Brighton & Hove Albion Women host Crystal Palace Women at Broadfield Stadium on Sunday 1 November 2026, kick-off 2pm UK time, in the Women’s Super League. It is the eighth league game of the season for both clubs.
Albion are ninth on 8 points after seven games. Palace are 13th on 6. Here is what you need to know before the match, with team news to follow when the clubs release it.
How Albion arrive
Albion have won two, drawn two and lost three of their seven league games, scoring 13 and conceding 10. The latest was a 3-0 home win over West Ham United at the Amex on Saturday 24 October, with goals from captain Maisie Symonds, Fran Kirby and Kiko Seike. It was their first league clean sheet of the season.
Albion then won 6-0 at Wolves in the Subway Players’ Cup on Wednesday 28 October. Read our Wolves 0 Albion Women 6 report and our Albion Women fixtures guide.
How Palace arrive
Palace played in the Women’s Championship last season and are in the Women’s Super League this year. They have won one, drawn three and lost three of their seven league games, scoring six and conceding 15, according to their own website.
Their only league win so far was 1-0 against Everton on Sunday 6 September. They drew 0-0 at Arsenal, 3-3 at Birmingham City and 1-1 at Aston Villa, and lost 7-0 at home to Tottenham Hotspur on 20 September. Palace then lost 1-0 at home to West Ham United on Sunday 18 October and 3-1 at home to Chelsea on Sunday 25 October.
In the FA WSL Cup, the competition Albion’s website calls the Subway Players’ Cup, Palace beat Watford 1-0 and Charlton Athletic 3-0, then lost 3-2 at Southampton on Wednesday 21 October and 4-2 at London City Lionesses on Wednesday 28 October.
The table and the record
Chelsea and Manchester City lead the table on 19 points, with London City Lionesses third on 16. Only Charlton Athletic, who have no points, are below Palace.
The clubs last met in the Women’s Super League in the 2024-25 season. Albion drew 1-1 at Broadfield Stadium and won 1-0 in the return game at Palace’s VBS Community Stadium, so Albion are unbeaten in those two league games.
Tickets and what comes next
Albion Women’s tickets are sold through the club’s ticket site. The club publishes matchday guides for home games on its website.
ImJustBrighton note: Kick-off times can change, so check the club’s women’s fixtures page before you travel.
After Palace, Albion visit Tottenham Hotspur at the BetWright Stadium on Sunday 8 November at 2pm, then host Watford in the Subway Players’ Cup at Broadfield Stadium on Wednesday 11 November at 7.45pm.
Sources: Crystal Palace, women’s results; Crystal Palace, women’s league table; Brighton & Hove Albion, women’s news.
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