Women's Super League preview: Everything you need to know on Brighton & Hove Albion Women
Brighton & Hove Albion will be starting their 2019/20 Women's Super League season with a strong 24-player squad.
Manager Hope Powell and her team will be looking to improve after losing 12 games last season, landing them with a total of 16 points.
The club recently signed French International Lea Le Garrec for a one-year deal from Guingamp.
A player who made her mark last season within the squad was goalkeeper Megan Walsh, known as the ultimate shot-stopper as she made more saves than any other WSL keeper.
Home Ground: Broadfield Stadium
LAST SEASON
Position: 9th
Played: 20
Won: 4
Lost: 12
Drew: 4
Points: 16
MANAGER
Hope Powell (England)
Players in
Megan Walsh (goalkeeper, Yeovil Town), Danique Kerkdijk (defender, Bristol City), Matilde Skovsen (defender, Aarhus), Lea La Garrec (midfielder, Guingamp)
Players out
Marie Hourihan (goalkeeper, Braga), Lucy Gillett (goalkeeper, Crystal Palace), Sophie Perry (defender, released), Chloe Peplow (midfielder, Tottenham).
SQUAD:
Goalkeepers
1 Megan Walsh- England
13 Sophie Harris - England
Defenders
21 Maya Le Tissier - England
16 Eleanor Hack - England
12 Matilde Lundorf - Denmark
14 Danique Kekdijk - Netherlands
20 Victoria Williams - England
3 Felicity Gibbons - England
5 Fern Whelan - England
2 Beth Roe - England
6 Laura Rafferty - Northern Ireland
Midfielders
8 Kirsty Barton - England
4 Danielle Buet - England
10 Kate Natkiel - England
18 Jodie Brett - England
19 Emily Simpkins - England
17 Megan Connolly - Republic of Ireland
11 Amanda Nilden - Sweden
Lea Le Garrec
Forwards
16 Ellie Brazil - England
11 Amanda Nilden - Sweden
15 Kayleigh Green - Wales
9 Ini Umotong - Nigeria
7 Aileen Whelan - England
First Game
Bristol City, September 8, 3pm at Stoke Gifford Stadium
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