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TEAM NEWS! 🚨 Here's our starting XI to take on @ManCityWomen this afternoon in the @BarclaysWSL!🔥
📲 https://t.co/1JRqX8gtVj // #BHAFC 💙🤍 pic.twitter.com/LlIVDjPRSp
— Brighton & Hove Albion Women (@BHAFCWomen) March 17, 2024
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Manchester City starting line-up: Khiara Keating, Kerstin Casparij, Laia Aleixandri, Alex Greenwood, Leila Ouahabi; Laura Coombs, Yui Hasegawa, Jess Park; Mary Fowler, Lauren Hemp, Khadija Shaw. Substitutes: Sandy MacIver, Demi Stokes, Steph Houghton, Chloe Kelly, Esme Morgan, Poppy Pritchard, Laura Blindkilde Brown, Ruby Mace, Alanna Kennedy.
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Your team to take on Brighton! 👊
XI | Keating, Aleixandri, Greenwood (C), Coombs, Fowler, Hemp, Ouahabi, Park, Casparij, Shaw, Hasegawa
SUBS | MacIver, Stokes, Houghton, Kelly, Morgan, Pritchard, Blindkilde-Brown, Mace, Kennedy#ManCity | @etihad pic.twitter.com/aqXUp9cevJ
— Man City Women (@ManCityWomen) March 17, 2024
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Hello hello and welcome to coverage of today’s WSL clash between Brighton and Manchester City. Both teams head into this match off the back of an FA Cup quarter-final exit, with Mikey Harris’ side suffering a 4-0 defeat to Manchester United and City losing on penalties to Tottenham.
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With just seven league games remaining this season, plenty is at stake this afternoon. Manchester City can’t accept anything less than three points at the Broadfield Stadium if they want to keep up with league leaders Chelsea. The reigning WSL champions cruised to a 3-1 win over London rivals Arsenal at Stamford Bridge on Friday following a dominant performance. Victory for Gareth Taylor’s side today is crucial, but Brighton won’t make it easy for the visitors.
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You don’t want to miss this! Kick-off is at 12:30pm GMT.
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important events
Manchester City manager Gareth Taylor BBC Sport said: No one has done it for a long time other than what Chelsea did. we are there. Our form in the league was great. The start of the season was really good.
“We were a little disappointed in the cup, but it was close. We expect the same today. We don’t expect it to be an easy game. We have a chance to be at the top and that’s really exciting. If you had given it to us with seven games left, we would have really taken it.”
Two of the WSL’s most in-form strikers go head-to-head this afternoon. Manchester City’s Khadijah Shaw currently leads the Golden Boot race with 15 league goals, while Brighton forward Elizabeth Talland has 11 goals. The only player separating them is Chelsea’s Lauren James, who has scored 13 goals since the start of the season.
Will either of the two stars improve today?
Elsewhere on WSL
Manchester United currently lead Bristol City 1-0 at Leigh Sports Village. Meanwhile, Liverpool vs West Ham was scoreless. Tottenham are scheduled to play Leicester City this afternoon.
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Chelsea 3-1 Arsenal
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Everton 1-2 Aston Villa
This is what it is about WSL table This is the situation before kickoff.
Chelsea have a three-point advantage over Manchester City, but that gap could close today. Brighton, on the other hand, are sitting comfortably above the danger zone.
Manchester City’s season reached a turning point last week, but it hasn’t been a positive one. The club’s hopes of winning the treble were still alive and well, very much alive, on Monday, but defeat to Chelsea in midweek ended their Continental Cup dreams. This time they lost to Tottenham, and their progress in the FA Cup came to a dramatic halt. That means the only treasure City can win this season is the WSL. But, of course, they need to maintain their best form for the rest of the season. And Brighton will present a tough test today.
team news
Brighton starting lineup: Sophie Baggery. Emma Kullberg, Maria Thorisdóttir, Guro Bergsvand, Jorelin Caraballi. Vicki Lozada, Julia Gigiotti, Tatiana Pinto, Madison Haley, Katie Robinson, Elizabeth Talland. Brighton substitute: Beatriki Sarri, Geum-min Lee, Maisie Symonds, Mengwen Lee, Olivia Johnson, Katie Startup, Grace McEwan, Lily Dent.
Team news! 🚨 This is the starting eleven we will challenge @mancitywomen This afternoon, @BarclaysWSL!🔥
📲 https://t.co/1JRqX8gtVj // #BHAFC 💙🤍 pic.twitter.com/LlIVDjPRSp
— Brighton & Hove Albion Women (@BHAFCWomen) March 17, 2024
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Manchester City starting line-up: Chiara Keating, Kerstin Caspari, Laia Alezandri, Alex Greenwood, Leila Uahavi. Laura Coombs, Yui Hasegawa, Jess Park. Mary Fowler, Lauren Hemp, Khadijah Shaw. Substitute: Sandy McIver, Demi Stokes, Steph Houghton, Chloe Kelly, Esme Morgan, Poppy Pritchard, Laura Blindkilled-Brown, Ruby Mace, Alana Kennedy.
Let your team play against Brighton! 👊
11 | Keating, Aleizandri, Greenwood (C), Coombs, Fowler, Hemp, Uabi, Park, Casparigi, Shaw, Hasegawa
Subscribe | McIver, Stokes, Houghton, Kelly, Morgan, Pritchard, Blindkilled-Brown, Mace, Kennedy#mancity | @Etihad pic.twitter.com/aqXUp9cevJ
— Man City Women (@ManCityWomen) March 17, 2024
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Let your team play against Brighton! 👊
11 | Keating, Aleizandri, Greenwood (C), Coombs, Fowler, Hemp, Uabi, Park, Casparigi, Shaw, Hasegawa
Subscribe | McIver, Stokes, Houghton, Kelly, Morgan, Pritchard, Blindkilled-Brown, Mace, Kennedy#mancity | @Etihad pic.twitter.com/aqXUp9cevJ
— Man City Women (@ManCityWomen) March 17, 2024
preamble
Hello Hello. Welcome to our coverage of today’s WSL match between Brighton and Manchester City. Both teams entered the match having been eliminated from the FA Cup quarter-finals, with Mikey Harris’ side losing 4-0 to Manchester United and City losing to Tottenham on penalties.
With just seven league games remaining this season, a lot is at stake this afternoon. Manchester City cannot afford fewer than three points at the Broadfield Stadium if they want to catch up with league leaders Chelsea. The reigning WSL champions produced a dominant performance on Friday to beat London rivals Arsenal 3-1 at Stamford Bridge. Victory today is vital for Gareth Taylor’s side, but Brighton will not make it easy for the visiting side.
You can’t afford to miss this. Kickoff is 12:30pm Japan time.
