Crawley, England — Arsenal Women dey ready to clash with Brighton & Hove Albion for their last Barclays Women’s Super League match of the season on Monday, May 5, at 4 PM UK time. Dem dey fight for second place after Chelsea don dey crowned league champions. As dem prepare for Manchester United next weekend, dis match go decide if Arsenal fit secure second quickly.
This season, Arsenal don face Brighton two times, winning both times convincingly. For January, Arsenal score four goals against dem for Broadfield Stadium in just 18 minutes, with Frida Maanum, Katie McCabe, Kyra Cooney-Cross, and Mariona Caldentey doing the damage. Back in November for Emirates Stadium, dem hammered Brighton 5-0, with vaunts from Beth Mead, Caitlin Foord, Frida Maanum, Lina Hurtig, and Alessia Russo.
Brighton dey enjoy their best-ever WSL season, currently sitting fifth on the table, thanks to seven wins, including triumphs over Chelsea and Tottenham. Dem come into dis match after a solid 3-2 victory over Everton, where Nikita Parris scored the stoppage-time winner. But dem go miss Michelle Agyemang, who dey on loan from Arsenal, as she no fit play against her parent club.
Renee Slegers, Arsenal’s head coach, talk about Brighton’s strong squad: “Dem don develop well as a team, and we go face different challenges compared to our past encounters. Every match dey different, and we just dey come off two important games against Lyon and Aston Villa, so we need to get ourselves ready for dis one.”
On team updates, Daphne van Domselaar still dey check na her ankle injury after missing the Villa game. But for Arsenal fans, the team fit see familiar faces back on the pitch as Slegers make am clear say dem need to focus wey dey key for dis match.
Referees for the match include Amy Fearn as the center referee, with Isabel Chaplin and Ella Broad as assistants, while Callum Parke go be the fourth official.
Fans wey no dey make the trip for Broadfield Stadium fit catch the live action on Sky Sports starting from 3:30 PM. For supporters outside UK, check dem sites for viewing options if you wan watch di game live.
The tension dey high as Arsenal dey chase second place while Brighton wan secure their fifth position. Na im dey make dis match so important for both sides. Arsenal need to win to silence di noisy critics and maintain momentum ahead of their last game against Manchester United next week.
