WSL Everton team news: Haley ruled out

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Albion will look for their third consecutive win in a week.

Heather Miller

2025-09-26T16:00+01:00

Madison Haley missed last Sunday's game against West Ham. 📷 by Kyle Hemsley.

Albion will look to secure a second consecutive win in the WSL as they take on Everton at home this Sunday, kick-off 12pm.

The game will be live on Sky Sports, with Dario Vidosic's team aiming to build on their victory last weekend against West Ham United.

Dario's thoughts

Speaking in his press conference on Friday, Vidosic confirmed Madison Haley will miss out against Everton this weekend.

He also spoke about Wednesday evening's league cup win against Portsmouth, " It was an opportunity for players returning from injuries and a few younger players to play with the first-team. It's hard to expect everything to be at its perfect, fluid best when we make so many changes and getting those connections, but I thought it was a polished performance. We controlled the game and got our goals early.

"We want to try and create that winning mentality. It's never the easiest in the WSL, so when you win you definitely earn it."

Match stats

Brighton and Hove Albion have won three of their last four WSL meetings with Everton, and did the double over the Toffees last season, the first time either side had done so in this matchup in the competition.

Everton have conceded in each of their last eight league matches against Brighton and Hove Albion, since a 5-0 away win in March 2021.

Brighton have recorded more pressed sequences than any other team so far in the 2025-26 WSL (60), while only Arsenal (55), Manchester City (49) and Manchester United (38) have recorded more high turnovers than the Seagulls (36).

Everton have conceded five goals so far this season in the WSL, last conceding more after three games of a campaign in 2021-22 (9) – last time out, they were the first team to allow a newly promoted side 12+ shots from inside the penalty area in a home game since Leicester in April 2023 (also 12 vs Liverpool).

Brighton and Hove Albion’s Fran Kirby has either scored (3) or assisted (1) in four of her last five WSL starts, including a goal on MD2 and an assist on MD3. The 32-year-old last recorded a goal involvement in three consecutive starts between September and December 2022 for Chelsea (5 in a row).

Match officials

Referee: Stacey Pearson

Assistant referees: Harley Hetherington, David Middleton

Fourth official: Levi Gray