West Ham United Women 0-2 Brighton & Hove Albion Women: Seagulls leapfrog Irons in table

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Aileen Whelan celebrates with her Brighton team-mates

Brighton inflicted a rare home defeat on West Ham in the Women's Super League to move above their hosts into sixth place in the table.

Aileen Whelan got the visitors off to the perfect start when she finished smartly with only two minutes played.

And Brighton wrapped up the victory with 10 minutes to go when a Hammers mistake gave Inessa Kaagman a tap-in.

Hope Powell's side become only the second team to beat West Ham at home in the competition this season.

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Champions Chelsea were the other, but the hosts' performance at the Chigwell Construction Stadium was not up to their usual standards on Sunday.

They were opened up by a swift early move from Brighton down the right that ended with Whelan sweeping into the corner from the edge of the box following Kaagman's cut-back.

Brighton looked more likely to add to their lead, with Danielle Carter heading over in the first half and testing home keeper Mackenzie Arnold with a low strike early in the second.

Megan Connolly also clipped the crossbar with a fierce effort from distance after the break.

Tameka Yallop had the hosts' best chance and brought a good save from Katie Startup after a neat ball across the box by Katerina Svitkova, but that was as close as West Ham came to levelling.

The hosts did begin to put some pressure on Brighton with crosses into the box late on, but were then undone by an error of their own at the back.

A mix-up in the Hammers backline meant the ball broke to Kaagman and she tapped into an empty net from inside the area.

Line-ups

West Ham Women

Formation 3-5-2

1Arnold
23Cissoko
5Flaherty
22Fisk
12LonghurstSubstituted forEvansat 74'minutes
4StringerSubstituted forParkerat 68'minutes
32BrynjarsdóttirSubstituted forFilisat 88'minutes
14Hasegawa
10Svitková
13YallopSubstituted forHousseinat 88'minutes
19Leon

Substitutes

2Wyne
7Evans
15Parker
17Filis
18Leat
20Joel
25Garrard
33Houssein

Brighton Women

Formation 4-4-1-1

40Startup
6Le Tissier
20Williams
5Kerkdijk
17Kullberg
2Koivisto
7Whelan
8Connolly
18CarterSubstituted forGibbonsat 69'minutes
10KaagmanSubstituted forZigiotti Olmeat 82'minutes
16BrazilSubstituted forLeeat 37'minutes

Substitutes

3Gibbons
9Lee
12Bance
19Simpkins
21Zigiotti Olme
24Symonds

Referee:Paul Howard

Attendance:1,411

Live Text

Match ends, West Ham United Women 0, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 2.
Second Half ends, West Ham United Women 0, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 2.
Foul by Lucy Parker (West Ham United Women).
Lee Geum-Min (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Offside, West Ham United Women. Katerina Svitková tries a through ball, but Yui Hasegawa is caught offside.
Substitution, West Ham United Women. Melisa Filis replaces Dagny Brynjarsdóttir.
Substitution, West Ham United Women. Halle Houssein replaces Tameka Yallop.
Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Maya Le Tissier tries a through ball, but Felicity Gibbons is caught offside.
Foul by Hawa Cissoko (West Ham United Women).
Felicity Gibbons (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Julia Zigiotti Olme replaces Inessa Kaagman.
Goal! West Ham United Women 0, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 2. Inessa Kaagman (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
Attempt saved. Tameka Yallop (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dagny Brynjarsdóttir.
Foul by Hawa Cissoko (West Ham United Women).
Felicity Gibbons (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt blocked. Lisa Evans (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Emma Koivisto.
Substitution, West Ham United Women. Lisa Evans replaces Kate Longhurst.
Foul by Lucy Parker (West Ham United Women).
Lee Geum-Min (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.