Brighton 3-0 Saints

• Broadfield Stadium
• 19/10/2025
• Attendance: 908

Saints put in a good performance against WSL side Brighton in the League Cup. Brighton fielded not only ex-Lioness Fran Kirby, but the Summer’s European Championship player of the tournament, Michelle Agyemang, while Saints made changes and fielded some of their young players.

It was Brighton who started the game with most of the ball, but Saints didn’t sit back, and after winning a corner, Esta Roberts saw a shot blocked as Brighton were pegged in their own deep in their own half for a fair while.

However, it was Brighton who came closest to scoring in the first half with a shot that came back off the post.

It was 0-0 at halftime.

The second half started much the same as the first, with Brighton in control and Saints standing firm. Saints did have a spell of pressure themselves, forcing corners and pinning Brighton in their own area, but they couldn’t make the pressure count.

The deadlock was eventually broken in the 70th minute, after a clever backheel in the area, Brighton smashed the ball into the roof of the net.

Less than three minutes later, a long ball from defence put Kirby through on goal, and she lifted the ball over Stenson's dive.

Brighton settled on their lead, and Saints battled until the end, with substitute Issy Watts trying an effort from just inside the Brighton half after winning the ball, but she couldn’t beat the keeper.

The final goal of the game arrived in added on time. A cross into the area ricocheted around and was bundled home to give Brighton a 3-0 win.