi Soneye |
Transfers
Transfers in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Ref. |
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| 14 July 2025 | MF | Sarah Brasero-Carreira | Estoril Praia | [7] | |
| 30 July 2025 | FW | Ffion Morgan | Bristol City | [8] | |
| 1 August 2025 | DF | Yu Endo | Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies | [9] | |
| 23 August 2025 | FW | Leila Wandeler | OL Lyonnes | [10] | |
| 14 January 2026 | DF | Ria Bose | Sporting CP | [11] | |
| 28 January 2026 | DF | Tuva Hansen | Bayern Munich | [12] | |
| 30 January 2026 | DF | Ylinn Tennebø | Vålerenga | [13] |
Loans in
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. |
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| 4 September 2025 | MF | Anna Csiki | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 January 2026 | [14][15] | |
| 8 January 2026 | DF | Estelle Cascarino | Juventus | End of season | [16] | |
| 23 January 2026 | MF | Katie Zelem | London City Lionesses | End of season | [17] |
Transfers out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Ref. |
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| 30 June 2025 | MF | Marika Bergman-Lundin | Vålerenga | [18] | |
| DF | Shannon Cooke | Birmingham City | [18][19] | ||
| FW | Emma Harries | Southampton | [18][20] | ||
| DF | Kirsty Smith | Nottingham Forest | [18][21] | ||
| GK | Katelin Talbert | [18] | |||
| FW | Ruby Doe | Ipswich Town | [18][22] | ||
| MF | Ellie Moore | [18] | |||
| DF | Marnie Morrison | [18] | |||
| MF | Macey Nicholls | [18] | |||
| DF | Daniella Way | [18] | |||
| MF | Kristie Mewis | [23] | |||
| 7 August 2025 | MF | Dagný Brynjarsdóttir | [24] | ||
| 1 September 2025 | FW | Princess Ademiluyi | Gotham FC | [25] | |
| 15 January 2026 | DF | Amber Tysiak | Union Berlin | [26] | |
| 20 January 2026 | FW | Manuela Paví | Deportivo Toluca | [27] | |
| 2 February 2026 | DF | Anouk Denton | Bay FC | [28] |
Loans out
| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
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| 28 July 2025 | DF | Jessie Stapleton | Nottingham Forest | End of season | [29] | |
| 31 July 2025 | GK | Rebekah Dowsett[a] | Watford | 14 January 2026 | [30][31] | |
| 1 August 2025 | DF | Ruby Warwick[a] | Barking | End of season | [32] | |
| 18 August 2025 | MF | Soraya Walsh | Watford | 19 January 2026 | [33][34] | |
| 28 August 2025 | FW | Camila Sáez | Bristol City | End of season | [35] | |
| 29 August 2025 | MF | Jessica Ziu | Bristol City | 1 January 2026 | [36][37] | |
| 4 September 2025 | MF | Keira Flannery | Charlton Athletic | End of season | [38] | |
| 23 January 2026 | FW | Emily Taylor-Brown | AFC Wimbledon | End of season | [39] | |
| 26 January 2026 | MF | Soraya Walsh | Hashtag United | End of season | [40] | |
| 28 January 2026 | GK | Rebekah Dowsett | Nottingham Forest | End of season | [41] |
Appearances
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
- As of match played 8 February 2026
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Women's Super League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Kinga Szemik | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Yu Endo | 10+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Oona Siren | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 5 | MF | Tuva Hansen | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | |
| 7 | DF | Inès Belloumou | 2+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Riko Ueki | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 19 | 3 | |
| 10 | MF | Katie Zelem | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | |
| 13 | DF | Eva Nyström | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Shelina Zadorsky | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 19 | FW | Shekiera Martinez | 14+1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2+3 | 4 | 20 | 10 | |
| 20 | FW | Viviane Asseyi | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2+2 | 2 | 20 | 5 | |
| 21 | FW | Sarah Brasero-Carreira | 0+5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4+1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | |
| 22 | MF | Katrina Gorry | 14+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 23 | FW | Ffion Morgan | 8+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 2 | 17 | 3 | |
| 25 | GK | Megan Walsh | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 27 | FW | Leila Wandeler | 3+9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | |
| 28 | DF | Estelle Cascarino | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 | |
| 29 | DF | Verena Hanshaw | 10+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 30 | GK | Katie O'Hanlon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 33 | MF | Halle Houssein | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 42 | FW | Emily Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 43 | DF | Selin Cemal | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| 77 | MF | Seraina Piubel | 1+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |
| Players who appeared for the club but left during the season: | |||||||||||
| 5 | DF | Amber Tysiak | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 11 | FW | Manuela Paví | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |
| 15 | MF | Anna Csiki | 1+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 18 | DF | Anouk Denton | 9+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
References
- ^ "Club Statement Rehanne Skinner". www.whufc.com.
- ^ "West Ham United women's team appoint Rita Guarino as Head Coach". www.whufc.com.
- ^ "Selin Cemal signs first professional contract". www.whufc.com.
- ^ "Rebekah Dowsett signs first professional contract". www.whufc.com.
- ^ "Teams - Women | West Ham United | West Ham United". whufc.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Women's team confirm Professional Game Academy players for 2025/26". www.whufc.com.
- ^ "West Ham United sign England U23 international Sarah Brasero". www.whufc.com. 14 July 2025.
- ^ "West Ham United sign Wales international Ffion Morgan". www.whufc.com. 30 July 2025.
- ^ "West Ham United complete signing of Japan international Yu Endo". www.whufc.com. 1 August 2025.
- ^ "West Ham United sign Switzerland international Leila Wandeler". www.whufc.com. 23 August 2025.
- ^ "West Ham United sign England U20 international Ria Bose". www.whufc.com. 14 January 2026.
- ^ "West Ham United sign Norway international Tuva Hansen". whufc.com. 28 January 2026.
- ^ "West Ham United sign Ylinn Tennebø". www.whufc.com. 30 January 2026.
- ^ "West Ham complete loan signing of Hungary international Anna Csiki". www.whufc.com. 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Anna Csiki returns to Tottenham". www.whufc.com. 22 January 2026.
- ^ "West Ham United complete loan signing of France international Estelle Cascarino". www.whufc.com. 8 January 2026.
- ^ "West Ham United complete loan signing of England international Katie Zelem". www.whufc.com. 23 January 2026.
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- ^ "Ruby Doe re-signs for Town". www.itfc.co.uk. 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Kristie Mewis to depart West Ham United". www.whufc.com. 30 June 2025.
- ^ "Brynjarsdóttir departs West Ham: Thank you, Dagný". www.whufc.com. 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Princess Ademiluyi departs West Ham". www.whufc.com. 1 September 2025.
- ^ "Amber Tysiak departs". www.whufc.com. 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Manuela Paví departs". www.whufc.com. 20 January 2026.
- ^ "Anouk Denton departs". www.whufc.com. 2 February 2026.
- ^ "Jessie Stapleton signs contract extension and joins Nottingham Forest on loan". www.whufc.com. 28 July 2025.
- ^ "Dowsett joins Watford on Academy Development Registration deal". www.whufc.com. 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Women: Dowsett Returns To West Ham". www.watford.com.
- ^ "Warwick joins Barking on Academy Development Registration deal". www.whufc.com. 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Walsh joins Watford on loan". www.whufc.com. 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Soraya Walsh returns to West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
- ^ "Sáez joins Bristol City on season-long loan". www.whufc.com. 28 August 2025.
- ^ "Ziu joins Bristol City on a season-long loan". www.whufc.com. 29 August 2025.
- ^ "Ziu returns to West Ham United". www.whufc.com.
- ^ "Flannery joins Charlton Athletic on a season-long loan". www.whufc.com. 4 September 2025.
- ^ "Emily Taylor-Brown joins AFC Wimbledon on Academy Development Registration deal". www.whufc.com. 23 January 2026.
- ^ "Soraya Walsh joins Hashtag United on loan". www.whufc.com. 26 January 2026.
- ^ "Rebekah Dowsett joins Nottingham Forest on loan". www.whufc.com. 28 January 2026.