The final match to be played in this round of fixtures in the Women’s Super League is between Brighton and Arsenal.
The match will be played at Broadfield Stadium on the 10th of May and the hosts are currently 9th in the league on 16 points while the visitors are 4th in the table on 41 points.
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Brighton come into the match on the back of a good 1-0 home win over West Ham United. The only goal of the game was scored in the 57th minute and the victory means Brighton have closed the gap on West Ham United to just 1 point.
The win over West Ham United was only the second win in 7 fixtures in all competitions for Brighton. The previous victory came over Everton at home in the Women’s Super League but there have been defeats at home against Manchester United and away to Liverpool in the Women’s Super League plus at Manchester United in the Women’s FA Cup.
Form in the Women’s Super League shows Brighton have won 2 of their last 13 games, which is a poor record. They have won only 2 of their last 8 league games on home soil but they were their two most recent home fixtures in the league.
Conceding goals has been a problem at home for Brighton in the Women’s Super League and they have conceded 2 or more goals 7 of their last 8 home league matches.
Arsenal travel to Broadfield Stadium having beat Leicester City 1-0 at home in the Women’s Super League on the 5th of May.
It was important for Arsenal to return to winning ways quickly following the disappointment of the Champions League defeat at the hands of Wolfsburg. With the score 4-4 on aggregate going into extra time, it was Wolfsburg who scored the winning goal.
Trends show Arsenal have won only 1 of their last 4 matches in all competitions. In addition to the defeat at home against Wolfsburg in the Champions League, there was a 1-0 loss at Manchester United in the Women’s Super League, which was costly in terms of the title race.
However, Arsenal are not easy to beat in the Women’s Super League and they have not been beaten in 36 of their 40 most recent matches. Arsenal have won each of their last 9 games against Brighton in the Women’s Super League.
Team news and Brighton should be at full strength for this game, with Poppy Pattinson returning to the starting XI having come off the bench at the end of the first half against West Ham.
Arsenal continue with the injured duo of Vivianne Miedema and Beth Mead plus will be without captain Kim Little and Leah Williamson, who are both on the treatment table.
Despite having injuries to key players and some disappointing recent results, Arsenal should still have too much for inconsistent Brighton. We expect to see both teams scoring and over 3.5 goals in the match, with Arsenal taking maximum points.