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Brighton & Hove Albion Women face Bristol City Women in the WSL the Peoples Pension Stadium |
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The Seagulls face the Robins at the Broadfield Stadium. The weather has thawed but the wind 🌬is kicking up. Hope it doesn't impact the game too much. It's a big game for both teams with just 3 points separating Brighton in 10th and Bristol in 12th, the sole relegation place. It's been a long time since we have seen the Seagulls play as it's been the WSL winter break and they have been away training in Portugal 😎⛱. Brighton had a big win last weekend away against Luton Ladies in the FA cup winning 6-0 with goals from 5 different players. Hope they keep some of that confidence today. Bristol are struggling on their return to the WSL with just 5 points from 10 games. It's a 4-3-3 with the Maria and Guru in the middle with Poppy and Emma out wide. The midfield 3 is Julia, Maisie and Vicky. Upfront is Elisabeth 'Terrie' Terland with Katie Robbo and Pauline. Not sure who is right and left but they will swap round anyway. Sophie is in goal. There is no sign of Nicky Everard so maybe she has gone back to the Chels. Lee is on the bench. She has been back to her best recently so hope she gets to play tonight. Ex-Albion defender Megan Connelly is the Robins Captain tonight.
The teams swap ends after toss. Wonder why teams bother doing that?🤷♂️ Especially without a massive home following. City start off sitting deep and letting the Albion come at them. Brighton struggling to string many passes together with a lot of sloppy passing losing possession too easily. Brighton score first as Terrie nicks it off a defender on the edge of the box and sticks it in the bottom corner on 31⚽. Still in front at the break.
No changes as the come back out. City have not given up by any means and a scramble in the Brighton goalmouth leads to an equaliser on 55. The SheGulls are soon back in the lead though, as Katie Robbo is put through, the keeper comes out to her but she somehow squeezes it past and it rolls slowly inside the far post on 57⚽. 2-1 the Seagalls. The Robins are playing the ref like a fiddle, diving like they are auditioning to play for West Ham. They get a very soft free kick about 30 yards out. Another chaotic scramble in the goalmouth and another equaliser on 83. Boo. The Seagulls make some changes bringing on Lee, Sarri and Tatiana. With the fresh legs they press as the 6 minutes of injury time starts. Seagulls score the winner as Terri sticks it in the top of the net on 95 ⚽ . The ref made us wait another 2 minutes as we tried to run down the clock. Eventually the whistle goes. That is a massive three points for Brighton.
A huge game and a great but necessary result. Seagulls are now 6 points above the relegation place where todays rivals are stuck. Brighton have vertigo up into heady 8th place. They go to Charlton away in the last of the pizza Conti Cup group games. We are missing that as it's a trip to the Chels at the Bridge for us.
Ref will have had better days. The lino on the west side didn't make a single decision without the ref flagging first. Just did what she was told. Not a great performance for any of them. Mugged by a team lacking in quality but with plenty of passion to try to get the job done. You love it when it's your team but it was frustrating tonight. Job done though.
Scranometer had a wild day out with pizza 🍕and chips 🍟 thanks to Dough Shack and Kate's Fish and Chips. Both scoring a yummy 9.5. Need a nap now.
See you in SW6.
Love Tranmerekat 🐾
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