# 2022–23 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season

The 2022–23 Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. season was the club's 32nd season in existence and their fifth in the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club also contested two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.
On 31 October, Hope Powell stepped down as manager after five years in charge. Assistant manager Amy Merricks was promoted to interim manager. Jens Scheuer, who had been out of work since leaving Bayern Munich at the conclusion of the 2021–22 Frauen-Bundesliga season in May, was appointed to the role permanently on 28 December. He remained in the role for 65 days until leaving by mutual consent on 6 March 2023. Merricks was reappointed interim manager on the same day. With the team sat bottom of the WSL in 12th, Brighton appointed Melissa Phillips as head coach on a two-year contract on 7 April. Phillips left her role as assistant coach of Angel City FC, a role she had only held since January 2023 after stepping down as head coach of London City Lionesses, to take the job.

## Squad

    As of 29 January 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | IRL | Megan Walsh |
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jorja Fox (on loan from Chelsea) |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Poppy Pattinson |
| 4 | MF | USA | Brianna Visalli |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Guro Bergsvand |
| 6 | MF | SRB | Dejana Stefanović |
| 7 | MF | GRE | Veatriki Sarri |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Megan Connolly |
| 9 | FW | KOR | Lee Geum-min |
| 10 | FW | SWE | Julia Zigiotti Olme (on loan from BK Häcken) |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Elisabeth Terland |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Libby Bance |
| 13 | DF | NZL | Rebekah Stott |
| 14 | MF | KOR | Park Ye-eun |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | WAL | Kayleigh Green |
| 16 | DF | SWE | Emma Kullberg (on loan from BK Häcken) |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Maisie Symonds |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Danielle Carter |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Victoria Williams (captain) |
| 21 | DF | USA | Zoe Morse |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Katie Robinson |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Lulu Jarvis |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Chelsea Ferguson |
| 25 | GK | AUS | Lydia Williams |
| 40 | GK | ENG | Katie Startup |
| 51 | FW | ENG | Leah Lane |
| 55 | DF | ENG | Eilish Mitchell |

## Competitions
### Women's Super League
#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 27 May 2023. Source: FA WSL

#### Results by matchday

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | L | D | W | L | L | L |
| Position | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 8 | West Ham United | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 44 | −21 | 21 | |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 18 | |
| 10 | Leicester City | 22 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 48 | −33 | 16 | |
| 11 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 63 | −37 | 16 | |
| 12 | Reading (R) | 22 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 23 | 57 | −34 | 11 | Relegation to the Championship |

### Women's FA Cup

As a member of the first tier, Brighton will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper. In the Fifth round a home tie against Coventry United was confirmed.

### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | West Ham United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 5 | Possible knock-out stage based on ranking |
| 3 | London City Lionesses | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Birmingham City | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | WPEN | LPEN | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | PPG | Qualification |
| 1 | B | Liverpool | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | 2.25 | Advanced to knock-out stage |
| 2 | A | Manchester United | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 8 | 2.00 | |
| 3 | E | Reading | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | 2.00 | |
| 4 | C | Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | 2.00 | |
| 5 | D | Lewes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | 2.00 | |

## Squad statistics
### Appearances

    As of 27 May 2023
Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | WSL | WSL | FA Cup | FA Cup | League Cup | League Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | IRL | Megan Walsh | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | AUS | Lydia Williams | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | ENG | Katie Startup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ENG | Jorja Fox | 23 | 2 | 13+4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ENG | Poppy Pattinson | 27 | 1 | 17+3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | NOR | Guro Bergsvand | 14 | 0 | 9+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | NZL | Rebekah Stott | 6 | 1 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | SWE | Emma Kullberg | 24 | 0 | 19+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ENG | Victoria Williams | 14 | 1 | 9+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | USA | Zoe Morse | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | ENG | Eilish Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | USA | Brianna Visalli | 15 | 3 | 1+9 | 0 | 2+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | SRB | Dejana Stefanović | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | GRE | Veatriki Sarri | 26 | 3 | 16+6 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | IRL | Megan Connolly | 17 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ENG | Libby Bance | 24 | 0 | 8+9 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | KOR | Park Ye-eun | 7 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | WAL | Kayleigh Green | 25 | 1 | 13+6 | 1 | 0+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ENG | Maisie Symonds | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ENG | Katie Robinson | 29 | 5 | 21+1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ENG | Lulu Jarvis | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ENG | Chelsea Ferguson | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | KOR | Lee Geum-min | 27 | 6 | 19+2 | 3 | 2+1 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | SWE | Julia Zigiotti Olme | 27 | 4 | 19+1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | NOR | Elisabeth Terland | 22 | 8 | 16+1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | ENG | Danielle Carter | 26 | 9 | 7+13 | 5 | 3+1 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 51 | FW | ENG | Leah Lane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

As of 27 May 2023
| Rnk | No | Pos | Nat | Name | WSL | FA Cup | League Cup | Total |
| 1 | 18 | FW | | Danielle Carter | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 11 | FW | | Elisabeth Terland | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 9 | FW | | Lee Geum-min | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 22 | MF | | Katie Robinson | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 10 | FW | | Julia Zigiotti Olme | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 7 | MF | | Veatriki Sarri | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 4 | MF | | Brianna Visalli | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 2 | DF | | Jorja Fox | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 15 | MF | | Kayleigh Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 3 | DF | | Poppy Pattinson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 13 | DF | | Rebekah Stott | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 20 | DF | | Victoria Williams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 25 | 16 | 4 | 45 |

## Transfers
### Transfers in

| Date | Position | Name | From |
| 13 July 2022 | DF | Poppy Pattinson | Everton |
| 15 July 2022 | MF | Veatriki Sarri | Birmingham City |
| 20 July 2022 | DF | Rebekah Stott | Melbourne City |
| 1 August 2022 | MF | Park Ye-eun | Gyeongju KHNP |
| 1 August 2022 | FW | Elisabeth Terland | SK Brann |
| 5 January 2023 | DF | Guro Bergsvand | SK Brann |
| 6 January 2023 | MF | Dejana Stefanović | Vålerenga |
| 7 January 2023 | MF | Brianna Visalli | Houston Dash |
| 8 January 2023 | DF | Zoe Morse | Chicago Red Stars |
| 19 January 2023 | GK | Lydia Williams | Paris Saint-Germain |

### Loans in

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | From | Until | Ref. |
| 23 August 2022 | DF | | Jorja Fox | Chelsea | End of season | |

### Transfers out

| Date | Position | Name | To |
| 10 May 2022 | MF | Inessa Kaagman | PSV Eindhoven |
| 12 May 2022 | DF | Danique Kerkdijk | FC Twente |
| 12 May 2022 | FW | Aileen Whelan | Leicester City |
| 12 May 2022 | DF | Felicity Gibbons | Crystal Palace |
| 12 May 2022 | MF | Danielle Bowman | Retired |
| 12 May 2022 | MF | Emily Simpkins | Charlton Athletic |
| 1 July 2022 | DF | Emma Koivisto | Liverpool |
| 1 July 2022 | FW | Ellie Brazil | Tottenham Hotspur |
| 20 July 2022 | DF | Maya Le Tissier | Manchester United |
| 5 August 2022 | FW | Faith Nokuthula | Blackburn Rovers |
| 9 August 2022 | DF | Léa Cordier | Standard Liège |

### Loans out

| Date | Position | Nationality | Name | To | Until | Ref. |
| 20 August 2022 | GK | | Francis Angel | Lewes | End of season | |
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