English Women's Super League

FT Saturday, April 25, 2026
Manchester City WDWWW 2
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Brighton & Hove Albion WLDWW 3
1st2ndT
MNC112
BHA123
Broadfield Stadium · 2,262 att.

Match Report

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WSL leaders Man City beaten by Brighton

Madison Haley struck twice as Brighton checked Manchester City's Women's Super League title charge with a shock 3-2 win at Broadfield Stadium.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
1
4
Saves
4
55.1
Possession
44.9
17
SHOTS
9
6
ON GOAL
7
0.4
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
335
Accurate Passes
268
427
Passes
367
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
6
Accurate Crosses
0
26
Crosses
3
0.2
Cross %
0.0
38
Long Balls
64
8
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.2
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
1
12
Effective Tackles
9
18
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
14
Interceptions
13
14
Effective Clearances
38
14
Clearances
38

Highlights

01:15 Laurens: Manchester City will be 'deserved' WSL champions Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

MNC leads series 4-1

Lineups

BHA · 4-4-2

  1. 1Chiamaka NnadozieG
  2. 3Moeka MinamiCD-L
  3. 18Caitlin HayesCD-R
  4. 2Manuela VanegasLB
  5. 33Charlize RuleRB
  6. 8Maisie SymondsCM-L
  7. 10Jelena CankovicCM-R
  8. 19Marisa OlislagersLM
  9. 11Kiko SeikeRM
  10. 21Madison HaleyCF-L
  11. 14Fran KirbyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Rosa KafajiSUB
  2. 15Nadine NoordamSUB
  3. 32Sophie BaggaleySUB
  4. 20Olaug TvedtenSUB
  5. 25Hannah PoulterSUB
  6. 22Carla CamachoSUB
  7. 17Bex RaynerSUB
  8. 27Rachel McLauchlanSUB
  9. 29Fuka TsunodaSUB

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Ayaka YamashitaG
  2. 27Rebecca KnaakCD-L
  3. 4Jade RoseCD-R
  4. 5Alex GreenwoodLB
  5. 18Kerstin CasparijRB
  6. 14KerolinAM
  7. 25Yui HasegawaLM
  8. 19Laura Blindkilde BrownRM
  9. 9Khadija ShawF
  10. 11Lauren HempAM-L
  11. 20Aoba FujinoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 46Lily MurphySUB
  2. 28Gracie PriorSUB
  3. 35Khiara KeatingSUB
  4. 30Aemu OyamaSUB
  5. 24Iman BeneySUB
  6. 8Mary FowlerSUB
  7. 15Leila OuahabiSUB
  8. 7Laura CoombsSUB
  9. 6Grace ClintonSUB

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion Women 0, Manchester City Women 1. Kerolin (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  2. 14' Charlie Rule (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 29' Kerolin (Manchester City Women) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45'+2' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1, Manchester City Women 1. Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Fran Kirby.
  5. 45' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Rachel McLauchlan replaces Charlie Rule.
  6. 47' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion Women 2, Manchester City Women 1. Kiko Seike (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the top right corner. Assisted by Fran Kirby with a through ball.
  7. 59' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Mary Fowler replaces Kerolin.
  8. 61' Fran Kirby (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 65' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion Women 3, Manchester City Women 1. Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) header from very close range to the top right corner.
  10. 68' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Iman Beney replaces Kerstin Casparij.
  11. 68' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Grace Clinton replaces Laura Blindkilde Brown.
  12. 81' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Laura Coombs replaces Aoba Fujino.
  13. 81' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Nadine Noordam replaces Jelena Cankovic because of an injury.
  14. 86' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion Women 3, Manchester City Women 2. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Iman Beney.
  15. 88' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Carla Camacho replaces Fran Kirby.
  16. 88' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Rosa Kafaji replaces Kiko Seike.

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