2024–25 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season

Brighton & Hove Albion
2024–25 season
ChairmanTony Bloom
ManagerDario Vidošić
StadiumBroadfield Stadium, Crawley
Women's Super League5th
FA CupFourth round
League CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Kiko Seike
(5 goals)
All:
Nikita Parris
Kiko Seike
(5 goals each)
Highest home attendance8,369 (Falmer Stadium)
2,152 (Broadfield Stadium)
Lowest home attendance2,082
Average home league attendance3,575
Biggest win4–0 vs Everton
(WSL – 21 September 2024)
Biggest defeat5–0 vs Arsenal
(WSL – 8 November 2024)
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 14 December 2024.

The 2024–25 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season is the club's 34th season in existence and their seventh in the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club will compete in two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

On 10 July 2024, Dario Vidošić was appointed as head coach on a three-year contract.[1][2]

Squad

As of 16 September 2024[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Norway NOR Maria Thorisdottir
3 DF England ENG Poppy Pattinson
5 DF Norway NOR Guro Bergsvand
6 MF Spain ESP Vicky Losada (captain)
7 FW Tanzania TAN Aisha Masaka
8 FW Germany GER Pauline Bremer
9 FW England ENG Nikita Parris
10 MF Serbia SRB Jelena Čanković
11 FW Japan JPN Kiko Seike
14 FW England ENG Fran Kirby
16 DF Colombia COL Jorelyn Carabalí
17 MF England ENG Bex Rayner
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF England ENG Maisie Symonds
19 DF Netherlands NED Marisa Olislagers
20 FW Spain ESP Bruna Vilamala (on loan from Barcelona)
21 MF United States USA Madison Haley
22 MF Serbia SRB Dejana Stefanović
23 DF Netherlands NED Marit Auée
25 GK England ENG Hannah Poulter
27 DF Scotland SCO Rachel McLauchlan
28 GK Germany GER Melina Loeck
32 GK England ENG Sophie Baggaley
33 MF Australia AUS Charlize Rule
59 FW England ENG Michelle Agyemang (on loan from Arsenal)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

22 August 2024 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 Portsmouth Lancing
 Report Stadium: American Express Elite Football Performance Centre
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
28 August 2024 Friendly Málaga 0–7 Brighton & Hove Albion Spain
Report
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
31 August 2024 Friendly Granada 2–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Spain
 Report
Attendance: 0 (Behind closed doors)
8 Sept 2024 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion – Crystal Palace Crawley
Stadium: Broadfield_Stadium
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: No official scoreline released

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Women's Super League 21 September 2024 11 May 2025 Matchday 1 10 5 2 3 17 16 +1 050.00
Women's FA Cup January 2025 Fourth round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
FA Women's League Cup 2 October 2024 Group stage 3 2 1 0 9 2 +7 066.67
Total 13 7 3 3 26 18 +8 053.85

Last updated: 14 December 2024
Source: Soccerway

Women's Super League

Main article: 2024–25 Women's Super League

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 5 2 3 17 16  +1 17 4 2 0 14 6  +8 1 0 3 3 10  −7

Last updated: 14 December 2024.
Source: Women's Super League

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHHAHA
ResultWLWWDWLWLD
Position1644433355
Points3369101313161617
Source: Women's Super League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

21 September 2024 1 Brighton & Hove Albion 4–0 Everton Crawley
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,125
Referee: Lauren Impey
29 September 2024 2 Manchester City 1–0 Brighton & Hove Albion Manchester
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Academy Stadium
Attendance: 3,727
Referee: Stacey Pearson
5 October 2024 3 Brighton & Hove Albion 4–2 Aston Villa Crawley
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,152
Referee: Ryan Atkin
13 October 2024 4 Crystal Palace 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion London (Sutton)
14:00 BST
Report
Stadium: VBS Community Stadium
Attendance: 1,166
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
19 October 2024 5 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Manchester United Falmer
12:30 BST
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 8,369
Referee: Stacey Fullicks
3 November 2024 6 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–0 Leicester City Crawley
14:00 GMT
Report Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,082
Referee: Adewunmi Soneye
8 November 2024 7 Arsenal 5–0 Brighton & Hove Albion London (Holloway)
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 22,467
Referee: Amy Fearn
16 November 2024 8 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–2 West Ham United Falmer
12:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 4,638
Referee: Lisa Benn
8 December 2024 9 Chelsea 4–2 Brighton & Hove Albion London (Kingston upon Thames)
14:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
Attendance: 3,765
Referee: Stacey Pearson
14 December 2024 10 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Crawley
17:30 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 2,083
Referee: Lisa Benn
19 January 2025 11 Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion St Helens
14:00 GMT Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium
26 January 2025 12 Manchester United v Brighton & Hove Albion Leigh
12:00 GMT Stadium: Leigh Sports Village
2 February 2025 13 Brighton & Hove Albion v Crystal Palace Crawley
14:00 GMT Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
16 February 2025 14 West Ham United v Brighton & Hove Albion London (Dagenham)
14:00 GMT Stadium: Chigwell Construction Stadium
2 March 2025 15 Brighton & Hove Albion v Chelsea Crawley
14:00 GMT Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
16 March 2025 16 Tottenham Hotspur v Brighton & Hove Albion London (Leyton)
15:00 GMT Stadium: Brisbane Road
23 March 2025 17 Leicester City v Brighton & Hove Albion Leicester
15:00 GMT Stadium: King Power Stadium
30 March 2025 18 Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City Crawley
14:00 BST Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
20 April 2025 19 Brighton & Hove Albion v Liverpool Crawley
14:00 BST Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
27 April 2025 20 Everton v Brighton & Hove Albion Liverpool
14:00 BST Stadium: Walton Hall Park
4 May 2025 21 Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal Crawley
14:00 BST Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
11 May 2025 22 Aston Villa v Brighton & Hove Albion Birmingham
14:00 BST Stadium: Villa Park

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Arsenal 10 6 3 1 20 5 +15 21 Qualification for the Champions League first round
4 Manchester United 10 6 3 1 16 3 +13 21
5 Brighton & Hove Albion 10 5 2 3 17 16 +1 17
6 Tottenham Hotspur 10 3 2 5 15 23 −8 11
7 Aston Villa 10 2 3 5 12 18 −6 9
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2024. Source: Women's Super League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

FA Cup

Main article: 2024–25 Women's FA Cup

As a member of the Women's Super League Brighton & Hove Albion enter the FA Cup in the fourth round.

12 January 2025 Fourth round Brighton & Hove Albion P–P Durham Crawley
13:00 GMT Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Note: Postponed due to frozen pitch.[4]

League Cup

Main article: 2024–25 FA Women's League Cup

Group stage

2 October 2024 Group stage Birmingham City 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Birmingham
19:00 BST
Report
Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 842
Referee: Amy Fearn
24 November 2024 Group stage Brighton & Hove Albion 0–0
(3–4 p)		 Leicester City Crawley
14:00 GMT Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 1,069
Referee: Joanne Horwood
Penalties
11 December 2024 Group stage Brighton & Hove Albion 6–2 Bristol City Crawley
19:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
Attendance: 710
Referee: Joanne Horwood

Pos Team
 Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brighton & Hove Albion 3 2 0 1 0 9 2 +7 7 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 Leicester City 3 1 1 1 0 6 3 +3 6
3 Birmingham City 3 1 0 0 2 5 9 −4 3
4 Bristol City 3 0 1 0 2 4 10 −6 2
Updated to match(es) played on 11 December 2024. Source: Women's League Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

Knock-out Stage

22 January 2025 Quarter-final Brighton & Hove Albion v Arsenal Crawley
19:15 GMT Stadium: Broadfield Stadium

Squad statistics

Italics indicate a loaned in player.

Appearances

As of 14 December 2024

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No. Pos Nat Player Total WSL FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF Norway NOR Maria Thorisdottir 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF England ENG Poppy Pattinson 12 0 9 0 0 0 3 0
5 DF Norway NOR Guro Bergsvand 13 1 10 0 0 0 3 1
6 MF Spain ESP Vicky Losada 11 0 10 0 0 0 1 0
7 MF Tanzania TAN Aisha Masaka 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
8 FW Germany GER Pauline Bremer 10 2 7+1 1 0 0 1+1 1
9 FW England ENG Nikita Parris 13 5 8+2 3 0 0 1+2 2
10 MF Serbia SRB Jelena Čanković 9 1 3+3 1 0 0 1+2 0
11 FW Japan JPN Kiko Seike 11 5 6+3 5 0 0 2 0
14 MF England ENG Fran Kirby 9 4 8 3 0 0 0+1 1
16 DF Colombia COL Jorelyn Carabalí 12 0 9 0 0 0 1+2 0
17 MF England ENG Bex Rayner 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
18 MF England ENG Maisie Symonds 10 1 2+6 0 0 0 2 1
19 DF Netherlands NED Marisa Olislagers 13 1 9+1 1 0 0 2+1 0
20 FW Spain ESP Bruna Vilamala 11 2 6+3 1 0 0 2 1
21 MF United States USA Madison Haley 9 0 3+4 0 0 0 2 0
23 DF Netherlands NED Marit Auée 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
27 DF Scotland SCO Rachel McLauchlan 10 2 4+3 1 0 0 3 1
28 GK Germany GER Melina Loeck 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
32 GK England ENG Sophie Baggaley 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 0
47 MF England ENG Evie Milner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
59 FW England ENG Michelle Agyemang 12 2 0+9 1 0 0 3 1
61 MF England ENG May Balmer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
63 FW England ENG Olivia Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0

Goalscorers

As of 14 December 2024

Rnk No Pos Nat Name WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
1 9 FW England Nikita Parris 3 0 2 5
11 FW Japan Kiko Seike 5 0 0 5
2 14 MF England Fran Kirby 3 0 1 4
3 8 FW Germany Pauline Bremer 1 0 1 2
20 FW Spain Bruna Vilamala 1 0 1 2
27 DF Scotland Rachel McLauchlan 1 0 1 2
59 FW England Michelle Agyemang 1 0 1 2
4 5 DF Norway Guro Bergsvand 0 0 1 1
10 MF Serbia Jelena Čanković 1 0 0 1
18 MF England Maisie Symonds 0 0 1 1
19 DF Netherlands Marisa Olislagers 1 0 0 1
Own goals 0 0 0 0
Total 17 0 9 26

Assists

As of 14 December 2024

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
1 20 FW Spain Bruna Vilamala 1 0 3 4
2 3 DF England Poppy Pattinson 2 0 0 2
9 FW England Nikita Parris 2 0 0 2
14 FW England Fran Kirby 2 0 0 2
19 DF Netherlands Marisa Olislagers 0 0 2 2
3 10 MF Serbia Jelena Čanković 1 0 0 1
11 FW Japan Kiko Seike 1 0 0 1
18 MF England Maisie Symonds 1 0 0 1
21 MF United States Madison Haley 0 0 1 1
27 DF Scotland Rachel McLauchlan 1 0 0 1
59 FW England Michelle Agyemang 1 0 0 1
Totals 12 0 6 18

Clean sheets

As of 14 December 2024

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Matches played Clean sheet % WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
1 32 GK England Sophie Baggaley 10 20.00% 3 0 0 3
2 28 GK Germany Melina Loeck 3 66.67% 0 0 2 2
Totals 13 38.46% 3 0 2 5

Disciplinary record

As of 14 December 2024

No. Pos. Nat. Player WSL FA Cup League Cup Total
Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
2 DF Norway Maria Thorisdottir 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
3 DF England Poppy Pattinson 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
5 DF Norway Guro Bergsvand 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
6 MF Spain Vicky Losada 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
9 FW England Nikita Parris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
10 MF Serbia Jelena Čanković 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
14 MF England Fran Kirby 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
16 DF Colombia Jorelyn Carabalí 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
18 MF England Maisie Symonds 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19 DF Netherlands Marisa Olislagers 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
21 MF United States Madison Haley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
59 FW England Michelle Agyemang 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Total 15 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 1 0

Transfers

In

Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
1 July 2024 DF Netherlands Marisa Olislagers Netherlands Twente [5]
4 July 2024 MF England Fran Kirby England Chelsea [6]
FW Japan Kiko Seike Japan Urawa Red Diamonds [7]
9 July 2024 DF Netherlands Marit Auée Netherlands Twente [8][9]
11 July 2024 DF Scotland Rachel McLauchlan Scotland Rangers [10]
12 July 2024 GK England Hannah Poulter United States USC Trojans [11]
MF England Bex Rayner England Sheffield United [12]
17 July 2024 FW Tanzania Aisha Masaka Sweden BK Häcken [13]
23 August 2024 MF Serbia Jelena Čanković England Chelsea [14]
13 September 2024 FW England Nikita Parris England Manchester United [15]

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
24 August 2024 FW Spain Bruna Vilamala Spain Barcelona End of season [16]
13 September 2024 FW England Michelle Agyemang England Arsenal End of season [17]

Out

Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
30 June 2024 MF England Lulu Jarvis England Plymouth Argyle [18][19]
DF Sweden Emma Kullberg Italy Juventus [18][20]
MF Portugal Tatiana Pinto Spain Atlético Madrid [18][21]
MF England Katie Robinson England Aston Villa [22][23]
MF Greece Veatriki Sarri England Everton [18][24]
1 July 2024 MF Hungary Kayla Ginger United States South Alabama Jaguars [25]
DF England Issy Payne United States Saint Peter's Peacocks
FW Wales Farrah Stephens-Martin United States Kansas State Wildcats [26]
17 July 2024 FW Norway Elisabeth Terland England Manchester United [27][28]
19 July 2024 MF Guernsey Sydney Schreimaier England Lewes [29]
24 July 2024 FW Sweden Julia Zigiotti Olme Germany Bayern Munich [30][31]
26 July 2024 MF England Rubie Harris England West Bromwich Albion [32]
7 August 2024 DF England Hazel Cotton England Loughborough Lightning [33]
9 August 2024 MF England Lucy White England Loughborough Lightning [34]
6 September 2024 GK England Katie Startup England Manchester City [35][36]
13 September 2024 FW South Korea Lee Geum-min England Birmingham City [37]

Loans out

Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
16 August 2024 MF England Clarabella Hall[a] England Watford End of season [38]
7 September 2024 MF England Libby Bance England Bristol City End of season [39]
13 September 2024 FW England Lily Dent England Portsmouth End of season [40]
DF England Grace McEwan[a] England Portsmouth End of season [40]
DF China Li Mengwen England West Ham United End of season [41][42]
18 September 2024 GK England Comfort Erhabor England Plymouth Argyle End of Season [43]
  1. ^ a b Dual registration

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