English Women's Super League

FT Friday, September 12, 2025
Brighton & Hove Albion LWWLD 1
–
Manchester City DWDWL 2
1st2ndT
BHA101
MNC022
Joie Stadium · 3,136 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
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
312
Accurate Passes
417
394
Passes
484
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
10
16
Crosses
28
0.3
Cross %
0.4
45
Long Balls
47
22
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
13
29
Tackles
21
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
11
32
Effective Clearances
22
32
Clearances
22

Head to Head

MNC leads series 4-1

Lineups

MNC · 3-5-2

  1. 35Khiara KeatingG
  2. 5Alex GreenwoodCD
  3. 15Leila OuahabiCD-L
  4. 28Gracie PriorCD-R
  5. 25Yui HasegawaCM-L
  6. 24Iman BeneyCM-R
  7. 19Laura Blindkilde BrownAM
  8. 11Lauren HempLM
  9. 18Kerstin CasparijRM
  10. 10Vivianne MiedemaCF-L
  11. 9Khadija ShawCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Laura CoombsSUB
  2. 44Codie ThomasSUB
  3. 14KerolinSUB
  4. 13Laura WienroitherSUB
  5. 47Sacha LewisSUB
  6. 4Jade RoseSUB
  7. 31Ayaka YamashitaSUB
  8. 20Aoba FujinoSUB
  9. 3Naomi LayzellSUB

BHA · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Chiamaka NnadozieG
  2. 3Moeka MinamiCD-L
  3. 33Charlize RuleCD-R
  4. 19Marisa OlislagersLB
  5. 27Rachel McLauchlanRB
  6. 14Fran KirbyAM
  7. 10Jelena CankovicLM
  8. 8Maisie SymondsRM
  9. 9Michelle AgyemangF
  10. 21Madison HaleyAM-L
  11. 17Bex RaynerAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Kiko SeikeSUB
  2. 15Nadine NoordamSUB
  3. 32Sophie BaggaleySUB
  4. 6Rosa KafajiSUB
  5. 23Marit AuéeSUB
  6. 29Fuka TsunodaSUB
  7. 22Carla CamachoSUB
  8. 16Jorelyn CarabalíSUB
  9. 18Caitlin HayesSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Fran Kirby (Brighton & Hove Albion) Goal at 14'
  2. 25' Bex Rayner (Brighton & Hove Albion) Yellow Card at 25'
  3. 45' Nadine Noordam (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 45'
  4. 58' Khadija Shaw (Manchester City) Goal at 58'
  5. 63' Marit Auée (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 63'
  6. 63' Kiko Seike (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 63'
  7. 63' Kerolin (Manchester City) Substitution at 63'
  8. 63' Aoba Fujino (Manchester City) Substitution at 63'
  9. 74' Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City) Goal at 74'
  10. 81' Rosa Kafaji (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 81'
  11. 84' Naomi Layzell (Manchester City) Substitution at 84'
  12. 85' Charlize Rule (Brighton & Hove Albion) Yellow Card at 85'
  13. 88' Carla Camacho (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 88'

Women's Super League News

All news
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