Manchester City vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2025-26 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League

Manchester City

58': Khadija Shaw
74': Yui Hasegawa

FT
2 - 1

Brighton & Hove Albion

14': Fran Kirby

Man City overcome Brighton to claim 1st WSL win

Man City celeb vs. Brighton WSL [1296x729]

Manchester City earned their first win of the Women's Super League season after coming from behind in the second half to beat Brighton 2-1 at Joie Stadium.

Match Timeline

14': Fran Kirby (Brighton & Hove Albion) Goal at 14'
25': Bex Rayner (Brighton & Hove Albion) Yellow Card at 25'
45': Nadine Noordam (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 45'
58': Khadija Shaw (Manchester City) Goal at 58'
63': Marit Auée (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 63'
63': Kiko Seike (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 63'
63': Aoba Fujino (Manchester City) Substitution at 63'
63': Kerolin (Manchester City) Substitution at 63'
74': Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City) Goal at 74'
81': Rosa Kafaji (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 81'
84': Naomi Layzell (Manchester City) Substitution at 84'
85': Charlize Rule (Brighton & Hove Albion) Yellow Card at 85'
88': Carla Camacho (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 88'

Statistics

BHA		MNC
10	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
5	Corner Kicks	7
5	Saves	3
44.6	Possession	55.4
9	SHOTS	19
4	ON GOAL	8
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	3
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: Joie Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 3,136

Women's Super League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Chelsea	7	+11	19
2	Manchester City	7	+10	18
3	Manchester United	7	+14	17
4	Tottenham Hotspur	7	+1	15

Full Table

Line-Ups

Manchester City (3-5-2)

No.	Name
35	Khiara Keating (GK)
5	Alex Greenwood
15	Leila Ouahabi
28	Gracie Prior
25	Yui Hasegawa
24	Iman Beney
19	Laura Blindkilde Brown
11	Lauren Hemp
18	Kerstin Casparij
10	Vivianne Miedema
9	Khadija Shaw

Manchester City Substitutes:

Laura Coombs, Codie Thomas, Kerolin, Laura Wienroither, Sacha Lewis, Jade Rose, Ayaka Yamashita, Aoba Fujino, Naomi Layzell.

Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Chiamaka Nnadozie (GK)
3	Moeka Minami
33	Charlize Rule
19	Marisa Olislagers
27	Rachel McLauchlan
14	Fran Kirby
10	Jelena Cankovic
8	Maisie Symonds
9	Michelle Agyemang
21	Madison Haley
17	Bex Rayner

Brighton & Hove Albion Substitutes:

Kiko Seike, Nadine Noordam, Sophie Baggaley, Rosa Kafaji, Marit Auée, Fuka Tsunoda, Carla Camacho, Jorelyn Carabalí, Caitlin Hayes.

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