Preview: Brighton & Hove Albion Women vs. West Ham United Women – prediction, team news, lineups

West Ham United Women will look to claim back-to-back wins when they travel to Broadfield Stadium for Saturday’s Women’s Super League clash with Brighton & Hove Albion Women.

Meanwhile, the Seagulls will be looking to produce a positive response after falling to a heavy defeat in their last outing against Arsenal.

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Brighton sit in third place WSL table having won four, drawn one and lost two of their seven matches.

The Seagulls put together a four-game unbeaten league run before traveling to the Emirates Stadium for last Friday’s home meeting with Arsenal.

Unfortunately for Brighton, their impressive run of form came to an end in a heavy 5-0 defeat which saw the Seagulls concede three goals inside the first 25 minutes.

Although they may have lost to the Gunners, Brighton can still be content with the fact that they sit a point above Arsenal and Manchester United ahead of this weekend’s round of fixtures.

The Seagulls will fancy their chances of adding to their 13-point tally on Saturday, having won three and drawn one of their four home league games this season.

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West Ham currently sit in ninth place after winning one, drawing two and losing four of their seven league games this season.

The Hammers endured a 15-game WSL winless run until they secured a much-needed 1-0 victory in last Sunday’s home meeting with Leicester City.

Viviane Asseyi scored the decisive goal against the Foxes to lead West Ham to their first WSL win since beating Arsenal 2-1 in February.

The result also gave West Ham their first clean sheet in the league since March, ending a run of 10 straight WSL games without a shutout.

After enjoying success at home last weekend, Rehanne Skinners side will look to build on that result in Saturday’s game as they look to claim their first WSL away win since January after picking up just two points from their previous nine road trips.

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Brighton ahead Pauline Bremer is set to miss a third straight game with a muscle problem, while Jelena Cankovic must be evaluated after being forced to sit out the past three games due to a hamstring injury.

Arsenal rented Michelle Aygemang was ineligible to face his parent club on matchday seven, but the forward is set to return to the squad for Saturday’s home game.

Rachel McLauchlan, Marisa Olislagers and Bruna Vilamala could be considered for recalls after dropping to the bench against the Gunners.

Meanwhile, the Hammers have not reported any new injuries, but they remain without services from Kristie Mewis and Jess Ziu.

After watching her team claim a long-awaited win last weekend, Skinner could be tempted to opt for an unchanged lineup for Saturday’s away game.

Brighton & Hove Albion Women possible starting lineup:
Baggaley; McLauchlan, Bergsvand, Carabali; Kirby, Losada, Olislagers, Pattinson; Haley, Vilamala, Parris

West Ham United Women possible starting line-up:
Szemik; Denton, Tysiak, Li, Zadorsky; Siren, Pavi, Gorry, Piubel; Ueki, Asseyi

We say: Brighton & Hove Albion Women 3-1 West Ham United Women

Brighton may have experienced disappointment in their recent outing against Arsenal, but having won three of their four league games this season, we believe the Seagulls will use home advantage to claim a relatively comfortable victory over West Ham.

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