Preview: Albion head to Manchester United in the WSL

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Dario Vidosic's team looking to extend their unbeaten record to five games in a fixture they have yet to win.

2026-04-30T15:15+01:00

Kiko Seike will be aiming to score for the fifth successive WSL game when Albion face Manchester United on Saturday. 📷James Boardman

Albion will be looking to extend their unbeaten run to five games on Saturday when they travel to Manchester United in the WSL, kick off 12 noon.

Having beaten Arsenal and leaders Manchester City, Albion could claim another statement victory in a fixture which they have lost on all six previous occasions and have yet to score a goal in.

Team news

Dario Vidosic reported no new injury concerns following last Saturday’s 3-2 win over Manchester City.

Player to watch

Elisabeth Terland remains Albion’s all-time record goalscorer with 23 goals between 2022-24 and the Norway striker has carried on that form since her move to United two years ago.

Elisabeth Terland is Albion's all-time leading scorer in the WSL era.

The 24-year-old has netted 15 times in all competitions this season and has 27 across her first two seasons with United. Terland has scored ten times for Norway in 48 international appearances.

Facts and stats

Manchester United have won each of their six WSL home games against Brighton and Hove Albion by an aggregate score of 17-0 – it is the most times one side has hosted another in the competition without conceding.

Albion have won just one of their 13 WSL meetings with Manchester United (D3 L9), a 1-0 victory in April 2021.

Albion beat league leaders Manchester City 3-2 on MD20 and could become only the second team in WSL history to beat both Manchester clubs in back-to-back matches after Chelsea in November 2024.

Manchester United won their final home game in each of their first three WSL seasons (excluding 2019-20), but have since failed to win in their most recent two – they lost 6-0 to Chelsea in 2023-24 and drew 2-2 with Manchester City last term.

Albion have lost their final away game in each of the last five Women’s Super League campaigns (excluding 2019-20), since winning 4-0 at West Ham United in 2018-19.

Manchester United have won just one of their last four WSL games, failing to score in the other three (D2 L1) – two of those have finished goalless with the Red Devils recording four 0-0 draws this season, the joint-most ever in a Women’s Super League campaign along with Chelsea in 2018-19.

Albion will be aiming to win three consecutive WSL games for the first time since November 2021 under Hope Powell; since then, the Seagulls have won back-to-back league matches on five occasions, however following those up with four defeats and one draw.

Manchester United are the only team yet to drop points from a winning position in the WSL this season, winning all 11 games they have gone ahead in – in fact, the Red Devils have won 21 consecutive league matches when taking the lead, since a 1-1 draw with Brighton and Hove Albion in October 2024.

Manchester United goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce has kept the joint-most clean sheets in the Women’s Super League this season along with Chelsea’s Hannah Hampton (7 each); since the start of last season the American has kept 20 shutouts in 41 appearances, with only Ann-Katrin Berger ever reaching that mark quicker in the WSL (40 apps).

Kiko Seike has scored in each of her last four WSL appearances, the longest run by a Brighton player in the competition and the longest run by an Asian player; the last player to net in five straight outings in the top-flight for a non-“big four” club was Rachel Daly for Aston Villa in October 2023 (6).

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