2021–22 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season
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| 2021–22 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Tony Bloom | |||
| Manager | Hope Powell | |||
| Stadium | Broadfield Stadium, Crawley Falmer Stadium, Falmer | |||
| WSL | 7th | |||
| FA Cup | Fourth round | |||
| League Cup | Group stage | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Inessa Kaagman and Aileen Whelan (4 goals) All: 4 players (4 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 3,566 vs Leicester City (WSL – 14 November 2021) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 631 vs Reading (FA Cup – 30 January 2022) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 1,766 | |||
| Biggest win | 0–5 vs Birmingham City (WSL – 12 September 2021) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 0–6 vs Manchester City (WSL – 9 January 2022) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 8 May 2022. | ||||
The 2021–22 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season was the club's 31st season in existence and their fourth in the FA Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.
Summary
[edit]Brighton only played two pre-season matches where they came away without a win after a 6–1 away loss at Everton, but a respectable 1–1 draw against Manchester United being played in Loughborough.[1][2]
The Seagulls opening match of the 2021–22 season was played at Falmer Stadium where they came out on top winning 2–0 over West Ham with a penalty from Inessa Kaagman and Lee Geum-min adding the second, pouncing on The Hammers poor defence, in front of a crowd of 2,264.[3] A week later, Brighton thrashed Birmingham City in a 5–0 away victory to take them top of the WSL table after the second round of matches.[4] Brighton's first loss of the season came in their third match in a 1–0 home loss to Aston Villa on 26 September.[5] The Seagulls ended Tottenham Hotspur's 100% winning start of the season on 10 October, after winning 2–1 at home with goals from Lee Geum-min and Victoria Williams to take Brighton up to fifth.[6]
On 31 October, Brighton were beaten 3–0 away at Arsenal in the semi-final of the 2020–21 FA Cup, which was delayed from the previous season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7]
The Seagulls returned to Falmer Stadium on 14 November, where Maisie Symonds scored a 90+3rd-minute winner, the only goal of the game in the 1–0 win over Leicester City, their third league victory on the bounce.[8]
Brighton were knocked out of the League Cup in the group stage after losing 3–0 away at West Ham on 15 December.[9] Their fixture against Arsenal four days later was postponed due to growing fears of Covid–19 cases.[10]
After not playing since 12 December, the Seagulls were thrashed via Manchester City's second half blitz in the 6–0 home thumping loss on 9 January 2022.[11] After four consecutive defeats, Brighton were able to keep a clean sheet and take a point in the 0–0 home draw against defending league champions Chelsea on 23 January, but still go five games without a goal.[12] Four days later The Seagulls finally scored their first goal since 14 November, with Emma Koivisto scoring the opener away at Arsenal, however they went on to lose 2–1.[13]
Three days later, Brighton were knocked out by Reading in the FA Cup fourth round in the thrilling 3–2 home loss where Emma Koivisto scored her second goal in as many games.[14][15] Brighton won their first match since 14 November, to end a nine match winless run in all competitions, by beating Reading 4–1 at home on 13 February, with Kayleigh Green netting a hat-trick and Koivisto netting her fourth of the season.[16]
Squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Preseason
[edit]| 15 August 2021 Friendly | Everton | 6–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Halewood |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Finch Farm Attendance: Behind-closed-doors |
| 28 August 2021 Friendly | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Manchester United | Loughborough |
| 12:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Loughborough University Attendance: Behind-closed-doors |
Competitions
[edit]Overview
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| WSL | 5 September 2022 | 8 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 36.36 |
| FA Cup | 30 January 2022 | 30 January 2022 | Fourth Round | Fourth round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| League Cup | 13 October 2021 | 15 December 2021 | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 33.33 |
| Total | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 27 | 45 | −18 | 34.62 | ||||
Last updated: complete
Source: Competitions
FA Women's Super League
[edit]Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 | −7 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 | −7 |
Last updated: 8 May 2022.
Source: FA WSL
Results by matchday
[edit]Results
[edit]| 5 September 2021 1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–0 | West Ham United | Falmer |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 2,264 Referee: Emily Heaslip |
| 12 September 2021 2 | Birmingham City | 0–5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Birmingham |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 525 Referee: Lucy May |
| 26 September 2021 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–1 | Aston Villa | Crawley |
| 14:00 | Report | Gielnik  48' | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,140 Referee: Lisa Benn |
| 2 October 2021 4 | Chelsea | 3–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Kingston upon Thames |
| 11:30 | Report | Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,480 Referee: Amy Fearn |
| 10 October 2021 5 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–1 | Tottenham Hotspur | Crawley |
| 14:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,213 Referee: Kirsty Dowle |
| 6 November 2021 6 | Everton | 0–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Liverpool |
| 17:30 |
| Report | Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 502 Referee: Lucy May |
| 14 November 2021 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–0 | Leicester City | Falmer |
| 14:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 3,566 Referee: Lisa Benn |
| 21 November 2021 8 | Reading | 2–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Reading |
| 14:00 | Report | Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 733 Referee: Helen Conley |
| 12 December 2021 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–2 | Manchester United | Crawley |
| 12:30 |
| Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,776 Referee: Abigail Byrne |
| 19 December 2021 | Arsenal | P–P | Brighton & Hove Albion | Borehamwood |
| 18:45 | Stadium: Meadow Park | |||
| Note: Postponed due to a COVID-19 outbreak at Arsenal[18] | ||||
| 9 January 2022 10 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–6 | Manchester City | Crawley |
| 12:00 | Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,445 Referee: Emily Heaslip |
| 16 January 2022 11 | Leicester City | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Leicester |
| 14:00 |
| Report | Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 1,667 Referee: Abigail Byrne |
| 23 January 2022 12 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–0 | Chelsea | Crawley |
| 12:30 | Report | Harder  33' | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,746 Referee: Kirsty Dowle |
| 27 January 2022 13 | Arsenal | 2–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Borehamwood |
| 19:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 1,617 Referee: Kirsty Dowle | |
| Note: Rescheduled from 19 December 2021 | ||||
| 6 February 2022 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Canons Park |
| 14:00 | Report |
| Stadium: The Hive Attendance: 557 Referee: Lauren Impey |
| 13 February 2022 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 4–1 | Reading | Crawley |
| 14:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,159 Referee: Carl Brook |
| 5 March 2022 16 | Aston Villa | 0–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Walsall |
| 11:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 496 Referee: Louise Saunders |
| 13 March 2022 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–3 | Arsenal | Crawley |
| 18:45 | Report |
| Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,535 Referee: Tom Reeves |
| 27 March 2022 18 | West Ham United | 0–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Dagenham |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,411 Referee: Paul Howard |
| 3 April 2022 19 | Manchester United | 1–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Leigh |
| 12:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 1,524 Referee: Abigail Byrne |
| 23 April 2022 20 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–3 | Birmingham City | Crawley |
| 14:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,209 Referee: Elizabeth Simms |
| 30 April 2022 21 | Manchester City | 7–2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Manchester |
| 11:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Academy Stadium Attendance: 1,377 Referee: Amy Fearn |
| 8 May 2022 22 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 1–1 | Everton | Crawley |
| 12:00 |
| Report | Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,371 Referee: Louise Saunders |
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 23 | +1 | 32 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 33 | −10 | 27 |
| 7 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 38 | −14 | 26 |
| 8 | Reading | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 40 | −19 | 25 |
| 9 | Aston Villa | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 40 | −27 | 21 |
Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.
Women's FA Cup
[edit]As a member of the first tier, Brighton will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.
| 30 January 2022 Fourth round | Brighton & Hove Albion | 2–3 | Reading | Crawley |
| 14:00 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 631 Referee: Lucy May |
FA Women's League Cup
[edit]Group stage
[edit]| 13 October 2021 Group stage | Birmingham City | 0–1 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Birmingham |
| 19:30 |
| Report | Stadium: St Andrew's Referee: Lisa Benn |
| 17 November 2021 Group stage | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0–1 | London City Lionesses | Crawley |
| 19:00 | Report |
| Stadium: Broadfield Stadium |
| 15 December 2021 Group stage | West Ham United | 3–0 | Brighton & Hove Albion | Dagenham |
| 19:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Victoria Road |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 | Advances to knock-out stage |
| 2 | London City Lionesses | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
Source: thefa.com
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record
Transfers
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2021 | FW |  | Danielle Carter | Reading | [19] |
| 13 August 2021 | FW |  | Lee Geum-min | Manchester City | [20] |
Loans in
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2021 | FW | | Rinsola Babajide | Liverpool | 8 January 2022 | [21] |
| 2 September 2021 | GK | | Fran Stenson | Arsenal | 7 November 2021 | [22] |
| 1 January 2022 | DF |  | Emma Kullberg | BK Häcken | End of 2022–23 season | [23] |
| MF | | Julia Zigiotti Olme | BK Häcken | End of 2022–23 season | [23] |
Transfers out
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2021 | MF | | Kirsty Barton | Crystal Palace | [24][25] |
| MF | | Jodie Brett | Retired | [24] | |
| GK |  | Cecilie Fiskerstrand | LSK Kvinner | [24][26] | |
| FW |  | Rianna Jarrett | London City Lionesses | [24][27] | |
| MF |  | Nora Heroum |  Lazio | [24][28] | |
| MF | | Hollie Olding | Charlton Athletic | [24][29] | |
| DF |  | Laura Rafferty | Southampton | [24][30] | |
| DF | | Bethan Roe | Charlton Athletic | [24][29] | |
| DF |  | Rebekah Stott |  Melbourne City | [24][31] | |
| 10 June 2021 | DF | | Ellie Hack | Lewes | [32] |
| 13 February 2022 | MF |  | Juliet Adebowale | Watford | [33] |
Loans out
[edit]| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 August 2021 | GK | | Katie Startup | Liverpool | 5 December 2021 | [34] |
| 27 January 2022 | MF | | Katie Robinson | Charlton Athletic | End of season | [35] |
Squad statistics
[edit]Appearances
[edit]Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | FA WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | IRL | Megan Walsh | 24 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 25 | GK | ENG | Francis Angel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 40 | GK | ENG | Katie Startup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | FIN | Emma Koivisto | 26 | 4 | 21+1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | ENG | Felicity Gibbons | 18 | 0 | 10+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | ENG | Danielle Bowman | 4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF |  NED | Danique Kerkdijk | 21 | 0 | 17+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF | ENG | Maya Le Tissier | 25 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | SWE | Emma Kullberg | 14 | 0 | 11+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | DF | ENG | Victoria Williams | 24 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 34 | DF |  BEL | Léa Cordier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 8 | MF | IRL | Megan Connolly | 24 | 1 | 16+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | ||
| 10 | MF | NED | Inessa Kaagman | 22 | 4 | 17+3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
| 12 | MF | ENG | Libby Bance | 7 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 19 | MF | ENG | Emily Simpkins | 14 | 0 | 6+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | SWE | Julia Zigiotti Olme | 12 | 2 | 6+5 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | MF | ENG | Maisie Symonds | 20 | 1 | 1+15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ENG | Aileen Whelan | 26 | 4 | 18+4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | KOR | Lee Geum-min | 19 | 2 | 13+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | ||
| 15 | FW |  WAL | Kayleigh Green | 20 | 4 | 9+9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 16 | FW | ENG | Ellie Brazil | 22 | 0 | 12+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 18 | FW | ENG | Danielle Carter | 21 | 2 | 17+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | FW | ENG | Faith Nokuthula | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Players away from the club on loan: | |||||||||||||
| 22 | MF | ENG | Katie Robinson[35] | 9 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Players who appeared for the club but left during the season: | |||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | ENG | Rinsola Babajide[21] | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Note
- Katie Robinson joined Women's Championship side Charlton Athletic on 27 January 2022 on loan until the end of the season.[35]
- Rinsola Babajide's loan spell expired during the season.[21]
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