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

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

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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 Manchester City 14 +29 39
2 Manchester United 14 +16 28
3 Chelsea 14 +12 27
4 Arsenal 13 +15 26
Full Table

Line-Ups

MNC 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.

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

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