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WSL 2026/2027 Matchday 1

Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal

Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal

0
0–1

Full time

Sun 6 Sep

Arsenal2nd 3 pts
  • L. Baum 10′
1

Sun 6 Sep, 7:00 am EDT Broadfield Stadium WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 1

Key moments

  1. 10′Goal L. Baum (Arsenal)0–1

Top performers

Brighton & Hove Albion
  • K. SeikeBHA0G2SH
  • C. HayesBHA0G1SH
  • C. RuleBHA0G1SH
Arsenal
  • L. BaumARS1G2SH
  • A. RussoARS0G2SH
  • C. FoordARS0G2SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Brighton & Hove Albion

14th

3 points behind London City Lionesses, the leaders, with 24 to play.

Arsenal

2nd

Level on points with London City Lionesses, the leaders, with 24 to play.

Team stats

BHAARS

Possession
Brighton & Hove Albion: 36%
Arsenal: 64%
Shots
Brighton & Hove Albion: 9
Arsenal: 13
Corners
Brighton & Hove Albion: 3
Arsenal: 7

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →
WSL table
#ShieldClubPGDPts
1London City Lionesses1+13
2Arsenal1+13
3Aston Villa101
3Chelsea101
5Birmingham City000
5Charlton Athletic000
5Crystal Palace000
5Everton000
5Liverpool000
5Manchester City000
5Tottenham Hotspur000
5West Ham United000
13Manchester United1−10
14Brighton & Hove Albion1−10

After this result

By the numbers

Brighton & Hove Albion have 3 home wins from 5 at home, and 0 from 3 away. 2.0 points a match at home, 0.3 away.

Brighton & Hove Albion have 9 points from last 5 and are in form. 1.8 a match, against 1.4 all season. WSL average 1.4.

Arsenal have scored 8 goals, the 11th most in the WSL. 1.0 a match. WSL average 1.6.

Arsenal have 2 away wins from 4 away, and 0 from 4 at home. 1.5 points a match away, 1.0 at home.

The match on the pitch

Brighton & Hove Albion
36% possession
101 possessions
9% ended in a shot
27% reached the box
4.1 actions each
Arsenal
64% possession
98 possessions
12% ended in a shot
35% reached the box
7.3 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Brighton & Hove Albion

Arsenal

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Brighton & Hove Albion started 13% of their possessions in the final third, Arsenal 12%.

Where the shots came from

Brighton & Hove AlbionArsenal

Brighton & Hove Albion attack right, Arsenal left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Brighton & Hove Albion

Arsenal

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

Brighton & Hove AlbionArsenal

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Brighton & Hove AlbionArsenal

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

Brighton & Hove AlbionArsenal

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,782 events in the record.

Brighton & Hove Albion attack right, Arsenal left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

65 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
TimeActionPlayerTeam
0:12F. KirbyBrighton & Hove Albion
0:22MisaArsenal
5:22K. SeikeBrighton & Hove Albion
6:26M. HaleyBrighton & Hove Albion
8:24L. BaumArsenal
8:44C. NnadozieBrighton & Hove Albion
9:12L. BaumArsenal
11:56M. HaleyBrighton & Hove Albion
12:17A. RussoArsenal
15:12L. BaumArsenal
15:47C. NnadozieBrighton & Hove Albion
16:08K. SeikeBrighton & Hove Albion
17:50A. RussoArsenal
17:51A. RussoArsenal
17:55L. BaumArsenal
19:09L. BaumArsenal
19:55C. RuleBrighton & Hove Albion
20:59Mariona CaldenteyArsenal
21:04G. StanwayArsenal
24:36C. HayesBrighton & Hove Albion
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Lineups

Lineups are not available for this match yet.

Brighton & Hove Albion results

Brighton & Hove Albion latest result
RDateH/AOpponentScore
Sun 1 NovHCrystal Palace2–1

Earlier results

Brighton & Hove Albion earlier result
RDateH/AOpponentScore
Sat 24 OctHWest Ham United3–0

Earlier results

Brighton & Hove Albion earlier result
RDateH/AOpponentScore
Sun 18 OctAManchester City2–3

Earlier results

Brighton & Hove Albion earlier result
RDateH/AOpponentScore
Sun 4 OctHCharlton Athletic5–1

Earlier results

Brighton & Hove Albion earlier result
RDateH/AOpponentScore
Sat 26 SepALondon City Lionesses0–2

Arsenal results

Arsenal latest result
RDateH/AOpponentScore
Sun 1 NovHAston Villa1–1

Earlier results

Arsenal earlier result
RDateH/AOpponentScore
Sat 24 OctATottenham Hotspur2–1

Earlier results

Arsenal earlier result
RDateH/AOpponentScore
Sat 17 OctHBirmingham City1–1

Earlier results

Arsenal earlier result
RDateH/AOpponentScore
Sun 4 OctAManchester City2–4

Earlier results

Arsenal earlier result
RDateH/AOpponentScore
Sun 27 SepAChelsea0–1

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