Team news – Gunners make six changes; Rule starts for Brightonpublished at 12:39 BST

12:39 BST

Arsenal v Brighton (13:00 BST)

Beth Mead returns to the starting XI as Renee Slegers makes six changes to the Arsenal side that started at Chelsea in the Champions League in midweek.

Smilla Holmberg, Laia Codina, Taylor Hinds, Frida Maanum and Chloe Kelly also start.

Steph Catley is out with a calf strain, while Emily Fox, Katie McCabe, Olivia Smith, Caitlin Foord and Alessia Russo drop to the bench.

Arsenal XI: Van Domselaar, Holmberg, Wubben-Moy,
Codina, Hinds, Little, Caldentey, Maanum, Mead, Kelly, Blackstenius.

Subs: Borbe, Votikova, Fox, McCabe, Harwood, Pelova,
Foord, Smith, Russo.

Dario Vidosic makes two changes to the Brighton side that started their 1-0 win at Leicester last weekend.

Charlize Rule makes his first appearance February after returning from the Asian Cup, with Manuela Vanegas also coming into the XI.

Rachel McLaughlan is on the bench, while Arsenal loanee Rosa Kafaji is ineligible to play against her parent club.

Brighton XI: Nnadozie, Rule, Hayes, Minami,
Vanegas, Olislagers, Cankovic, Symonds, Kirby, Haley, Seike.

Subs: Poulter, Mpome, Noordam, Rayner, Tvedten,
Camacho, McLaughlan, Tsunoda, Baggaley.

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