[Albion] ***Brighton and Hove Albion v Liverpool, WSL, Crawley, 05.01.20 KO 14.00***

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Albion definitely on the back foot most of the first half and had some lucky escapes before Whelan put us ahead after a clever knockon from Le Tissier after a Gibbons cross. We looked a bit better in the 2nd half especially when first Connolly and then Umotong came on as Liverpool tired but we never really looked like adding to our goal and the the Ref didn't help the match flow with a very inconsistent display. Much still to work on for Powell and her team as we still give the ball away far too easily and we struggled to cope with Babajide all afternoon but the win takes us up to 9th albeit that we've played more games than the teams directly above and below us. My player of the match was Walsh for some good saves and closing down, although it was frustrating when she kicked the ball straight out of play twice in succession!

Official Match Report : https://www.brightonandhovealbion.c...n-edge-out-liverpool-in-tense-fawsl-encounter

How the Argus saw it : https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/18138881.aileen-whelan-goal-eases-albion-away-wsl-danger/

BBC Report (though its mainly about struggling Liverpool) : https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50936746

Radio said we defended very well.

A wins a win

 

[zeetha]

A wins a win

Definitely!

Radio obviously missed all the times in the first half Liverpool got behind us and the shot just missed the goal or an attacker just missed the cross flashing across our penalty area...

 

[tigertim68]

Seems to me reading all the reports , Hope Powell tactics are the same as CH , maybe keep the team up and look to bring in someone new in the summer

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

Seems to me reading all the reports , Hope Powell tactics are the same as CH , maybe keep the team up and look to bring in someone new in the summer

Or keep improving players and bring on the younger players we have invested in, so Hope can change the style. Bloom is still spending about £30 million plus on the new infrastructure, so once that is completed may invest more into the team and focusing on being more competitive in the WSL.