West Ham tops Brighton 2-0 on Sunday

FALMER. West Ham beats Brighton with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Smith (12') and a goal from R. Ueki (51').

By
Luke Meyer
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West Ham tops Brighton 2-0 on Sunday

FALMER. West Ham beats Brighton with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Smith (12′) and a goal from R. Ueki (51′).

The match was played at the The American Express Community Stadium stadium in Falmer on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Amy Fearn. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.21 degrees Celsius or 66.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Brighton W

0 - 2

Team 1

West Ham W

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 14 Total 10
  • 3 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 6 Shots blocked 1
  • 60 Attack 48
  • 35 Dangerous attack 21
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Brighton was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. West Ham that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Brighton was more aggressive with 35 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Even so, West Ham was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Brighton shot 14 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, West Ham shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Brighton received 2 yellow cards (Guro Bergsvand and Maria Thorisdottir). On the opposite side, West Ham received 5 yellow cards (Lisa Evans, Risa Shimizu, Riko Ueki, Viviane Asseyi and Isibeal Atkinson).

Match Timeline

12'
K. Smith(goal)
M. Thorisdóttir- Yellow
24'
24'
R. Ueki- Yellow
38'
V. Asseyi- Yellow
51'
R. Ueki(goal)Lisa Evans
M. Haley- sub ->Geum Min Lee
57'
C. Rule- sub ->Poppy Pattinson
57'
G. Bergsvand- Yellow
65'
Tatiana Pinto- sub ->Pauline Bremer
66'
M. Symonds- sub ->Vicky Losada
66'
68'
E. Harries- sub ->Kirsty Smith
75'
78'
P. Ademiluyi- sub ->Riko Ueki
78'
Isibeal Atkinson- sub ->Anouk Denton
79'
Melisa Filis- sub ->Abbey-Leigh Stringer
V. Sarri- sub ->Emma Kullberg
80'
89'
Isibeal Atkinson- Yellow
90'
R. Shimizu- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City W
52
20
Chelsea W
46
19
Arsenal W
44
20
Manchester United W
35
20
Liverpool W
35
20
Tottenham W
27
19
Aston Villa W
21
20
Brighton W
19
20
Everton W
19
20
Leicester W
17
20
West Ham W
14
20
Bristol City W
6
20

After this match, Brighton stays with 3 points to occupy the 8th place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, West Ham has 3 points (7th).

Next matches

In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Brighton will play away with Arsenal W on the 18th of May with a 10-0 head to head stats in favor of Arsenal W (0 draws).

West Ham will play away agasint Tottenham W on the 18th of May with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Tottenham W (3 draws).

Brighton – Formation

Brighton W
G
S. Baggaley 32.England
6.8
D
M. Thorisdóttir 2.Norway
6.6
24'
D
G. Bergsvand 5.Norway
6.6
65'
D
E. Kullberg 16.Sweden
6.5
80'
M
P. Pattinson 3.England
6.8
57'
M
Vicky Losada 6.Spain
7.1
66'
M
J. Olme 10.Sweden
7.1
M
K. Robinson 22.England
6.8
F
P. Bremer 8.Germany
6.4
66'
F
Lee Geum Min 9.South Korea
7.0
57'
F
E. Terland 11.Norway
7.7
Substitutes
G
N. Evrard 1.Belgium
G
K. Startup 40.England
D
J. Carabalí 14.Colombia
M
V. Sarri 7.Greece
6.6
80'
M
M. Hawkesby 15.Australia
M
Tatiana Pinto 17.Portugal
6.9
66'
M
M. Symonds 18.England
6.9
66'
M
M. Haley 21.United States
6.9
57'
M
C. Rule 33.Australia
6.9
57'

Brighton started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Melissa Phillips decided to play with the following team: Sophie Baggaley (6.8), Guro Bergsvand (6.6), Maria Thorisdottir (6.6), Emma Kullberg (6.5), Katie Robinson (6.8), Vicky Losada (7.1), Julia Zigiotti Olme (7.1), Poppy Pattinson (6.8), Elisabeth Terland (7.7), Pauline Bremer (6.4) and Geum Min Lee (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Nicky Evrard, Veatriki Sarri (6.6), Jorelyn Carabali, Mackenzie Hawkesby, Tatiana Pinto (6.9), Maisie Symonds (6.9), Madison Haley (6.9), Charlize Rule (6.9) and Katie Startup.

Substitutions

Brighton made 5 changes: Pauline Bremer for Tatiana Pinto (66′), Vicky Losada for Maisie Symonds (66′), Emma Kullberg for Veatriki Sarri (80′), Geum Min Lee for Madison Haley (57′) and Poppy Pattinson for Charlize Rule (57′).

Best player: Elisabeth Terland​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brighton was Elisabeth Terland.

His rating is (7.7) with 13 passes (0% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

West Ham – Formation

West Ham W
G
M. Arnold 1.Australia
7.6
D
R. Shimizu 3.Japan
7.1
90'
D
S. Cooke 21.England
7.8
D
H. Cissoko 23.France
7.6
M
K. Smith 2.Scotland
7.3
68' Goals12'
M
A. Stringer 4.England
6.6
79'
M
L. Evans 7.Scotland
7.7
75'
M
A. Denton 18.England
7.5
78'
M
H. Hayashi 19.Japan
7.0
F
R. Ueki 9.Japan
8.0
78' 24' Goals51'
F
V. Asseyi 20.France
7.1
38'
Substitutes
G
M. Walsh 25.England
M
Melisa Filis 17.England
6.7
79'
M
Keira Flannery 41.England
F
Isibeal Atkinson 11.Republic of Ireland
6.6
78' 89'
F
E. Harries 12.England
7.1
68'
F
P. Ademiluyi 35.England
6.7
78'

West Ham started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Rehanne Skinner played with: Mackenzie Arnold (7.6), Risa Shimizu (7.1), Hawa Cissoko (7.6), Shannon Cooke (7.8), Anouk Denton (7.5), Honoka Hayashi (7.0), Abbey-Leigh Stringer (6.6), Kirsty Smith (7.3), Lisa Evans (7.7), Riko Ueki (8.0) and Viviane Asseyi (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Isibeal Atkinson (6.6), Emma Harries (7.1), Melisa Filis (6.7), Megan Walsh, Princess Ademiluyi (6.7) and Keira Flannery.

West Ham could not rely on the presence of Emma Harries (injured).

Substitutions

West Ham made 4 changes: Kirsty Smith for Emma Harries (68′), Anouk Denton for Isibeal Atkinson (78′), Riko Ueki for Princess Ademiluyi (78′) and Abbey-Leigh Stringer for Melisa Filis (79′).

Best player: Riko Ueki​

The most impressive player for West Ham was Riko Ueki.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 20 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.​