Preview: Albion take on Arsenal in the WSL

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2026-02-15T06:00+00:00

Kiko Seike will be looking to score for the third successive game against Arsenal on Sunday. 📷Paul Hazlewood.

Albion face Arsenal at Broadfield Stadium on Sunday, kick-off at 2:30pm.

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Team news

Albion have no fresh injuries, Fran Kirby and Marit Auee are both closer to returning but will not be back this weekend. Rosa Kafaji is ineligible to play against her parent club.

Previous meeting

Albion were narrowly beaten 1-0 by the Gunners at the Emirates earlier this season in the WSL after an own goal by Marisa Olislagers in the first half.

Chris Roberts' pre-match press conference

Stats and facts

Albion have lost four of their last five WSL matches (W1), as many defeats as in their first 10 games of the campaign (W4 D2 L4). Despite this, the Seagulls have only suffered fewer defeats at this stage in one of their seven previous top-flight seasons (6 last season).

Arsenal have won their last two away league games, including a 2-0 win over reigning champions Chelsea last time out; the Gunners will be looking to win three in a row under Renee Slegers for only the second time, after a three-match run on the road in February/March last year.

Albion have lost three of their last four home matches in the WSL (W1) – more defeats than across their previous 14 games in the competition on home soil (W7 D5 L2). Indeed, the Seagulls could lose three on the bounce at home for the first time since May 2024 (5).

Arsenal have lost the fewest games of any side in the Women’s Super League this season (1), with the Gunners only losing fewer matches after 14 games in one of their 14 previous campaigns in the WSL (0 in 2012).

Albion have dropped more points from winning positions than any other side in the Women’s Super League this term (12), with each of the Seagulls’ last three defeats in the competition coming in games that they led in; this is Brighton’s joint-most points dropped across a single WSL season (alongside 2022-23, also 12).

Arsenal have conceded fewer goals than any other side in the Women’s Super League this season (10), while the Gunners have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three league games; that is their longest streak of shutouts in the competition since a run of five between November 2024 and January 2025.

Madison Haley has provided an assist in both of her last two WSL games for Brighton and Hove Albion, just one fewer goal involvement than she managed across her previous 28 appearances in the competition (3), and she is seeking to score or assist in three consecutive games for the first ever time in the English top-flight.

Arsenal’s Olivia Smith has scored three goals in her last four matches in the Women’s Super League, while the Canadian’s two league goals against Brighton and Hove Albion are her joint-most against an opponent in the competition (level with Manchester City and Manchester United).

Arsenal's last line-up

🔵 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 ⚡️

🫡 Williamson captains the side
🪽 Kelly on the wing
🎯 Smith leads the line

Let’s bring the energy - COYG! 💪
— Arsenal Women (@ArsenalWFC) February 11, 2026