WSL Leicester team news: Asia Cup winners in contention

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Dario Vidosic's squad face the Foxes at the King Power Stadium on Sunday.

Heather Miller

2026-03-28T12:00+00:00

Asia Cup winners Kiko Seike and Moeka Minami could feature against Leicester this Sunday. 📸 by Paul Hazlewood.

Albion take on bottom of the table Leicester City at the King Power Stadium on Sunday, kick-off 3pm.

Head coach Dario Vidosic is boosted by the return to the squad of Kiko Seike, Moeka Minami and Charlie Rule after they took part in the Asian Cup final last weekend.

Dario Vidosic's pre-match press conference

Team news

Reflecting on their return from the Asia Cup final, Vidosic said, "All three of them have been warmly welcomed back. The two Japanese girls returned on Wednesday and received a really nice celebration welcome. It was nice to watch and see their reactions and how everyone was excited for them. It's a fantastic achievement to be champions of a continent and beat Australia in the final.

"Charlie (Rule) came in on Thursday. Although she lost it was her first major tournament with the national team and she's progressed well this season after the injuries she's had in the past. Although she lost in the final there's still a lot to be celebrated as well."

"We just need to see how her sleeping pattern is and how she feels, we don't want to put her in any jeopardy. The Japanese girls are all ok so far, but we need to take it day by day in terms of their minutes on Sunday."

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Players and staff welcomed Kiko Seike and Moeke Minami back to the squad in style on Tuesday morning at the American Express Elite Football Performance Centre. Players lined the walls, Japanese flags adorned the walkways and a guard of honour was formed to celebrate their amazing achievement.

This season's earlier meeting

Stats and facts

Leicester City have won three of their four home games against Albion in the Women’s Super League (L1), with this their joint-most home victories against a single opponent in the competition (Liverpool, also 3).
After winning just one of their first five WSL meetings with Leicester City (D1 L3), Albion have since won three of their last four encounters with the Foxes in the competition (L1).
Leicester City have lost each of their last six Women’s Super League games, since a 1-0 home win over London City Lionesses last December. Indeed, it’s the Foxes’ longest losing streak in the competition since a run of 10 defeats between May and December 2022.
Brighton are winless in their previous four matches in the WSL (D1 L3) – with the Seagulls last enduring a longer run without a win in the division between December 2024 and March 2025 (7).
Leicester City have suffered a defeat in each of their last three Women’s Super League home games, which is already their longest run of losses on home soil under the same manager in the top-flight since Lydia Bedford lost her final three matches in charge of the Foxes in September/October 2022.
Brighton have lost six of their nine matches away from home in the WSL this season (W2 D1), only losing more on the road after nine games in one of their six previous campaigns (excluding 2019-20) in the competition (7 in 2024-25).
Leicester City have scored the fewest goals of any side in this term’s Women’s Super League (9); only one side in the competition have ever netted fewer goals after 17 games of a campaign – Yeovil Town in 2017-18 (1).
Having lost both of the last two league games in which they have led (vs London City Lionesses & West Ham United), Brightonare seeking to avoid suffering a defeat in three successive WSL matches that they have led in for the very first time (also lost 2 in October 2023).
Leicester City’s Rachel Williams is set to make her 200th appearance in the WSL, while only Lucy Staniforth (7) has played for more clubs than Williams in the competition (6 – Birmingham City, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Notts County, Chelsea and Leicester City).
Fran Kirby has been directly involved in six goals across six appearances against Leicester City in the Women’s Super League (4 goals, 2 assists) – converting a penalty in this fixture last season.