English Women's FA Cup

FT Sunday, February 22, 2026
Brighton & Hove Albion LWWLL 2
–
West Ham United WWLWL 1
1st2ndT
BHA202
WHU011
Victoria Road · 710 att.

Head to Head

WHU leads series 3-2

Lineups

WHU · 3-4-3

  1. 1Kinga SzemikG
  2. 13Eva NyströmCD
  3. 28Estelle CascarinoCD-L
  4. 5Tuva HansenCD-R
  5. 4Oona SirenCM-L
  6. 10Katie ZelemCM-R
  7. 29Verena HanshawLM
  8. 15Ylinn TennebøRM
  9. 9Riko UekiF
  10. 20Viviane AsseyiCF-L
  11. 77Seraina PiubelCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 27Leila WandelerSUB
  2. 23Ffion MorganSUB
  3. 21Sarah BraseroSUB
  4. 33Halle HousseinSUB
  5. 25Megan WalshSUB
  6. 22Katrina GorrySUB
  7. 2Yu EndoSUB
  8. 19Shekiera MartinezSUB
  9. 7Inès BelloumouSUB

BHA · 4-4-1-1

  1. 32Sophie BaggaleyG
  2. 2Manuela VanegasCD-L
  3. 3Moeka MinamiCD-R
  4. 19Marisa OlislagersLB
  5. 33Charlize RuleRB
  6. 10Jelena CankovicCM-L
  7. 8Maisie SymondsCM-R
  8. 21Madison HaleyLM
  9. 11Kiko SeikeRM
  10. 17Bex RaynerF
  11. 14Fran KirbyRCF

Substitutes

  1. 27Rachel McLauchlanSUB
  2. 22Carla CamachoSUB
  3. 15Nadine NoordamSUB
  4. 20Olaug TvedtenSUB
  5. 6Rosa KafajiSUB
  6. 18Caitlin HayesSUB
  7. 25Hannah PoulterSUB
  8. 23Marit AuéeSUB
  9. 29Fuka TsunodaSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Fran Kirby (Brighton & Hove Albion) Goal at 6'
  2. 20' Kiko Seike (Brighton & Hove Albion) Goal at 20'
  3. 23' Oona Siren (West Ham United) Yellow Card at 23'
  4. 30' Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United) Yellow Card at 30'
  5. 45' Nadine Noordam (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 45'
  6. 45' Ffion Morgan (West Ham United) Substitution at 45'
  7. 45' Shekiera Martinez (West Ham United) Substitution at 45'
  8. 53' Madison Haley (Brighton & Hove Albion) Yellow Card at 53'
  9. 60' Rachel McLauchlan (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 60'
  10. 60' Rosa Kafaji (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 60'
  11. 64' Katrina Gorry (West Ham United) Substitution at 64'
  12. 64' Leila Wandeler (West Ham United) Substitution at 64'
  13. 67' Fuka Tsunoda (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 67'
  14. 70' Katrina Gorry (West Ham United) Yellow Card at 70'
  15. 74' Rachel McLauchlan (Brighton & Hove Albion) Yellow Card at 74'
  16. 75' Leila Wandeler (West Ham United) Goal at 75'
  17. 81' Caitlin Hayes (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 81'
  18. 84' Inès Belloumou (West Ham United) Substitution at 84'
  19. 90'+3' Sophie Baggaley (Brighton & Hove Albion) Yellow Card at 93'

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