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A look ahead to Saturday's WSL game at the Amex.

Heather Miller

2024-11-15T18:00+00:00

Albion will look to return to winning ways at the Amex on Saturday. 📷 by Kyle Hemsley.

Albion take on West Ham at the Amex Stadium on Saturday as they look to get back to winning ways in the WSL.

Kick-off comes at 12.30pm but for supporters who aren't able to attend the game you can watch live here.

Team news

Maria Thorisdottir and Aisha Masaka will miss this weekend's WSL clash against the Irons through injury.

Head coach Dario Vidosic confirmed in his pre-match press conference that Pauline Bremer and Jelena Cankovic will be available for selection but Maria Thorisdottir and Aisha Masaka are ruled out after they were injured in last Friday's game against Arsenal.

Dario's thoughts

On playing at the Amex Stadium... It's a game to enjoy, it's what you dream of as a footballer when you're in the garden growing up. You envision yourself in those big stadiums, and we have an opportunity to do that again this weekend.

On the fans... We encourage all our fans to come out and support us. They helped us a lot in that last game and throughout the whole season, and the support has only been growing more and more each week. We are very thankful to the ones that have travelled as well to support us around the country for all our games.

Match facts

Albion have won six of their last eight WSL meetings with West Ham United (D1 L1) with the Seagulls winning more games against the Hammers than any other opponent in the competition (7).
West Ham avoided defeat in both of their league games against Brighton last season without conceding (2-0 away, 0-0 home) and could go three without loss against the Seagulls for the first time in the top-flight.
Albion won four straight matches at the American Express Stadium between 2019 and 2022 but are winless in three games at the venue since (D1 L2), including a 1-1 draw with Manchester United last month.
West Ham have won just one of their last 14 away games in the Women's Super League (D3 L10), conceding in each of those matches; the Hammers could now equal their longest run of away matches in the competition without a clean sheet (15 in December 2020).
Brighton scored eight goals across their opening three league games this season but have netted just three goals in their four WSL matches since - despite that, only Chelsea (20.9%) have a better conversion rate in the top-flight this term than the Seagulls (15.7%).
West Ham United picked up their first win of the season last time out against Leicester, winning 1-0; among current WSL teams, a greater proportion of the Hammers' total wins in the competition have come by a single goal margin than any other side (21/32 - 66%) with Brighton ranking second in that regard (22/36 - 61%).
Despite losing 5-0 to Arsenal on MD7, Brighton completed 392 passes which was the most in a WSL game against the Gunners by a team other than Chelsea or Manchester City since Liverpool in June 2014 (407).
West Ham manager Rehanne Skinner has won each of her last four WSL games against Brighton without conceding, a run that includes her biggest ever victory in the competition, winning 8-0 with Tottenham in October 2022.
Only Manchester City's Alex Greenwood (771) has recorded more passes in the 2024-25 WSL than Brighton's Jorelyn Carabalí (548), while teammate Guro Bergsvand (511) is one of only two others to make 500+passes in the competition this term (Yui Hasegawa - 535).
Viviane Asseyi is West Ham United's all-time top goalscorer in the Women's Super League with 13 goals, however only two of those have come away from home, and she has gone nine games on the road since netting the winner against Bristol City in January.