WSL action back at the Amex as Albion host Liverpool

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Preview of Saturday's big game under the lights.

Bruce Talbot

2026-11-13T07:00+00:00

Lia Walti is in contention for a WSL return on Saturday after playing 45 minutes against Watford on Wednesday in the Subway Players Cup. 📷Kyle Hemsley.

Albion are back at the Amex on Saturday to take on Liverpool in the WSL, kick-off 5.15pm.

Team news

Lia Walti made her return after injury by playing 45 minutes of Wednesday’s 3-1 win over Watford in the Subway Players Cup.

Charlie Rule, Moeka Minami, Kiko Seike and Madison Haley remain sidelined.

Arturo Ruiz’s thoughts …

"It's going to be an incredible game against a really good Liverpool team.

“We are in a very good position and are very clear on what we have to do. Liverpool have clear patterns with and without the ball. We know their characteristics, strengths and weaknesses. As always, we will have a clear game plan to do our best, and if we succeed we will enjoy it."

The opposition

Liverpool are looking to get their WSL campaign back on track following a difficult run of results.

Gareth Taylor’s side started the campaign full of optimism following a 4-0 win at league newcomers Charlton Athletic, capped by skipper Grace Fisk’s two goals, while Vivien Endemann marked her debut with a goal.

A 1-1 draw followed at home to Tottenham Hotspur, and while the side were halted in their tracks with a 4-2 defeat at Manchester City, a 2-0 home win against city rivals Everton at Anfield left the Reds within striking distance of the top four.

However, five defeats from their last six WSL games – a sequence punctuated by a 2-2 draw against London City Lionesses – has left the side sitting 12th in the table.

Their most recent defeat came last Sunday at home to Arsenal, where a first-half double from Alessia Russo helped the Gunners to a 2-1 victory.

Stats and facts

Albion are winless in their last eight WSL games against Liverpool (D3 L5), since a 1-0 home win in January 2020.

Among teams they have faced 10+ times in the WSL, Liverpool hold their greatest win rate against Brighton and Hove Albion, winning six of 11 meetings with the Seagulls (55% - D3 L2).

Albion have won each of their last three WSL home games and could win four in a row in the Women's Super League for the very first time.

Since the start of last season, Liverpool have won the fewest away points of any ever-present side in the WSL (8 - W2 D2 L 12); the Reds could lose five away matches in a row for the second straight season, after only previously losing five or more times on the road consecutively in a campaign once before (run of 6 in 2019-20).

This season, Brighton have won seven points from losing positions in the WSL - the most of any side in the competition. Across their last three home games, they've twice gone 1-0 down and came back to win both matches.

Albion have won their last three home Women's Super League matches and are looking to win four in a row for the first time.

Liverpool manager Gareth Taylor has won four of his five away WSL matches against Albion (D1 ), with his sides scoring 19 goals and conceding just three in the process. However, all those wins and goals were achieved by his Manchester City side between 2020-21 and 2023-24, with his one visit with the Reds ending 0-0 last season.

Liverpool are completing an average of 466 passes per game in the WSL this season, their most ever in a single season. The Reds' average possession of 58.2% is their second-most in a campaign, behind 58.9% in 2013, while their 84.9% passing accuracy is also their best in a season.

Fran Kirby has scored in three of her last five WSL appearances (3 goals), netting more times than she managed in her previous 22 games. She's ended on the losing side in four of the last eight games she's scored in (W4), having won 46 of the first 49 games she scored in (D2 L 1 ).

In the last two seasons, Beata Olsson ranks first among Liverpool players for goals scored (9), shots attempted (41 ), shots on target (18), touches in the opposition box (81 ), xG (6.72) and xG in open play (5.42).

Stats provided by Opta

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