Hope Powell steps down as Brighton Women manager after 8-0 WSL home defeat to Tottenham | Football News

Brighton Women manager Hope Powell has stepped down from her role with immediate effect following Sunday’s 8-0 Women’s Super League home defeat against Tottenham.

The loss leaves Brighton second-bottom in the WSL having won just one of their five matches, as they sit three points above bottom-placed Leicester, who occupy the relegation spot.

Powell departs after five years in charge of the Seagulls, having led the club to their best WSL campaign in the 2020/21 season after they finished sixth.

Powell said: “We’ve had a very challenging start to the new season with many changes to our squad and results not going as we had all hoped. Sunday’s heavy loss at home to Tottenham was particularly disappointing.

“As a club, we’ve made a lot of progress in the past five years, but I feel now is the right time to step aside and allow a new coach to take the team forward with plenty of Super League football still to play this season.”

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