Albion return to WSL action on Sunday when they take Manchester United on the road, kick off 12pm.
It will be the first game in charge for Mikey Harris, who took over on an interim basis on Thursday after Melissa Phillips left her role as head coach.
Team news
Madison Haley is neart to a return but Charlie Rule is a few weeks from being fit while Dejana Stefvanovic is still recovering from her back injury.
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Last time out
Previously in the @BarclaysWSL...⏮️💪 #BHAFC pic.twitter.com/KhSP83EIZl
— Brighton & Hove Albion Women (@BHAFCWomen) November 12, 2023
Player to watch
Maya Le Tissier played 74 games for Albion across four seasons before heading to United in the summer of 2023. She has gone on to become a regular for the Red Devils and has played in every competitive game for them since her move. The 21-year-old defender has also broken into the England squad and was on standby for the World Cup squad this summer.
Stats and facts
● Manchester United have won all four of their WSL home games against Brighton and Hove Albion without conceding, scoring 3+ goals in three of those victories.
● Albion are winless in their last five Women’s Super League meetings with Manchester United (D1 L4), since a 1-0 home win in April 2021.
● Manchester United won their last home WSL match, beating Aston Villa. The Red Devils are looking to win consecutive home WSL games for the first time since their final five on home soil in 2022-23.
● Having already beaten Man City away from home in the WSL in 2023-24, Brighton are looking to become just the second side to beat both Manchester City and United away from home in the same campaign, along with Chelsea in 2021-22.
● Manchester United have netted in each of their last 19 Women’s Super League matches, scoring 46 goals. No team is on a longer scoring run than the Red Devils (also Chelsea on 19 games).
● Albion have failed to score in four of their last six Women’s Super League matches, as many as in their previous 19 games combined before this run.
● Across the two WSL matches played in 2024 so far, no team has had more shots on target than Manchester United (14, level with Chelsea). Meanwhile, Brighton have faced the most shots in 2024 so far (38).
● Only Bristol City (2,191) have completed fewer passes in the Women’s Super League this season than Brighton and Hove Albion (3,140), with the Seagulls having the second-lowest average share of possession in the WSL (41.2%).
● Manchester United manager Marc Skinner is unbeaten in six WSL games against Brighton (W5 D1) – he’s only won more games against Reading and Everton (six each) in his WSL managerial career.
● Manchester United’s Nikita Parris is the fifth-highest scoring player in WSL history with 60 goals – her brace last time out versus Aston Villa gave her six goals in 2023-24, already two more than she scored in 2022-23 overall (4 in 21 games).
Match officials
Referee - Megan Wilson
Assistant Referees: Magdalena Golba and Harley Hetherington
Fourth Official - Lewis Dawson
How to follow the game
There will be updates on the club’s social media channels and the match is also live on FA Player.