The NWSL saw teams trying to adjust to life without USWNT players last week, after national team coach Jill Ellis named her squad for this year's Women's World Cup in France.
With those players likely missing for at least a couple of months and a handful more from other countries set to join them, the domestic competition has potentially taken a different direction.
Here's a look at the game on the schedule in week five and how you can watch them...
Sky Blue vs Washington Spirit
Sky Blue are still without a win for the 2019 season, but at least the team is now unbeaten in two after successive ties against North Carolina and Portland.