Almost for Villa.

Kenza Dali nicks in to intercept a cross in the midfield, driving forward before passing the ball onto Rachel Daly.

The forward jinks left then right to make space for a shot, but the left footed low drive deflects wide of the target. The subsequent corner is poor and Brighton clear.

A rare Everton break forward forges an opportunity for Kathrine Kuhl.

The Arsenal loanee aims at goal from the edge of the box but her shot flies harmlessly over the bar.

Villa clear the initial ball into the box from the corner but Brighton recycle the play and come again.

Lee Geum-min tries to float a cross into the box but she slices it into the side netting.

Madison Haley crosses the ball in from the Brighton right and it looks a dangerous one.

Danielle Turner reads it well and heads the ball clear and behind for Villa.

Villa are just clicking into gear here, with Kenza Dali and Rachel Daly starting to combine well in the final third.

Dali looks for Daly in the box but she is deemed to have moved to early as the offside flag is raised on the far side.

Everton stopper Courtney Brosnan is down and has called for treatment.

Both managers make the use of the stoppage to conduct mini tactical briefings with their teams on the touchline.

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Tottenham the only current WSL side the Toffees have never lost to on home turf.

Given how the way the game is going though that record may likely change this afternoon.

Chance after chance for Tottenham as they search for the lead here.

Jess Naz races into the box to chase a forward pass but can only fizz her shot wide of the far post.

Villa striker Rachel Daly is down requiring treatment after a rather robust challenge from Maria Thorisdottir.

The defender has been booked for the foul too.

Spurs are going for it here.

Drew Spence has been replaced by striker Kit Graham, as they look to add more firepower and take advantage of their ascendancy.

Anna Leat tested properly for the first time.

Lee Geum-min fires low and hard at goal but the Villa keeper is equal to it.

Brian Sorensen isn't happy with what he is seeing and has decided to make another change.

Winger Emma Bissell makes way for defender Katrine Veje.

How are Spurs not leading this game?

A free kick is floated into the box, with Everton dealing with the first ball but failing to clear fully.

Luana Buhler sees a shot blocked before Jess Naz can only fire over the bar.

Laura Bassett
Former England international on Sky Sports

Beth England could hardly miss, could she? This is again Everton being architects of their own downfall playing out from the back. It's completely the wrong decision. Playing that ball isn't the right decision. How well does Drew Spence do? She wins the ball back and plays it to Bethany England a couple of yards out

Oof!

Tottenham almost take the lead for the first time in the game.

Amanda Nilden flies into the left hand side of the box, taking a shot first time and firing just wide of the far post.

Everton are living very dangerously at the start of this second half.

Alisha Lehmann should have put Villa ahead.

Kirsty Hanson fizzes the ball into the box from the left hand side but the Swiss misscues her shot, skewing it wide of the target from about eight yards.

Villa just in the ascendancy early on here.

Kenza Dali latches onto the ball in midifeld before playing in Rachel Daly.

The former Lionesses forward shoots from range but it hardly troubles Melina Loeck in the Seagulls' net.

Already back under way at Walton Hall Park.

First corner of the game is won by Aston Villa after Kirsty Hanson's marauding run down the left.

Kenza Dali floats the ball back into the box but Rachel Daly can't get her head on it at the back post.