We're about five minutes shy of the half time whistle and Arsenal are so comfortable.

Keeper Daphne van Domselaar has a rare involvement as she joins in with some passing around the back before the play moves into the Palace half once again.

Powerful effort from Kiko Seike at a tight angle but Khiara Keating makes a good stop at her near post.

Michelle Agyemang tries to stab home from the resulting corner but it's miles over the bar.

That's Mary Fowler's seventh assist of the season. She has more than any player in the Women's Super League this season.

Chloe Kelly nicks the ball off the toes of Palace skipper Allyson Swaby on the halfway line and races clear.

She takes a touch to steady herself but that gives Shae Yanez enough time to pounce and prevent a shot on goal.

Almost a defensive disaster for the home side.

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Chloe Kelly is brimming with confidence at the minute.

She takes aim from about 25 yards out, drilling a shot that misses the bottom corner of the Palace goal by mere inches.

Before this game Arsenal boss Renee Slegers was full of praise for "consistent" Alessia Russo, who has been in sublime form of late, notably scoring a double against Real Madrid in the Champions League in midweek.

One big chance and one goal so far for the striker this afternoon.

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Sabrina D'Angelo gets a strong hand to Sophie Haug's header back across the face of goal, taking it away from Fuka Nagano and Aston Villa are able to clear the danger.

Jessica Naz finds herself one-on-one in the penalty box and she tries to chop back onto her left foot but takes a heavy touch and the ball, and the opportunity, runs away from her.

Gracie Prior goes into the book for a shirt pull on Nikita Parris.

Ella Morris pulls back Shana Chossenotte as she tries to get on the break and Leicester win a free-kick.

Morris can probably consider herself fortunate to not receive a yellow card there, a blatant shirt pull with no intent to win the ball.

It already looks a long way back for the WSL's bottom club Crystal Palace.

Opta's live win probability tracker now rates their chances of collecting three points in this one at just 1.1%.

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Sabrina D'Angelo is eventually called to action, racing off her line to deal with a loose back pass from Mayumi Pacheco and stop Leanne Kiernan from capitalising.

Another chance for Brighton as they get on the counter-attack and it's a lovely through ball from Fran Kirby.

Poppy Pattinson looks up but her effort is straight into the gloves of Khiara Keating.

Ebony Salmon has to better there and she knows it, holding up her hand in apology to her Villa team-mates after lofting a cross over everyone's heads and out.

She could have even gone herself there.

Palace present the ball to Frida Maanum in their own defensive third but her pass to Beth Mead is sloppy and the chance is lost.

Arsenal have taken complete control of the game now having got that opening goal.

Jenna Nighswonger plays a nice reverse pass to Chloe Kelly whose cross finds Lia Walti on the edge of the box but the shot is blocked away.

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Brighton have a corner and it's delivered into a packed six-yard box but Maisie Symonds can't get her header down and it lands on top of the net.

Finally. A first attempt at goal.

It's an awkward angle for Rachel Daly, though, and she can't squeeze the ball past Rachael Laws at the near post.