West Ham United Women v Brighton & Hove Albion Women
Barclays Women’s Super League, Chigwell Construction Stadium, Sunday 6 November 2022, 3pm GMT.
West Ham United Women go in search of securing their third Barclays Women’s Super League home victory of the season when they host Brighton & Hove Albion at the Chigwell Construction Stadium on Sunday.
It’s been a solid start to life in the dugout for new manager, Paul Konchesky, and he will be hoping that the Hammers faithful can cheer his side onto what would be their fourth league victory of the new campaign.
Brighton will arrive in east London entering the unknown, as they prepare for their first every WSL match without Hope Powell at the helm.
Here’s everything you need to know about the contest against the Seagulls.
Tickets…
You can purchase your tickets for the game against Brighton & Hove Albion online until 2pm on Sunday.
After that time, tickets will be available from the Ticket Office at Chigwell Construction Stadium, which will be open from 1:30pm on Sunday, priced from as little as £13 for Adults and £5 for Juniors!
How To Follow
Sunday’s match will be broadcast live on the FA Player, with coverage beginning just before the scheduled 3pm kick-off.
You can also follow the action across our social media channels. We will also have highlights and exclusive reactions for you after the final whistle.
Travel…
Fans attending Sunday’s fixture at the Chigwell Construction Stadium should note that parking not available at the ground, and supporters are advised to make use of public transport.
If driving to the ground from the north, leave the M25 at Junction 27 and take the M11 towards London. At the end of the M11 continue onto the A406 towards Docklands (A13) and London City Airport. At the intersection with the A13, turn onto this road in the direction of the Dartford Crossing.
At the junction with the A1306, leave the A13 and join the A1306 towards Dagenham. At the third set of traffic lights turn left just before the McDonalds into Ballards Road. At the end of this road you will come to a large roundabout.
Turn left and proceed up Rainham Road passing Dagenham East tube station on the left and Victoria Road is a quarter of a mile further on, on the same side of the road.
If driving to the ground from the south, leave the M25 at Junction 31 and take the A13 towards Central London. Exit the A13 onto the slip road, signposted Dagenham/Dagenham East. At the end of the slip road at the double roundabout turn right, then going under the A13. At the T-junction turn left onto the A1306. At the second set of lights turn right onto the B178.
At the end of this road you will come to a large roundabout. Turn left and proceed up Rainham Road passing Dagenham East tube station on the left and Victoria Road is a quarter of a mile further on, on the same side of the road.
If travelling by London Underground, take the District Line to Dagenham East. Turn left as you come out of the station and the ground is clearly sign posted and only five minute walk away.
Team News
Konchesky currently has four players that are on the treatment table. Jess Ziu, Lucy Parker and Emma Snerle are all recovering from longer-term injuries and are all confirmed as unavailable for the fixture against the Seagulls.
Mackenzie Arnold missed the Irons’ 3-1 away defeat against Arsenal last weekend, and it is unlikely that the Australian international will be fit enough to feature.
The Opposition
It has been a difficult start for Brighton & Hove Albion, who have lost four of their first five matches in the Women’s Super League.
Defeats to Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur – as well as in the FA Women’s League Cup to Birmingham City – have seen the club unable to build on last season’s seventh placed finish.
Instead – at the time of writing – Albion sits 11th in the table. They are just three points above last-placed Leicester City – and will have to bounce back following a disappointing 8-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur last time out.
That heavy defeat took Brighton’s goal conceded to 19 – the most let-in by a club in the WSL this campaign – and also saw the aforementioned Powell step down as manager after five years in charge of the south coast club. Powell has been a huge part of the growth of the club over the past seasons. And it will be interesting to see how Brighton perform in her absence.
It will be the first Women’s Super League match in the club’s history that has not been overseen by Powell. The former England coach stepped down as manager of the club after Albion’s 8-0 defeat to Tottenham Hotspur last time out, having been the figure in the dugout at Albion since July 2017. She had taken charge of 116 matches and secured the club’s best finish - sixth place - in the 2020/21 season.
Brighton have confirmed that assistant manager Amy Merricks, supported by Alex Penny and Perry Northeast, will take interim charge of Brighton & Hove Albion for the match against the Irons.
Tickets for the clash against the Seagulls are available to purchase now by clicking on the graphic below!
