Shootouts & regional split for new-look League Cup

The 2025-26 League Cup winners Chelsea will not participate in this season's new-look competition [Getty Images]The Women's League Cup will be renamed the Players Cup and operate in a league system with regionalised matches for the 2026-27 season.Last November, clubs in the Women's Super League (WSL) and WSL 2 voted in favour of proposals to revamp the competition to help combat scheduling issues and to protect player welfare. They agreed the new format would exclude sides who have qualified for