CRAWLEY. Chelsea defeats Brighton with a 2-0 win with a goal from B. England (58′) and a goal from P. Harder (86′). Chelsea was surely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Broadfield Stadium stadium in Crawley on Sunday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Abigail Byrne. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Brighton W

0 - 2

Chelsea W

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 7 Total 21
  • 2 On Target 10
  • 5 Off Target 11
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 73 Attack 113
  • 27 Dangerous attack 44
  • 55 Ball safe 44
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Chelsea was in firm control of the ball 61% while Brighton was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chelsea was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chelsea won the match.​

Brighton shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Chelsea shot 21 times, 10 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Brighton received 1 yellow card (J. Olme). Regarding the opposition, Chelsea didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

58'
67'
G. Reiten- sub ->N. Charles
68'
Magdalena Ericsson- sub ->J. Carter
Danielle Carter- sub ->E. Terland
70'
72'
S. Kerr- sub ->B. England
73'
Pernille Mosegaard-Harder- sub ->L. James
Park Yee-Un- sub ->L. Bance
79'
82'
S. Ingle- sub ->J. Fleming
86'
Pernille Mosegaard-Harder(goal)S. Kerr
J. Olme- Yellow
86'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Chelsea W
58
22
Manchester United W
56
22
Arsenal W
47
22
Manchester City W
47
22
Aston Villa W
37
22
Everton W
30
22
Liverpool W
23
22
West Ham W
21
22
Tottenham W
18
22
Leicester W
16
22
Brighton W
16
22
Reading W
11
22

Next matches

In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Brighton will host Leicester W on the 28th of May with a 1-1 head to head statistic.

Chelsea will play away agasint Reading W on the 28th of May with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (2 draws).

Brighton – Formation

Brighton W
G
M. Walsh 1.England
D
E. Kullberg 16.Sweden
D
Victoria Williams 20.England
D
P. Pattinson 3.England
M
Kayleigh Green 15.Wales
F
V. Sarri 7.Greece
F
K. Robinson 22.England
F
Bance 12.England
79'
F
Lee Geum Min 9.South Korea
F
J. Olme 10.Sweden
86'
F
E. Terland 11.Norway
70'
Substitutes
G
K. Startup 40.England
D
R. Stott 13.New Zealand
M
Park Yee-Un 14.Korea Republic
79'
M
Lulu Jarvis 23.England
M
M. Connolly 8.Republic of Ireland
F
Chelsea Ferguson 24.England
F
Danielle Carter 18.England
70'

The manager Hope Patricia Powell decided to play with the following team: Megan Walsh, Emma Kullberg, Victoria Williams, Poppy Pattinson, Kayleigh Green, Veatriki Sarri, Katie Robinson, Libby Bance, Geum-Min Lee, Julia Zigiotti-Olme and Elisabeth Terland.

The home team had on the bench: Yee-Un Park, Chelsea Ferguson, Katie Startup, Danielle Carter, Lulu Jarvis, Rebekah Stott and Megan Connolly.

Substitutions

Brighton made 2 changes: E. Terland for D. Carter (70′) and L. Bance for Park Ye-Eun (79′).

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea W
G
A. Berger 30.Germany
D
M. Bright 4.England
D
Eve Perisset 15.France
D
Jessica Carter 7.England
68'
D
Aniek Nouwen 3.Netherlands
M
Johanna Rytting Kaneryd 19.Sweden
M
Jessie Fleming 17.Canada
82'
M
Lauren James 10.England
73'
F
Niamh Louise Charles 21.England
67'
F
E. Cuthbert 22.Scotland
F
B. England 9.England
72' 58'
Substitutes
G
Zecira Musovic 1.Sweden
D
Kadeisha Buchanan 26.Canada
D
Magdalena Ericsson 16.Sweden
68'
M
Alsu Abdullina 27.Russia
M
S. Ingle 5.Wales
82'
F
Pernille Mosegaard-Harder 23.Denmark
73' 86'
F
Kateřina Svitková 13.Czech Republic
F
S. Kerr 20.Australia
72'
F
G. Reiten 11.Norway
67'

Emma Hayes played with: Ann-Katrin Berger, Millie Bright, Eve Perisset, Jessica Carter, Aniek Nouwen, Niamh Charles, Johanna Rytting-Kaneryd, Erin Cuthbert, Jessie Fleming, Bethany England and Lauren James.

These were the players on the bench: Pernille Mosegaard-Harder, Alsu Abdullina, Kadiesha Buchanan, Katerina Svitková, Sophie Ingle, Samantha Kerr, Zecira Musovic, Guro Reiten and Magdalena Ericsson.

Substitutions

Chelsea made 5 changes: N. Charles for G. Reiten (67′), J. Carter for M. Eriksson (68′), B. England for S. Kerr (72′), L. James for P. Harder (73′) and J. Fleming for S. Ingle (82′).

Results of the day

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