Her lack of impact was glaringly obvious in the Brighton game, before she was substituted for Rosella Ayane after 86 minutes. During her time on the pitch, she failed to register a single shot, managed a mere 22 touches, and lost possession 12 times. Furthermore, she completed only seven of her 10 passes. This lacklustre display prompted a blunt assessment from Trent Hutson, a commentator for BBC Radio Sussex.
Hutson stated: “Alisha Lehmann’s final product has been lacking today. The limited games she has played in the WSL recently, coming back in and being thrust into a team that are struggling are never easy. Those moments where she picked the ball up and came into a little bit of space, she has just looked a bit like a rabbit in the headlights today.”