Brighton W 5–1 Charlton Athletic W

FA Women's Super League 2026/27 Matchweek 5 · 4 Oct 2026

Brighton W vs Charlton Athletic W in the FA Women's Super League 2026/27.

At American Express Stadium, Falmer.

Referee: Adewunmi Soneye.

Brighton W beat Charlton Athletic W 5–1.

What the result changed

Brighton W went into the match 11th and came out of it 9th, on 5 points. Charlton Athletic W stayed 14th, on 0 points.

Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.

Goalscorers

Brighton W: Kiko Seike 25', Francesca Kirby 45+1', Kiko Seike 54', M. Symonds 90+3'
Charlton Athletic W: Cassandra Korhonen 3'

Brighton W starting lineup (3-4-2-1)

16 C. Nnadozie (G)
18 C. Hayes (D)
6 Gabrielle George (D)
2 M. Vanegas (D)
11 K. Seike (M)
8 M. Symonds (M)
13 L. Wälti (M)
21 O. Garcia (M)
14 F. Kirby (M)
10 J. Čanković (M)
20 O. Tvedten (F)

Charlton Athletic W starting lineup (4-1-4-1)

1 S. Whitehouse (G)
29 A. Neville (D)
5 E. N'Dow (D)
19 H. Cissoko (D)
23 L. Lobato (D)
14 K. Flannery (M)
16 C. Korhonen (M)
22 E. van Egmond (M)
6 L. Davidson (M)
12 J. Hutton (M)
9 Lorena Azzaro (F)

Match events

3′ Charlton Athletic W: Normal Goal, Cassandra Korhonen
25′ Brighton W: Normal Goal, Kiko Seike
45+1′ Brighton W: Normal Goal, Francesca Kirby, M. Symonds
46′ Charlton Athletic W: Yellow Card, Ashleigh Neville
54′ Brighton W: Normal Goal, Kiko Seike
55′ Charlton Athletic W: Substitution, Gillian Kenney, Cassandra Korhonen
55′ Charlton Athletic W: Substitution, Glória Siber, Ashleigh Neville
60′ Brighton W: Substitution, Marisa·Olislagers, Jelena Cankovic
62′ Charlton Athletic W: Yellow Card, Glória Siber
72′ Brighton W: Substitution, Maelys Mpomé, Manuela Vanegas
72′ Brighton W: Substitution, Emilie Marie·Joramo, Lia Wälti
73′ Brighton W: Yellow Card, Olaug tvedten
76′ Charlton Athletic W: Substitution, E Mason, Hawa Cissoko
76′ Charlton Athletic W: Substitution, Katie Lockwood, Emily van Egmond
80′ Charlton Athletic W: Yellow Card, E. N'Dow
88′ Charlton Athletic W: Substitution, Lucy Fitzgerald, Leah Mary-Jane Davidson
90+1′ Brighton W: Substitution, Emily murphy, Olaug tvedten
90+1′ Brighton W: Substitution, Sophie Peskett, Kiko Seike
90+3′ Brighton W: Normal Goal, M. Symonds, Marisa·Olislagers
90+9′ Brighton W: Normal Goal, Gabrielle George, C. Hayes

Match statistics

Statistic	Brighton W	Charlton Athletic W
Total Shots	21	3
Shots on Goal	8	2
Ball Possession	75%	25%
Corner Kicks	6	1
Fouls	8	8
Passes accurate	672	152
Goalkeeper Saves	1	3

The table as it stood on 4 Oct 2026

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea W	5	+11	13
2	London City Lionesses W	5	+10	12
3	Manchester City W	4	+8	12
4	Tottenham Hotspur W	5	+8	10
5	Everton W	5	0	9
6	Liverpool W	5	+3	7
7	Manchester United W	5	-4	7
8	Crystal Palace W	5	-6	6
9	Brighton W	5	+1	5
10	Arsenal W	4	0	5
11	West Ham W	5	-6	3
12	Aston Villa W	5	-7	3
13	Birmingham City W	5	-5	2
14	Charlton Athletic W	5	-13	0

Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored.

Brighton W before this match

at London City Lionesses W 0–2 (London City Lionesses W) · Matchweek 4, 26 Sep 2026
vs Aston Villa W 1–1 (Aston Villa W) · Matchweek 3, 20 Sep 2026
at Birmingham City W 2–2 (Birmingham City W) · Matchweek 2, 13 Sep 2026
vs Arsenal W 0–1 (Arsenal W) · Matchweek 1, 6 Sep 2026

Charlton Athletic W before this match

vs Manchester City W 0–1 (Manchester City W) · Matchweek 4, 26 Sep 2026
vs London City Lionesses W 1–4 (London City Lionesses W) · Matchweek 3, 19 Sep 2026
at Everton W 0–1 (Everton W) · Matchweek 2, 13 Sep 2026
vs Liverpool W 0–4 (Liverpool W) · Matchweek 1, 6 Sep 2026