2025–26 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season

Brighton & Hove Albion
2025–26 season
ChairmanTony Bloom
ManagerDario Vidošić
StadiumBroadfield Stadium, Crawley
Women's Super League7th
League CupGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kiko Seike
(4 goals)

All:
Kiko Seike
(6 goals)
Highest home attendance4,645 (vs Leicester City, 16 November 2025)
at Falmer Stadium
3,493 (vs Chelsea, 14 December 2025)
at Broadfield Stadium
Lowest home attendance1,722 (vs Everton, 28 September 2025)
at Broadfield Stadium
Average home league attendance2,875
Biggest win4–1 vs West Ham (H)
(WSL – 21 September 2025)
3–0 vs Southampton (H)
(League Cup – 19 October 2025)
4–1 vs Leicester City (H)
(WSL – 16 November 2025)
Biggest defeat0–3 vs Chelsea (H)
(WSL – 12 September 2025)
All statistics correct as of 7 December 2025.

The 2025–26 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season is the club's 35th season in existence and their eighth in the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club competes in two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  NGA Chiamaka Nnadozie
2 DF  COL Manuela Vanegas
3 DF  JPN Moeka Minami
5 DF  FRA Maelys Mpomé
6 FW  SWE Rosa Kafaji (on loan from Arsenal)
7 FW  TAN Aisha Masaka
8 MF  ENG Maisie Symonds (captain)
9 FW  ENG Michelle Agyemang (on loan from Arsenal)
10 MF  SRB Jelena Čanković
11 FW  JPN Kiko Seike
14 FW  ENG Fran Kirby
15 MF  NED Nadine Noordam
16 DF  COL Jorelyn Carabalí
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF  ENG Bex Rayner
18 DF  IRL Caitlin Hayes
19 DF  NED Marisa Olislagers
21 MF  USA Madison Haley
22 FW  ESP Carla Camacho
23 DF  NED Marit Auée
25 GK  ENG Hannah Poulter
27 DF  SCO Rachel McLauchlan
29 MF  JPN Fuka Tsunoda
32 GK  ENG Sophie Baggaley
33 MF  AUS Charlize Rule
64 MF  ENG Emilie Gay

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

2 August 2025 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Hammarby Lancing
12:00 Report
  • Wangerheim
Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
8 August 2025 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 2–2 Ajax Lancing
Report Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
Referee: Lisa Benn
Note: The match was composed of two 30-minute periods and one 45-minute period.
15 August 2025 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 5–0 Crystal Palace Lancing
14:00 BST Report Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
20 August 2025 Friendly Alhama 1–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Murcia, Spain
09:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
23 August 2025 Friendly Levante 0–8 Brighton & Hove Albion Murcia, Spain
18:00 BST Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
31 August 2025 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 2–0 West Ham Crawley
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)

Pre-season and friendly goalscorers

As of 31 August 2025
Rnk No Pos Nat Name Goals
1 14 MF Fran Kirby 4
21 MF Madison Haley
2 11 FW Kiko Seike 3
3 9 FW Michelle Agyemang 2
4 8 MF Maisie Symonds 1
15 MF Nadine Noordam
17 MF Bex Rayner
19 DF Marisa Olislagers
33 MF Charlize Rule
Own goals 1
Total 19

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Women's Super League 7 September 2025 Matchday 1 11 4 2 5 14 13 +1 036.36
Women's FA Cup Fourth round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Women's League Cup 24 September 2025 12 November 2025 Group stage Group stage 4 2 0 2 6 3 +3 050.00
Total 15 6 2 7 20 16 +4 040.00

Last updated: 14 December 2025
Source: Soccerway

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
11 4 2 5 14 13  +1 14 3 1 2 11 8  +3 1 1 3 3 5  −2

Last updated: 14 December 2025.
Source: Women's Super League

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHHAAHAHAH
ResultDLWWLLLDWWL
Position7866678777
Points11477778111414
Source: Women's Super League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Brighton & Hove Albion WSL fixtures

7 September 2025 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0 Aston Villa Crawley
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,219
Referee: Ryan Atkin
12 September 2025 2 Manchester City 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
19:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Referee: Adewunmi Soneye
21 September 2025 3 Brighton & Hove Albion 4–1 West Ham United Crawley
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,810
Referee: Grace Lowe
28 September 2025 4 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Everton Crawley
12:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,722
Referee: Stacey Pearson
5 October 2025 5 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion London (Leyton)
11:55 BST
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,427
Referee: Ryan Atkin
12 October 2025 6 Arsenal 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion London (Holloway)
14:30 BST
Report Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 27,336
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
2 November 2025 7 Brighton & Hove Albion 2–3 Manchester United Crawley
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,363
Referee: Stacey Pearson
9 November 2025 8 Liverpool 1–1 Brighton & Hove Albion St Helens
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium
Referee: Phoebe Cross
16 November 2025 9 Brighton & Hove Albion 4–1 Leicester City Falmer
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 4,645
Referee: Megan Wilson
7 December 2025 10 London City Lionesses 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion London (Bromley)
12:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Hayes Lane
Attendance: 3,302
Referee: Grace Lowe
14 December 2025 11 Brighton & Hove Albion 0–3 Chelsea Crawley
11:55 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 3,493
Referee: Sophie Dennington
11 January 2026 12 Aston Villa v Brighton & Hove Albion Birmingham (Aston)
14:00 GMT Stadium: Villa Park
25 January 2026 13 Everton v Brighton & Hove Albion Liverpool (Walton)
14:00 GMT Stadium: Goodison Park
1 February 2026 14 Brighton & Hove Albion v London City Lionesses Crawley
14:00 GMT Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
8 February 2026 15 West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion London (Dagenham)
12:00 GMT Stadium: Victoria Road
15 February 2026 16 Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal Crawley
14:00 GMT Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
15 March 2026 17 Chelsea v Brighton & Hove Albion London (Kingston upon Thames)
14:00 GMT Stadium: Kingsmeadow
22 March 2026 18 Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool Crawley
14:00 GMT Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
29 March 2026 19 Leicester City v Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
15:00 BST Stadium: King Power Stadium
26 April 2026 20 Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City Crawley
14:00 BST Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
3 May 2026 21 Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion Leigh
13:00 BST Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
16 May 2026 22 Brighton & Hove Albion v Tottenham Hotspur Crawley
14:00 BST Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Tottenham Hotspur 11 6 2 3 16 16 0 20
6 London City Lionesses 11 5 0 6 14 21 −7 15
7 Brighton & Hove Albion 11 4 2 5 14 13 +1 14
8 Aston Villa 11 3 4 4 14 18 −4 13
9 Leicester City 11 2 3 6 7 20 −13 9
Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

FA Cup

As a member of the Women's Super League Brighton & Hove Albion enter the FA Cup in the fourth round.

18 January 2026 Fourth round Brighton & Hove Albion v Nottingham Forest
TBD GMT

League Cup

Group stage

24 September 2025 Group C Portsmouth 0–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Havant
19:00 BST
  • Collins  81'
  • Hornby  90+5'
Report Stadium: Westleigh Park
Attendance: 623
Referee: Lisa Benn
8 October 2025 Group C West Ham United 2–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Dagenham
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 478
Referee: Megan Wilson
19 October 2025 Group C Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Southampton Crawley
14:00 BST
Report Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 980
Referee: Abigail Byrne
12 November 2025 Group C Brighton & Hove Albion 0–1 Charlton Athletic Crawley
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 566
Referee: Ryan Atkin

Pos Team Pld W PW PL L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 West Ham United 4 3 0 0 1 12 4 +8 9 Advanced to knockout stage
2 Charlton Athletic 4 3 0 0 1 7 6 +1 9
3 Brighton & Hove Albion 4 2 0 0 2 6 3 +3 6
4 Portsmouth 4 1 0 0 3 2 6 −4 3
5 Southampton 4 1 0 0 3 2 10 −8 3
Source: Women's League Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

Squad statistics

Italics indicate a loaned in player.

Appearances

As of 14 December 2025

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No. Pos Nat Player Total WSL FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  NGA Chiamaka Nnadozie 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF  COL Manuela Vanegas 4 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF  JPN Moeka Minami 10 0 9 0 0 0 0+1 0
5 DF  FRA Maelys Mpomé 9 1 3+3 1 0 0 2+1 0
6 FW  SWE Rosa Kafaji 13 2 6+3 2 0 0 3+1 0
8 MF  ENG Maisie Symonds 12 0 11 0 0 0 0+1 0
9 FW  ENG Michelle Agyemang 8 1 5 1 0 0 2+1 0
10 MF  SRB Jelena Čanković 10 0 9 0 0 0 0+1 0
11 FW  JPN Kiko Seike 14 6 10+1 4 0 0 0+3 2
14 MF  ENG Fran Kirby 11 2 7+2 2 0 0 1+1 0
15 MF  NED Nadine Noordam 15 0 4+7 0 0 0 3+1 0
16 DF  COL Jorelyn Carabalí 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
17 MF  ENG Bex Rayner 5 0 1+2 0 0 0 2 0
18 DF  IRL Caitlin Hayes 12 1 8+1 1 0 0 1+2 0
19 DF  NED Marisa Olislagers 14 3 11 2 0 0 2+1 1
21 MF  USA Madison Haley 6 1 5+1 1 0 0 0 0
22 FW  ESP Carla Camacho 14 2 3+7 0 0 0 3+1 2
23 DF  NED Marit Auée 7 0 0+4 0 0 0 3 0
27 DF  SCO Rachel McLauchlan 13 0 8+2 0 0 0 3 0
29 MF  JPN Fuka Tsunoda 7 0 0+3 0 0 0 4 0
32 GK  ENG Sophie Baggaley 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
33 MF  AUS Charlize Rule 12 0 9+2 0 0 0 0+1 0
41 MF  ENG Taylor Warren 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
46 MF  ENG Elliana Martin 4 0 0+1 0 0 0 2+1 0
47 MF  ENG Evie Milner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
48 FW  ENG Tahirah Heron 5 0 0+2 0 0 0 3 0
64 MF  ENG Emilie Gay 3 0 0 0 0 0 2+1 0

Goalscorers

As of match played 14 December 2025
Rnk No Pos Nat Name WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
1 11 FW Kiko Seike 4 0 2 6
2 14 MF Fran Kirby 2 0 1 3
19 DF Marisa Olislagers 2 0 1 3
4 6 FW Rosa Kafaji 2 0 0 2
22 FW Carla Camacho 0 0 2 2
6 5 DF Maelys Mpomé 1 0 0 1
9 FW Michelle Agyemang 1 0 0 1
18 DF Caitlin Hayes 1 0 0 1
21 MF Madison Haley 1 0 0 1
Total 14 0 6 20

Assists

As of match played 14 December 2025
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
1 15 MF Nadine Noordam 4 0 0 4
2 6 FW Rosa Kafaji 2 0 0 2
27 DF Rachel McLauchlan 1 0 1 2
4 9 FW Michelle Agyemang 1 0 0 1
11 FW Kiko Seike 1 0 0 1
14 MF Fran Kirby 1 0 0 1
16 DF Jorelyn Carabalí 0 0 1 1
17 MF Bex Rayner 0 0 1 1
19 DF Marisa Olislagers 1 0 0 1
21 MF Madison Haley 1 0 0 1
Totals 12 0 3 15

Clean sheets

As of match played 14 December 2025
Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Matches played Clean sheet % WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
1 1 GK Chiamaka Nnadozie 10 30.00% 3 0 0 3
32 GK Sophie Baggaley 5 40.00% 0 0 2 2
Totals 15 33.33% 3 0 2 5

Disciplinary record

As of match played 14 December 2025
No. Pos. Nat. Player WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
       
2 DF Manuela Vanegas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
5 DF Maelys Mpomé 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 FW Rosa Kafaji 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
8 MF Maisie Symonds 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
9 FW Michelle Agyemang 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
11 FW Kiko Seike 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
15 MF Nadine Noordam 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
17 MF Bex Rayner 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
18 DF Caitlin Hayes 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 DF Marisa Olislagers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 MF Madison Haley 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
27 DF Rachel McLauchlan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
33 MF Charlize Rule 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Total 15 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17 0 0

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
21 June 2025 DF Moeka Minami Roma [1]
1 July 2025[a] GK Chiamaka Nnadozie Paris FC [2][3]
3 July 2025 DF Manuela Vanegas Real Sociedad [4][5]
4 August 2025 FW Carla Camacho Real Madrid [6]
MF Taylor Warren Chelsea [7]
11 August 2025 DF Maelys Mpomé Chelsea [8]
4 September 2025 MF Fuka Tsunoda Urawa Reds [9][10]
  1. ^ The transfer was announced on 27 June, but became official on 1 July when her current contract expired

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
11 August 2025 FW Rosa Kafaji Arsenal End of season [11][12]
19 August 2025 FW Michelle Agyemang Arsenal End of season [13][14]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
June 2025 DF Guro Bergsvand VfL Wolfsburg [15][16]
FW Pauline Bremer 1. FC Köln [15]
DF Poppy Pattinson London City Lionesses [15][17]
MF Dejana Stefanović Crvena Zvezda [15]
DF Maria Thorisdottir Marseille [15][18]
4 June 2025 MF Olivia Carpenter Lewes [19]
GK Comfort Erhabor Portsmouth [19][20]
FW Chelsea Ferguson Lewes [19]
MF Clarabella Hall Cheltenham Town [19][21]
DF Beth Kaluya [19]
GK Lily Murray Southern Illinois University [19][22]
18 June 2025 DF Li Mengwen Rangers [23][24][25]
9 July 2025 MF Vicky Losada Bristol City [26][27][28]
22 July 2025 FW Nikita Parris London City Lionesses [29][30][31]

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
1 August 2025 GK Melina Loeck Hammarby 1 January 2026 [32]
1 September 2025 MF Olivia Johnson Bristol City End of season [33][34]
4 September 2025 MF Libby Bance Birmingham City End of season [35]
5 September 2025 DF Jess Pegram Rangers End of season [36]

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