Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2024-25 English Women's Super League

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Chelsea

35': Sjoeke Nüsken
40': Aggie Beever-Jones
51': Johanna Rytting Kaneryd
90'+1': Sjoeke Nüsken

FT
4 - 2

Brighton & Hove Albion

43': Jelena Cankovic
71': Kiko Seike

Chelsea stay perfect in WSL with win against Brighton

Chelsea extended their perfect winning start to nine games in this season's WSL in a 4-2 win over Brighton amid torrid weather at the Kingsmeadow Stadium on Sunday.

Match Timeline

19': Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea) Yellow Card at 19'
35': Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea) Goal at 35'
40': Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea) Goal at 40'
43': Jelena Cankovic (Brighton & Hove Albion) Goal at 43'
45': Michelle Agyemang (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 45'
45': Niamh Charles (Chelsea) Substitution at 45'
45': Catarina Macario (Chelsea) Substitution at 45'
51': Johanna Kaneryd (Chelsea) Goal at 51'
62': Bruna Vilamala (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 62'
64': Nikita Parris (Brighton & Hove Albion) Yellow Card at 64'
71': Kiko Seike (Brighton & Hove Albion) Goal at 71'
72': Mayra Ramírez (Chelsea) Substitution at 72'
75': Jorelyn Carabalí (Brighton & Hove Albion) Yellow Card at 75'
86': Rebecca Rayner (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 86'
90'+1': Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea) Goal at 91'
90'+3': Oriane Jean-François (Chelsea) Substitution at 93'
90'+4': Sjoeke Nüsken (Chelsea) Yellow Card at 94'

Statistics

BHA		CHE
9	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	9
4	Saves	6
43.9	Possession	56.1
18	SHOTS	31
9	ON GOAL	8
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
6	Blocked Shots	10
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: Kingsmeadow
Location: Kingston upon Thames, England
Attendance: 3,765

Women's Super League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Chelsea	14	+33	40
2	Manchester United	14	+21	33
3	Arsenal	14	+25	30
4	Manchester City	14	+16	28

Full Table

Line-Ups

Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
24	Hannah Hampton (GK)
4	Millie Bright
14	Nathalie Björn
12	Ashley Lawrence
22	Lucy Bronze
18	Wieke Kaptein
8	Erin Cuthbert
6	Sjoeke Nüsken
33	Aggie Beever-Jones
11	Guro Reiten
19	Johanna Rytting Kaneryd

Chelsea Substitutes:

Zecira Musovic, Alejandra Bernabe, Maelys Mpomé, Niamh Charles, Mayra Ramírez, Oriane Jean-François, Ève Périsset, Catarina Macario, Maika Hamano.

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

No.	Name
32	Sophie Baggaley (GK)
5	Guro Bergsvand
3	Poppy Pattinson
16	Jorelyn Carabalí
6	Vicky Losada
10	Jelena Cankovic
19	Marisa Olislagers
27	Rachel McLauchlan
9	Nikita Parris
8	Pauline Bremer
11	Kiko Seike

Brighton & Hove Albion Substitutes:

Olivia Johnson, Bex Rayner, Tahirah Heron, Mia Balmer, Jessica Pegram, Evie Milner, Melina Loeck, Michelle Agyemang, Bruna Vilamala.

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