National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's West Ham W or Brighton W that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither West Ham W nor Brighton W as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
West Ham W form and stats
Ham was eliminated in the semi-finals last season in the League Cup Women.2 victories, 3 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what West Ham W have to build on here at Chigwell Construction Stadium in the Wsl 1 Women.
The home team returns to Chigwell Construction Stadium after being equal after 90 minutes with Everton W on their last time out; the Wsl 1 Women game ended 1-1.
Before that, Ham had a Wsl 1 Women home game versus Tottenham W which ended with a victory 1-0.West Ham W are traveling soon after this match as the Wsl 1 Women match at Chelsea W awaits in four days.
The Ham fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 9 goals in 5 league matches. West Ham W are not conceding a lot of goals here at Chigwell Construction Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 4 from 5 matches.
Brighton W form and stats
Brighton was sent out of League Cup Women in the group stage last season.2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. That’s the product of Brighton W playing as the away team in the Wsl 1 Women this season.
Symonds was the last player to score for the away team. Brighton haven't scored a league goal in the last 180 minutes.
Home advantage was not enough for Brighton in their previous game, as they lost their Wsl 1 Women-match, hosting Manchester United W, 0-2.
A 0-2 defeat away at Reading W before that.The schedule is very tough for Brighton now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Wsl 1 Women game at Arsenal W is waiting in only four days.
The travelling fans enjoy Brighton W's attacking play in away games, having scored 7 goals in 4 league matches away. 5 goals have been conceded by Brighton W in these games.
Head 2 Head
Previous eight meetings featuring these squads: Ham won three, Brighton W triumphed in four and we saw one draw. four games with more than 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  D. Brynjarsdóttir 2 goals | C. Walker 2 goals |   V. Williams 2 goals |
West Ham W missing players
Brighton W missing players
| West Ham W | Brighton W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 15 | ||
| 9 | 7 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 37 | 23 | Scored | S | 15 | 35 | ||
| 33 | 10 | Conceded | C | 20 | 31 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 72% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 64% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 55% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 36% | 24% | ||
| 40% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 28% | ||
| 3.8 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 4.4 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5 | ||
| 1.1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.9 | 0.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8.5 | 6.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.8 | 8.4 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.8 | ||
| 30% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 37% | ||
| 11.3 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 9.8 | ||
| 5.2 | 3.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 3.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | West Ham W | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 2 | Brighton W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Millwall W | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Birmingham W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal W | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 25 |
| 2 | Chelsea W | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 21 | 21 |
| 3 | Tottenham W | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 4 | Brighton W | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 5 | Manchester United W | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| 6 | Manchester City W | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | West Ham W | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Reading W | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 13 |
| 9 | Everton W | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 11 |
| 10 | Aston Villa W | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -11 | 10 |
| 11 | Birmingham W | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -20 | 1 |
| 12 | Leicester W | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13 | -20 | 0 |