London City Lionesses vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2025-26 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League
London City Lionesses
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    Brighton & Hove Albion
    • 6': Kiko Seike

    About

    London City Lionesses are hosting Brighton & Hove Albion at RELOC8 EM Community Stadium, Bromley, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Women's Super League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Foul by Nadine Noordam (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
    • 5': Kosovare Asllani (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Goal! London City Lionesses 0, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1. Kiko Seike (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Madison Haley.
    • 7': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Nadine Noordam.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Chiamaka Nnadozie (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
    • 9': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Chiamaka Nnadozie.
    • 11': Attempt blocked. Rosa Kafaji (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rachel McLauchlan.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Jana Fernández (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 13': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Manuela Vanegas.
    • 14': Attempt missed. Wassa Sangaré (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left following a corner.
    • 17': Penalty Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Madison Haley draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 17': Penalty conceded by Wassa Sangaré (London City Lionesses) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 19': Penalty saved. Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Elene Lete (London City Lionesses).
    • 19': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Conceded by Elene Lete.
    • 19': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Conceded by Kosovare Asllani.
    • 20': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Conceded by Elene Lete.
    • 21': Foul by Wassa Sangaré (London City Lionesses).
    • 21': Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 23': Foul by Wassa Sangaré (London City Lionesses).
    • 23': Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Grace Geyoro (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Chiamaka Nnadozie (Brighton and Hove Albion Women). Assisted by Nikita Parris.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Grace Geyoro (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Chiamaka Nnadozie (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
    • 24': Delay in match because of an injury Chiamaka Nnadozie (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
    • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 28': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Caitlin Hayes.
    • 29': Foul by Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses).
    • 29': Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 31': Foul by Rosa Kafaji (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
    • 31': Kosovare Asllani (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Foul by Saki Kumagai (London City Lionesses).
    • 31': Maisie Symonds (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Maisie Symonds (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
    • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 35': Foul by Isobel Goodwin (London City Lionesses).
    • 35': Manuela Vanegas (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Maisie Symonds (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
    • 41': Grace Geyoro (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Handball by Manuela Vanegas (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
    • 42': Manuela Vanegas (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) is shown the yellow card.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Kiko Seike (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45': Foul by Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
    • 45': Wassa Sangaré (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Offside, London City Lionesses. Nikita Parris is caught offside.
    • 45'+4': Attempt saved. Kosovare Asllani (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Chiamaka Nnadozie (Brighton and Hove Albion Women). Assisted by Rofiat Imuran.
    • 45'+6': Foul by Moeka Minami (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
    • 45'+6': Kosovare Asllani (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+7': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Manuela Vanegas.
    • 45'+7': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Caitlin Hayes.
    • 45'+8': First Half ends, London City Lionesses 0, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins London City Lionesses 0, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1.
    • 46': Foul by Rachel McLauchlan (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
    • 46': Rofiat Imuran (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses).
    • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Kiko Seike (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Rachel McLauchlan.
    • 52': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Conceded by Elena Linari.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Caitlin Hayes (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Marisa Olislagers with a cross following a corner.
    • 54': Foul by Rosa Kafaji (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
    • 54': Saki Kumagai (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Conceded by Rofiat Imuran.
    • 56': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Conceded by Elena Linari.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Wassa Sangaré (London City Lionesses).
    • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Elene Lete (London City Lionesses).
    • 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Freya Godfrey (London City Lionesses) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jana Fernández.
    • 61': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Katie Zelem replaces Grace Geyoro.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Manuela Vanegas (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maisie Symonds.
    • 63': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Fran Kirby replaces Rosa Kafaji.
    • 64': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Moeka Minami.
    • 64': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Maisie Symonds.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Kosovare Asllani (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Saki Kumagai.
    • 67': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Caitlin Hayes.
    • 67': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Maisie Symonds.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Wassa Sangaré (London City Lionesses) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Kosovare Asllani with a cross.
    • 68': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Maisie Symonds.
    • 69': Foul by Nadine Noordam (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
    • 69': Saki Kumagai (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Foul by Nadine Noordam (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
    • 69': Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Foul by Nadine Noordam (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
    • 70': Kosovare Asllani (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Nadine Noordam (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Delay in match because of an injury Saki Kumagai (London City Lionesses).
    • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Jana Fernández (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Jana Fernández (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Chiamaka Nnadozie (Brighton and Hove Albion Women). Assisted by Freya Godfrey.
    • 74': Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Chiamaka Nnadozie.
    • 76': Foul by Moeka Minami (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
    • 76': Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Sanni Franssi replaces Freya Godfrey.
    • 76': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Julia Roddar replaces Isobel Goodwin.
    • 79': Foul by Jana Fernández (London City Lionesses).
    • 79': Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Nadine Noordam (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
    • 81': Saki Kumagai (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Nadine Noordam (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manuela Vanegas.
    • 83': Foul by Sanni Franssi (London City Lionesses).
    • 83': Moeka Minami (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Sanni Franssi (London City Lionesses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Carla Camacho replaces Madison Haley.
    • 84': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Charlie Rule replaces Rachel McLauchlan.
    • 85': Offside, London City Lionesses. Nikita Parris is caught offside.
    • 87': Foul by Carla Camacho (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
    • 87': Jana Fernández (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Alanna Kennedy replaces Saki Kumagai.
    • 87': Substitution, London City Lionesses. Teyah Goldie replaces Wassa Sangaré.
    • 90': Elena Linari (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Kiko Seike (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Marisa Olislagers (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
    • 90'+1': Julia Roddar (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Katie Zelem (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sanni Franssi.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Alanna Kennedy (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 90'+3': Alanna Kennedy (London City Lionesses) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, London City Lionesses 0, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1.
    • 0': Match ends, London City Lionesses 0, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 12
    5 Saves 2
    34.6 Possession 65.4
    9 SHOTS 14
    3 ON GOAL 5
    0.3 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    184 Accurate Passes 437
    281 Passes 529
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    15 Crosses 29
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    63 Long Balls 57
    13 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.2 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 5
    19 Effective Tackles 15
    22 Tackles 16
    0.9 Tackle % 0.9
    5 Interceptions 8
    23 Effective Clearances 10
    23 Clearances 10

    Game Information

    Competition: English Women's Super League

    Venue: RELOC8 EM Community Stadium
    Location: Bromley, England
    Attendance: 3,302

    Women's Super League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Manchester City 22 +43 55
    2 Arsenal 22 +39 51
    3 Chelsea 22 +24 49
    4 Manchester United 22 +16 40
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    LCL London City Lionesses (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    77 Elene Lete (GK)
    13 Elena Linari
    26 Wassa Sangaré
    8 Saki Kumagai
    25 Rofiat Imuran
    2 Jana Fernández
    9 Kosovare Asllani
    88 Grace Geyoro
    17 Nikita Parris Yellow Card
    14 Freya Godfrey
    23 Isobel Goodwin
    London City Lionesses Substitutes:
    María Pérez, Alanna Kennedy, Julia Roddar, Teyah Goldie, Isa Kardinaal, Sanni Franssi, Sofia Jakobsson, Katie Zelem, Sophie Hillyerd.

    BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Chiamaka Nnadozie (GK)
    2 Manuela Vanegas Yellow Card
    18 Caitlin Hayes
    19 Marisa Olislagers
    3 Moeka Minami
    6 Rosa Kafaji
    15 Nadine Noordam Yellow Card
    8 Maisie Symonds
    11 Kiko Seike
    21 Madison Haley
    27 Rachel McLauchlan
    Brighton & Hove Albion Substitutes:
    Evie Milner, Hannah Poulter, Sophie Baggaley, Fran Kirby, May Balmer, Carla Camacho, Jorelyn Carabalí, Fuka Tsunoda, Charlize Rule.

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