Match Report
3 points and 3 places separated them: Brighton W 2nd with 6, Southampton W 5th with 3. Recent form told a different story for Southampton W: only 15th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Per game in the league, Brighton W were scoring 1.5 and conceding 0.75, Southampton W 0.5 and 2.5, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
Brighton W entered with three losses in a row. Momentum sat with Southampton W, winners of their last three.
The People's Pension Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,134. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 3-0.
Goal scorers
Brighton W: Kiko Seike (68'), Kiko Seike (90'), Francesca Kirby (71')
Key stats
Possession: Brighton W 78% · Southampton W 22% · Total shots: 15-5 · On target: 5-1 · Corners: 6-5