Brighton & Hove Albion Women face West Ham United Women in a key Women's Super League fixture this Saturday, October 24. The match at The Broadfield Stadium kicks off at 17:15 local time, with the Seagulls looking to reverse a recent slide in form. Their recent results show a sequence of one win and four losses from their last five matches, including defeats in their last two.
Coming off a 3-2 defeat away to Manchester City on Sunday 18 October, Brighton have lost their last two matches across all competitions. In that match, goals from O. Garcia and C. Hayes, who was assisted by Francesca Kirby, provided a second-half response after falling three goals behind. Their recent record of one win and four losses from their last five outings underlines the need for a positive result. Top scorer Kiko Seike, who has three goals in six appearances this season, will be a key figure in the attack. Seike was on target twice in the 5-1 win over Charlton Athletic on Sunday 4 October, a match where Francesca Kirby and M. Symonds also scored.
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Brighton's last outing was a narrow loss at Manchester City, where goals from O. Garcia and C. Hayes provided a second-half response after falling three goals behind. Prior to that, they recorded a convincing 5-1 home win over Charlton Athletic. This result was preceded by a 1-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday 30 September, a 2-0 defeat to London City Lionesses on Saturday 26 September, a 4-0 win over Charlton Athletic on Wednesday 23 September, and a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa on Sunday 20 September. West Ham, meanwhile, arrive with mixed results, having beaten Crystal Palace 1-0 last time out but losing 3-0 to Chelsea the week before.
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Managerial plans are undisclosed, but the last starting lineups offer clues. Brighton deployed a 4-2-3-1 formation against Manchester City, with Nnadozie in goal behind a defensive line of Auée, C. Hayes, Gabrielle George, and M. Vanegas. The midfield featured J. Čanković and M. Symonds, supporting forwards K. Seike, Francesca Kirby, O. Garcia, and O. Tvedten.
West Ham also used a 4-2-3-1 setup in their last match, with C. Picaud in goal and a back four of N. Riesen, Laia Codina, E. Cascarino, and I. Belloumou. Their midfield was anchored by S. Kumagai and K. Zelem, with S. Piubel, O. Siren, and V. Asseyi supporting striker K. Gago.
With the next fixture against West Ham at home on Saturday 24 October, Brighton will aim to leverage their home advantage at The Broadfield Stadium. The full fixtures list shows this is a key point in the early season. The team's current form reads LLWLL from their last five, a sequence they are determined to break on Saturday evening.
