Manchester City 3–2 Brighton & Hove Albion, WSL Matchday 6

Manchester City v Brighton & Hove Albion

Manchester City1st 18 pts

K. Shaw 5′, 16′
N. Charles 18′

3

3–2

Full time

Sun 18 Oct

Brighton & Hove Albion12th 5 pts

O. Garcia 31′
C. Hayes 37′

2

Sun 18 Oct, 9:30 am EDT Joie Stadium WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 6

The match story

Photo from Manchester City — Courtesy Manchester City

WSL News

United’s physical first half kept City within reach

United reached half-time at 0-0 against a City side with six straight league wins. After Shaw scored, Terland equalised just before stoppage time.

28 October 2026

Key moments

5′Goal K. Shaw (Manchester City)1–0
16′Goal K. Shaw (Manchester City)2–0
18′Goal N. Charles (Manchester City)3–0
31′Goal O. Garcia (Brighton & Hove Albion)3–1
37′Goal C. Hayes (Brighton & Hove Albion)3–2

Top performers

Manchester City

K. ShawFMCIshirt 92G5SH
N. CharlesDMCIshirt 211G1SH
L. HempMMCIshirt 110G3SH

Brighton & Hove Albion

O. GarciaMBHAshirt 211G3SH
C. HayesDBHAshirt 181G1SH
F. KirbyMBHAshirt 140G2SH

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

What it means

Manchester City

1st▲2 from 3rd

Top of the table, 2 points above Chelsea, with 19 to play.

Brighton & Hove Albion

12thNo change

13 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 19 to play.

Team stats

MCI BHA

Possession: Manchester City: 58%; Brighton & Hove Albion: 42%
Shots: Manchester City: 17; Brighton & Hove Albion: 9
Corners: Manchester City: 8; Brighton & Hove Albion: 1

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

WSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	6	+11	18
2	Chelsea	6	+15	16
3	London City Lionesses	6	+11	15
4	Tottenham Hotspur	6	+4	10
5	Manchester United	6	−2	10
6	Everton	6	−1	9
7	Liverpool	6	+2	7
8	Arsenal	6	−2	6
9	West Ham United	6	−5	6
10	Aston Villa	6	−6	6
11	Crystal Palace	6	−7	6
12	Brighton & Hove Albion	6	0	5
13	Birmingham City	6	−5	3
14	Charlton Athletic	6	−15	0

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.

Manchester City have scored 22 goals, the 3rd most in the WSL. 2.8 a match. WSL average 1.6.

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.

Manchester City are 8 matches unbeaten. Unbeaten all season.

The match on the pitch

Manchester City: 58% possession; 98 possessions; 15% ended in a shot; 39% reached the box; 6.9 actions each
Brighton & Hove Albion: 42% possession; 97 possessions; 7% ended in a shot; 15% reached the box; 5.1 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Manchester City

Brighton & Hove Albion

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Manchester City started 13% of their possessions in the final third, Brighton & Hove Albion 9%.

Where the shots came from

Manchester CityBrighton & Hove Albion

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

How each team moved the ball

Manchester City

Brighton & Hove Albion

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

Manchester CityBrighton & Hove Albion

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Manchester CityBrighton & Hove Albion

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

Manchester CityBrighton & Hove Albion

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. 1,805 events in the record.

Period Minute 94 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Manchester City attack right, Brighton & Hove Albion 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.

54 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:27	C. Nnadozie	Brighton & Hove Albion
4:40	K. Shaw	Manchester City
8:18	K. Shaw	Manchester City
15:17	K. Shaw	Manchester City
17:00	N. Charles	Manchester City
18:24	L. Hemp	Manchester City
18:30	C. Nnadozie	Brighton & Hove Albion
18:47	J. Čanković	Brighton & Hove Albion
18:48	J. Čanković	Brighton & Hove Albion
19:49	O. Garcia	Brighton & Hove Albion
20:04	A. Fujino	Manchester City
20:23	G. Clinton	Manchester City
20:25	C. Nnadozie	Brighton & Hove Albion
23:33	C. Nnadozie	Brighton & Hove Albion
25:17	K. Seike	Brighton & Hove Albion
29:05	A. Fujino	Manchester City
30:09	F. Kirby	Brighton & Hove Albion
30:13	O. Garcia	Brighton & Hove Albion
32:24	J. Čanković	Brighton & Hove Albion
35:40	O. Garcia	Brighton & Hove Albion

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Lineups

Manchester CityFormation 4-2-3-1

Manchester City, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 31 A. Yamashita. Line 1: 18 K. Casparij, 4 J. Rose, 5 A. Greenwood, 21 N. Charles. Line 2: 19 L. Blindkilde Brown, 25 Y. Hasegawa. Line 3: 20 A. Fujino, 6 G. Clinton, 11 L. Hemp. Line 4: 9 K. Shaw.

Manchester City lineup: 11 starters, then 2 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
31	A. Yamashita	90	0
18	K. Casparij	90	0
21	N. Charles, off at 60′	60	1
25	Y. Hasegawa	90	0
4	J. Rose	90	0
5	A. Greenwood	90	0
20	A. Fujino	90	0
19	L. Blindkilde Brown	90	0
9	K. Shaw	90	2
6	G. Clinton, off at 60′	60	0
11	L. Hemp	90	0
Substitutes
8	M. Fowler, on at 60′	30	0
37	C. Wamser, on at 60′	30	0
Team			3

Unused: E. Cumings Budd, L. Wienroither, I. Beney, R. Knaak, G. Prior, S. Lewis, M. Davies

All player stats

Manchester City lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
18	K. Casparij	90	0	1	1	78%	1	0
21	N. Charles, off at 60′	60	1	1	1	91%	1	3
25	Y. Hasegawa	90	0	0	3	91%	3	3
4	J. Rose	90	0	0	0	88%	1	2
5	A. Greenwood	90	0	0	1	93%	0	3
20	A. Fujino	90	0	2	2	78%	0	1
19	L. Blindkilde Brown	90	0	1	1	94%	3	0
9	K. Shaw	90	2	5	1	75%	1	0
6	G. Clinton, off at 60′	60	0	2	2	88%	1	1
11	L. Hemp	90	0	3	2	62%	0	1
Substitutes
1	E. Cumings Budd	–
8	M. Fowler, on at 60′	30	0	2	0	100%	0	0
13	L. Wienroither	–
24	I. Beney	–
27	R. Knaak	–
28	G. Prior	–
37	C. Wamser, on at 60′	30	0	0	0	89%	1	1
47	S. Lewis	–
53	M. Davies	–
Team			3	17	14	86%	12	15

Manchester City goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
31	A. Yamashita	90	1	3	33%	2	0

Brighton & Hove AlbionFormation 4-1-4-1

Brighton & Hove Albion, 4-1-4-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 16 C. Nnadozie. Line 1: 23 M. Auée, 18 C. Hayes, 6 G. George, 2 M. Vanegas. Line 2: 8 M. Symonds. Line 3: 11 K. Seike, 14 F. Kirby, 10 J. Čanković, 21 O. Garcia. Line 4: 20 O. Tvedten.

Brighton & Hove Albion lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
16	C. Nnadozie	90	0
23	M. Auée, off at 76′	76	0
2	M. Vanegas	90	0
8	M. Symonds	90	0
18	C. Hayes	90	1
6	G. George, off at 88′	88	0
11	K. Seike	90	0
14	F. Kirby	90	0
20	O. Tvedten, off at 66′	66	0
10	J. Čanković, off at 76′	76	0
21	O. Garcia	90	1
Substitutes
5	M. Mpome, on at 76′	14	0
15	E. Joramo, on at 66′	24	0
19	M. Olislagers, on at 76′	14	0
35	E. Murphy, on at 88′	2	0
Team			2

Unused: M. Loeck, B. Rayner, S. Peskett, T. Warren, E. Gay

All player stats

Brighton & Hove Albion lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
23	M. Auée, off at 76′	76	0	0	0	83%	0	2
2	M. Vanegas	90	0	1	0	79%	1	2
8	M. Symonds	90	0	0	0	88%	4	1
18	C. Hayes	90	1	1	0	82%	2	1
6	G. George, off at 88′	88	0	0	0	96%	0	0
11	K. Seike	90	0	2	2	68%	1	3
14	F. Kirby	90	0	2	2	77%	1	0
20	O. Tvedten, off at 66′	66	0	0	1	87%	0	0
10	J. Čanković, off at 76′	76	0	0	0	93%	0	0
21	O. Garcia	90	1	3	0	67%	0	0
Substitutes
28	M. Loeck	–
5	M. Mpome, on at 76′	14	0	0	0	78%	0	1
15	E. Joramo, on at 66′	24	0	0	0	90%	1	0
17	B. Rayner	–
19	M. Olislagers, on at 76′	14	0	0	0	78%	0	0
27	S. Peskett	–
35	E. Murphy, on at 88′	2	0	0	0	–	0	0
41	T. Warren	–
64	E. Gay	–
Team			2	9	5	82%	10	10