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Hope Powell steps down as Brighton manager after 8-0 defeat by Spurs

Hope Powell
Hope Powell pictured before Brighton’s game at home against Reading last month – their only win of the season. Photograph: Henry Browne/The FA/Getty Images

Hope Powell has stepped down as manager of Brighton Women after their 8-0 home defeat by Tottenham on Sunday. The former England Women manager joined the club in July 2017 and led them to their best Women’s Super League finish of sixth in 2021.

The hammering by Spurs left Brighton second-bottom with one win and four defeats from their opening five league games. Powell’s team had faced each of the top three – Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea – in the opening weeks.

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