2021–22 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season

Brighton & Hove Albion
2021–22 season
Chairman	Tony Bloom
Manager	Hope Powell
Stadium	Broadfield Stadium, Crawley; Falmer Stadium, Falmer
WSL	4th
FA Cup	Fourth round
League Cup	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: 4 players (2); All: 4 players (2)
Highest home attendance	3,566 vs Leicester City (WSL – 14 November 2021)
Lowest home attendance	1,140 vs Aston Villa (WSL – 26 September 2021)
Average home league attendance	1,992
Biggest win	0–5 vs Birmingham City (WSL – 12 September 2021)
Biggest defeat	1–3 vs Chelsea; (WSL – 2 October 2021); 2–0 vs Reading; (WSL – 21 November 2021); 0–2 vs Manchester United; (WSL – 12 December 2021)
Home colours	Away colours
	All statistics correct as of 12 December 2021.

The 2021–22 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season is 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 will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Summary

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 Coronavirus 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 victory on the bounce.[8]

Squad

As of 2 September 2021[9]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ENG	Megan Walsh
2	DF	FIN	Emma Koivisto
3	DF	ENG	Felicity Gibbons
4	MF	ENG	Danielle Bowman (captain)
5	DF	NED	Danique Kerkdijk
6	DF	ENG	Maya Le Tissier
7	FW	ENG	Aileen Whelan
8	MF	IRL	Megan Connolly
9	FW	KOR	Lee Geum-min
10	MF	NED	Inessa Kaagman
11	FW	ENG	Rinsola Babajide (on loan from Liverpool)
12	MF	ENG	Libby Bance


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	GK	ENG	Fran Stenson (on loan from Arsenal)
15	FW	WAL	Kayleigh Green
16	FW	ENG	Ellie Brazil
18	FW	ENG	Danielle Carter
19	MF	ENG	Emily Simpkins
20	DF	ENG	Victoria Williams
22	MF	ENG	Katie Robinson
24	MF	ENG	Maisie Symonds
29	FW	ENG	Faith Nokuthula
32	MF	ENG	Juliet Adebowale
34	DF	BEL	Léa Cordier

Preseason

15 August 2021 Friendly	Everton	6–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Halewood
15:00	Finnigan Duggan Sørensen Christiansen Emslie	Report	Geum-min	Stadium: Finch Farm Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

28 August 2021 Friendly	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Manchester United	Loughborough
12:00	Unconfirmed	Report	Zelem	Stadium: Loughborough University Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

FA Women's Super League

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
9	5	0	4	12	9	+3	15	3	0	2	5	4	+1	2	0	2	7	5	+2

Last updated: 12 December 2021.
Source: FA WSL

Results by matchday

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	L	L	W	W	W	L	L
Position	2	1	5	7	5	4	3	3	4

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

5 September 2021 1	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–0	West Ham United	Falmer
14:00	Kaagman 33' (pen.) Geum-min 41' Symonds 57'	Report	Cissoko 32' Longhurst 58' Stringer 61'	Stadium: Falmer Stadium Attendance: 2,264 Referee: Emily Heaslip

12 September 2021 2	Birmingham City	0–5	Brighton & Hove Albion	Birmingham
14:00		Report	Williams 2' Kaagman 45+1' (pen.) Carter 50' Koivisto 58' Green 70' Symonds 80' Simpkins 90+5'	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	Reiten 9', 57' Bright 27' Kerr 38' England 80'	Report	Carter 48' Kaagman 65'	Stadium: Kingsmeadow Attendance: 2,480 Referee: Amy Fearn

10 October 2021 5	Brighton & Hove Albion	2–1	Tottenham Hotspur	Crawley
14:00	Geum-min 37' Connolly 70' V. Williams 86' Green 90+1'	Report	R. Williams 3' 76' Graham 88'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,213 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

6 November 2021 6	Everton	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Liverpool
17:30	George 28'	Report	Whelan 61', 82' Walsh 90+1'	Stadium: Walton Hall Park Attendance: 502 Referee: Lucy May

14 November 2021 7	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–0	Leicester City	Crawley
14:00	Symonds 90+3'	Report	Bailey-Gayle 75' Plumptre 85'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 3,566 Referee: Lisa Benn

21 November 2021 8	Reading	2–0	Brighton & Hove Albion	Reading
14:00	Dowie 3' Harries 86'	Report		Stadium: Madejski Stadium Attendance: 733 Referee: Helen Conley

12 December 2021 9	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–2	Manchester United	Crawley
12:30	Williams 80'	Report	Ladd 45+1' Bøe Risa 69'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 1,776 Referee: Abigail Byrne

19 December 2021 10	Arsenal	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Borehamwood
				Stadium: Meadow Park

9 January 2022 11	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Manchester City	Crawley
				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

16 January 2022 12	Leicester City	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leicester
				Stadium: King Power Stadium

23 January 2022 13	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Chelsea	Crawley
				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

6 February 2022 14	Tottenham Hotspur	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Canons Park
				Stadium: The Hive

13 February 2022 15	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Reading	Crawley
				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

6 March 2022 16	Aston Villa	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Walsall
				Stadium: Bescot Stadium

13 March 2022 17	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Arsenal	Crawley
				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

27 March 2022 18	West Ham United	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Dagenham
				Stadium: Victoria Road

3 April 2022 19	Manchester United	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Leigh
				Stadium: Leigh Sports Village

24 April 2022 20	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Birmingham City	Crawley
				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

1 May 2022 21	Manchester City	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Manchester
				Stadium: Academy Stadium

8 May 2022 22	Brighton & Hove Albion	v	Everton	Crawley
				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Chelsea	9	7	0	2	27	6	+21	21	Qualification for the Champions League second round
3	Tottenham Hotspur	9	5	2	2	11	7	+4	17	Qualification for the Champions League first round
4	Brighton & Hove Albion	9	5	0	4	12	9	+3	15
5	Manchester United	9	4	3	2	14	13	+1	15
6	Manchester City	9	4	1	4	19	18	+1	13

Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: FA WSL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Women's FA Cup

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	v	Reading	Crawley
				Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

FA Women's League Cup

Group stage

13 October 2021 Group stage	Birmingham City	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Birmingham
19:30	Lu. Quinn 80'	Report	Connolly 45' Williams 60'	Stadium: St Andrew's Referee: Lisa Benn

17 November 2021 Group stage	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–1	London City Lionesses	Crawley
19:00		Report	Muya 51'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

15 December 2021 Group stage	West Ham United	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Dagenham
19:30				Stadium: Victoria Road

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	WHU	LCL	BHA	BIR
1	West Ham United	2	2	0	5	0	+5	6	Advances to knock-out stage	—
2	London City Lionesses	2	1	1	1	1	0	3	Possible knock-out stage based on ranking	0–1	—
3	Brighton & Hove Albion	2	1	1	1	1	0	3			0–1	—
4	Birmingham City	2	0	2	0	5	−5	0		0–4		0–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 17 November 2021. 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

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Ref.
15 July 2021	FW		Danielle Carter	Reading	[10]
13 August 2021	FW		Lee Geum-min	Manchester City	[11]

Loans in

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	From	Until	Ref.
26 July 2021	FW		Rinsola Babajide	Liverpool	End of season	[12]
2 September 2021	GK		Fran Stenson	Arsenal	End of season	[13]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
20 May 2021	MF	Kirsty Barton	Crystal Palace	[14][15]
	MF	Jodie Brett	Retired	[14]
	GK	Cecilie Fiskerstrand	LSK Kvinner	[14][16]
	FW	Rianna Jarrett	London City Lionesses	[14][17]
	MF	Nora Heroum	Lazio	[14][18]
	MF	Hollie Olding	Charlton Athletic	[14][19]
	DF	Laura Rafferty	Southampton	[14][20]
	DF	Bethan Roe	Charlton Athletic	[14][19]
	DF	Rebekah Stott	Melbourne City	[14][21]
10 June 2021	DF	Ellie Hack	Lewes	[22]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
19 August 2021	GK		Katie Startup	Liverpool	End of season	[23]

Squad statistics

Appearances

As of 12 December 2021

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
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ENG	Megan Walsh	11	0	9	0	0	0	2	0
13	GK	ENG	Fran Stenson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	FIN	Emma Koivisto	11	1	9	1	0	0	1+1	0
3	DF	ENG	Felicity Gibbons	11	0	6+3	0	0	0	2	0
4	DF	ENG	Danielle Bowman	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
5	DF	NED	Danique Kerkdijk	9	0	8	0	0	0	0+1	0
6	DF	ENG	Maya Le Tissier	11	0	9	0	0	0	2	0
20	DF	ENG	Victoria Williams	11	2	9	2	0	0	2	0
34	DF	BEL	Léa Cordier	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Midfielders
8	MF	IRL	Megan Connolly	10	1	6+2	0	0	0	1+1	1
10	MF	NED	Inessa Kaagman	9	2	7+1	2	0	0	0+1	0
12	MF	ENG	Libby Bance	3	0	1	0	0	0	1+1	0
19	MF	ENG	Emily Simpkins	7	0	3+3	0	0	0	1	0
22	MF	ENG	Katie Robinson	6	0	0+4	0	0	0	2	0
24	MF	ENG	Maisie Symonds	8	1	0+6	1	0	0	1+1	0
32	MF	ENG	Juliet Adebowale	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	ENG	Aileen Whelan	11	1	9	1	0	0	1+1	0
9	FW	KOR	Lee Geum-min	10	2	7+1	2	0	0	1+1	0
11	FW	ENG	Rinsola Babajide	4	0	1+2	0	0	0	1	0
15	FW	WAL	Kayleigh Green	7	1	2+4	1	0	0	1	0
16	FW	ENG	Ellie Brazil	11	0	5+4	0	0	0	2	0
18	FW	ENG	Danielle Carter	9	2	8+1	2	0	0	0	0
29	FW	ENG	Faith Nokuthula	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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