Brighton & Hove Albion Women vs Arsenal Women - prediction, team news, lineups

Arsenal Women volition question to the Broadfield Stadium for Wednesday's Women's Super League clash against Brighton & Hove Albion Women.

The Gunners are looking to support their faint rubric hopes alive, portion the Seagulls are aiming to bushed Arsenal for the 2nd clip successful astir a month.

Match preview

Sixth-placed Brighton are 3 points distant from equalling past season's 28-point tally aft winning seven, drafting 4 and losing 9 of their 20 league games. 

The Seagulls were conscionable moments distant from claiming their eighth league triumph of the play successful Saturday's distant clash against Manchester United until Lea Schuller netted a 94th-minute equaliser to cancel retired Jelena Cankovic's first-half equaliser.

While they would person been disappointed to miss retired connected the win, Brighton astatine slightest managed to marque it 5 competitory games without decision since losing 2-1 to Chelsea connected March 18 (W3, D2).

That good tally of signifier includes a astonishment 2-0 triumph distant to Arsenal successful past month's FA Cup quarter-final tie, which came courtesy of goals from Madison Haley and Caitlin Hayes.

The Seagulls volition beryllium aiming to reproduce a akin effect successful Wednesday's fixture, though they volition person 1 oculus connected Sunday's FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool, wherever they volition person the accidental to scope the last for the precise archetypal time.

Brighton person fond memories of their astir caller location clash with Arsenal successful May 2025, erstwhile Cankovic netted a brace successful a 4-2 triumph astatine the Broadfield Stadium.

Arsenal, meanwhile, volition person to prime themselves up from their caller Women's Champions League semi-final exit astatine the hands of grounds European champions Lyon.

The reigning European champions travelled to France with a 2-1 lead, which turned to a 3-2 aggregate shortage by the halfway constituent of Saturday's 2nd leg.

The Gunners thought they had done capable to unit other clip erstwhile Alessia Russo struck successful the 75th minute, but a Jule Brand's 86th-minute effort, which was deemed onside pursuing a lengthy VAR review, proved capable to end Arsenal's UWCL defence.

Renee Slegers's broadside are present facing the precise existent anticipation of ending the play without immoderate silverware, unless they tin propulsion disconnected an almighty fightback to triumph their archetypal league rubric since 2016.

Arsenal are sitting successful 3rd spot and 11 points adrift of leaders Manchester City, who person played 3 games much and volition look West Ham United successful their last outing of the season.

The Gunners request to triumph their adjacent 3 games against Brighton, Aston Villa and Everton to instrumentality the rubric contention to the last time connected May 16.

While they volition look a tricky trial connected Wednesday, Arsenal tin instrumentality assurance from the information they person won each of their past six WSL matches since playing retired a goalless gully with Man United successful January.

Brighton & Hove Albion Women Women's Super League form:

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Brighton & Hove Albion Women signifier (all competitions):

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Arsenal Women Women's Super League form:

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Arsenal Women signifier (all competitions):

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Team News

Brighton stay without the injured duo of Tahirah Heron and Aisha Masaka, portion Rosa Kafaji is ineligible to look her genitor club.

Marisa Olislagers is successful enactment to regenerate the Sweden planetary aft dropping down to the seat for the caller gully with Man United.

Brighton brag Dario Vidosic could beryllium tempted to marque further changes successful a bid to support his broadside caller for Sunday's FA Cup semi-final, which could effect successful starting opportunities for the likes of Rachel McLauchlan, Nadine Noordam and Carla Camacho. 

As for the visitors, they are inactive incapable to telephone upon Manuela Zinsberger, Katie Reid, Kyra Cooney-Cross and Beth Mead.

Defender Steph Catley whitethorn besides beryllium absent for the midweek distant trip, having missed the past 4 matches with a calf issue.

Chloe Kelly is disposable for enactment aft returning from a two-match wounded lack to diagnostic arsenic a precocious substitute successful Lyon.

Brighton & Hove Albion Women imaginable starting lineup:

Nnadozie; Minami, Hayes, Vanegas; McLauchlan, Noordam, Symonds, Olislagers; Camacho, Kirby, Haley

Arsenal Women imaginable starting lineup:

Van Domselaar; Fox, Williamson, Wubben-Moy, McCabe; Little, Caldentey; Kelly, Maanum, Foord; Russo

We say: Brighton & Hove Albion Women 1-3 Arsenal Women

Arsenal fell abbreviated successful past month's FA Cup decision to Brighton, but they inactive person a overmuch stronger squad connected paper, and considering the anticipation that the Seagulls could marque changes with 1 oculus connected Sunday's semi-final, we deliberation the signs constituent towards a comparatively comfy triumph for the visitors. 

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