Brighton manager Hope Powell says they have a perfectly fit team To choose from after Christmas break. Danielle Carter, Kayleigh Greene and Inessa Kagman are the players to line up for their first match of the year.
There are three changes for Manchester City: Demi Stokes, Lucy Bronze and Keira Walsh come in for Ruby Mays, Philippa Engeldahl and Caroline Weir. This is Bronze’s first WSL appearance of the season since the Tokyo Olympics following knee surgery. Ellen White, who broke the scoring record for England before Christmas, captains the team.
Brighton & Hove Albion: Walsh, Koivisto, Williams, Kerkdijk, Le Tissier, Whelan, Connolly, Kagman, Brazil, Green, Carter. the option: Zigiotti Olme, Cullberg, Gibbons, Bowman, Bains, Simpkins, Robinson, Symonds, Startup.
Manchester City: Benmoor, Bronze, Kennedy, Greenwood, Stokes, Walsh, Stanway, Combs, Raso, White (captain), Hemp. the option: Houghton, Scott, Becky, Engeldal, Park, Losada, Mace, Keating.
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