|
Brighton & Hove Albion Women face Chelsea Women in the WSL at the Peoples Pension Stadium |
|
The Seagulls face the league leading Blues on a chilly evening in Crawley. It's a bit drier than last time Chelsea were here when the pitch was so wet the ball landed with a splash instead of bouncing. Were in the transfer window now but Mellisa hasn't got any new signings to bring out yet. so it's the same back four as last week. She has made changes in the middle and it's Julia, Vicky and Tatiana this time out. Pauline and Vee are out wide and Terri is up front. Chels have made some changes at the back with Eve in for Ashley on the right and new signing Nathalie Bjorn is in for Kadeisha. Emma has gone for LJ and Super Fran up front. Thanks for that. They have new signing and WSL record transfer fee setting striker Mayra Ramirez on the bench just in case they need more firepower up front! Brighton have been making steady improvements as the season has progressed so we are hoping for a good or not too bad result today🙏.
Brighton start on the front foot and are showing no fear. They are taking the game to the Chelsea and their cast of international superstars. It takes 20 minutes for the Blues, seen here in a very nice dark blue away kit, to get good chance. LJ gets one of her trademark curling shots off but Sophie saves it well on 20. There are no more really good chances. Chelsea have one break down the left that is clearly off-side but not a peep from the officials but it goes wide anyway. The first half finishes with no goals. Settle for that at 90.
No changes at the break. Chelsea must have had a right telling off from Emma 🚀 because they are attacking from the off. They take the lead with less than 2 minutes gone. It's LJ again. She can't stop scoring in the league. Brighton go straight down to the other end but are without the quality to break through the defence. Super Fran double the lead after a corner and some penalty area head tennis on 50. The Seagulls don't back off and are playing better but the Blues have stepped up even more. The one Brighton chance comes from Pauline Bremmer but she hits the post. Down the other end, Sophie makes a good save but it rebounds straight to the feet of LJ who makes certain of it on 59. Less than 15 minutes into the second half and it is as good as all over😭. Mellisa makes her changes with Lee on for Tatiana, Katie for Bremmer and Maisie for Vicky. Brighton battle on and continue to play pressing attacking football. They just can't get it quite right in the final third to get a goal back. Brighton might have been expected to be relieved when LJ goes off but she is replaced by Mayra Ramirez with 25 still to play. There are 7, yes seven, minutes of stoppage time and the Seagulls have to soak up huge pressure but they hold firm and don't concede again. 3-0 to the Blues.
The Seagulls played well and the scoreline reflects the fact that Chelsea have a world class strike force and not any failing on their part. They took the game to the Chels at times and defended well. It took a special goal from a special player to break the deadlock. To be 3-0 up and then bring on the WSL signing record striker shows how the WSL is as much a level playing field as the Enclosed Ground at Whitehawk⛷. Shame all the action happened at the other end so we didn't get a good view of any goals. We did get to watch England No. 3 keeper doing not very much for 45 minutes. Expected to see the Blues make more changes for tonight as this is their 3rd game in a week and they are away to Paris on Tuesday but fair play to Emma, she set out to win the game and started with 2 top strikers up front.
Ref was not dreadful but the line keeping was. Some awful off-side calls at the south end, couldn't see the North end. It's not unusual here as we were high up and line with some of them so it's easier to tell the good calls from the howlers. And we know better than all the officials😜.
POTM: Poppy Pattinson had a great game doing a much better job than last weekend. She was tackling and passing well up and down the left wing.
Basil watch: He was outside the RedZ Bar then running round the West, East and North stands making a lot of noise and giving out sweets🍬🍫.
Scranometer registered a nine forth Pizza🍕 and a 7 for the donuts🍩. Lattes got an 8.5☕. Scranometer now has indigestion🤮.
Not back at the Broadfield for a few weeks now for the Liverpool game.
Love Tranmerekat 🐾
 |
| WSL at the Broadfield |
 |
| Basil |
 |
| Carabali |
