WSL LIVE: Everton v Tottenham & Brighton v Aston Villa - score & text updates

Summary

FT: Brighton 0-1 Aston Villa - Alisha Lehmann puts visitors in front
Villa win in first game since boss Carla Ward announced she will leave club at end of season
FT: Everton 2-2 Tottenham - Sara Holmgaard opens scoring with first goal of season, Justine Vanhaevermaet adds second from close range
Point secures Spurs secure sixth-placed finish
Drew Spence and Beth England score either side of half-time for Robert Vilahamn's side
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Live Reporting

Ciara Fleming

Postpublished at 13:06 British Summer Time 4 May
HT: Everton 2-1 Tottenham
Everton are set to make a half time change at Walton Hall Park.
Italian forward Martina Piemonte is coming on to replace midfielder Karen Holmgaard, suggesting that perhaps the hosts are going for a change of shape at the start of the second half.
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Postpublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 4 May
Brighton 0-0 Aston Villa
An end to end opening to the game with both sides starting with plenty of energy and enthusiasm.
Nothing yet for either keeper to do as the sides look to settle into a passing rhythm early on.
KICK-OFFpublished at 13:00 British Summer Time 4 May
Brighton 0-0 Aston Villa
The ball is rolling in the second game of the day.
Will Brighton get a first home win under Mikey Harris or can Villa end their away campaign on a high? Let's find out...
Postpublished at 12:58 British Summer Time 4 May
Brighton v Aston Villa (13:00 BST)
The teams are out on the pitch on the South Coast.
Pre-match handshakes are done, team photos and huddles also complete.
Kick-off is just moments away now.
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History favours the visitorspublished at 12:56 British Summer Time 4 May
Brighton v Aston Villa (13:00 BST)
- Brighton have lost each of their three WSL home games against Aston Villa by an aggregate score of 9-2.
- Brighton have lost each of their last four home league games, including all three under Mikey Harris.
- Since the beginning of last season, Aston Villa have won 12 away games in the Women’s Super League (D2 L7) with only Manchester City (15), Chelsea (14*) and Manchester United (14) picking up more.
- Brighton and Hove Albion’s Elisabeth Terland has scored 13 goals in the WSL this season - only two players have netted more in a single campaign for a team other than Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City: Rachel Daly in 2022-23 for Aston Villa (22) and Ellen White in 2017-18 for Birmingham City (15).
Postpublished at 12:54 British Summer Time 4 May
Brighton v Aston Villa (13:00 BST)
We're under ten minutes away from kick off at Broadfield Stadium, with just the pre-match pleasatries to go before the action gets under way.
The Tooney and Russo showpublished at 12:52 British Summer Time 4 May
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Alessia Russo and Ella Toone may not play for the same club any more, but in a new podcast the best friends confirm they are still as tight as ever.
In a new podcast, presenter Vick Hope gets to know more about their life and friendship off the field.
You can listen to the show now on BBC Sounds or watch , externalon Youtube.
HALF-TIMEpublished at 12:50 British Summer Time 4 May
Everton 2-1 Tottenham
An entertaining first 45 minutes that leave Everton ahead at the break.
Drew Spence's late goal leaves things nicely poised for the second half.
Postpublished at 12:49 British Summer Time 4 May
Everton 2-1 Tottenham
Lucy Hope is down holding her foot after a collision in midfield.
She caught Matilda Vinberg's studs on the follow through after clearing the ball. A sore one but she should be fine to continue.
'A catalogue of errors'published at 12:48 British Summer Time 4 May
Everton 2-1 Tottenham
Laura Bassett
Former England international on Sky Sports
Everton will be so disappointed. It's a catalogue of errors. Take nothing away from Drew Spence, she makes the run well, anticipates the ball forward and atones for her earlier error when she didn't put the ball away and hit the post.
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INJURY TIMEpublished at 12:48 British Summer Time 4 May
Everton 2-1 Tottenham
We're well into two minutes of added time at the end of the half.
GOAL - Everton 2-1 Tottenhampublished at 12:46 British Summer Time 4 May
Drew Spence (45 mins)
Everton are caught overplaying from the back and Drew Spence has got Spurs back into this game.
The Jamaica international controls a ball in between Courtney Brosnan and Justine Vanhaevermaet, beating them both on the run and slotting into the empty net.
Game on!
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Postpublished at 12:46 British Summer Time 4 May
Everton 2-0 Tottenham
Kathrine Kuhl turns in midfield before slipping a brilliant through ball into the feet of Lucy Hope.
The attacking midfielder tries to run the ball into the box and fashion a shooting opportunity but she is denied by Becky Spencer.
YELLOW CARDpublished at 12:43 British Summer Time 4 May
Everton 2-0 Tottenham
Tottenham work the ball side to side on the edge of the box, hoping to find a gap in the Everton defence.
Justine Vanhaevermaet steps in to engage just as Drew Spence winds up for a shot, and gets a kick for her troubles. Spence goes into the book for the foul.
Postpublished at 12:41 British Summer Time 4 May
Everton 2-0 Tottenham
Matilda Vinberg notices Courtney Brosnan off her line and launches a speculative shot at goal.
The effort is poor though and floats well over the crossbar.
Postpublished at 12:40 British Summer Time 4 May
Everton 2-0 Tottenham
Katja Snoejis is down appealing for a foul.
She tried to latch onto a long pass in behind the Spurs back line and collided with defender Molly Bartip just before she could reach the penalty area.
The referee saw the incident as a simple coming together though and waves play on.
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Postpublished at 12:37 British Summer Time 4 May
Everton 2-0 Tottenham
Oh so close to a third goal for Everton.
It was a wonderful free-flowing move, Katja Snoejies driving forward to the edge of the D before sliding a ball to Emma Bissell on the right.
Bissell tries to square the ball to a teammate in the middle but Ashleigh Neville slides in with a brilliant last ditch tackle to clear.
Postpublished at 12:36 British Summer Time 4 May
Brighton v Aston Villa (13:00 BST)
The players are warming up at Broadfield Stadium. Just under 25 minutes until kick-off between Brighton and Aston Villa.
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HITS THE WOODWORKpublished at 12:35 British Summer Time 4 May
Everton 2-0 Tottenham
Justine Vanhaevermaet is robbed of the ball on the edge of the box by a heavy tackle from Grace Clinton.
The ball breaks to Drew Spence who fires a low shot towards goal that veers at the last, cannoning wide off the post.
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Postpublished at 12:33 British Summer Time 4 May
Everton 2-0 Tottenham
Spurs are just building up a head of steam of their own here having recovered from the blow of conceding those two early Everton goals.
Amanda Nilden sends another cross in from the left but Jess Naz can only flick her header over the bar.

Women's Super League Table

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1	Manchester City	20	17	1	2	58	12	46	52	Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win
2	Chelsea	19	15	1	3	56	18	38	46	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss
3	Arsenal	20	14	2	4	46	19	27	44	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw
4	Manchester United	20	10	5	5	42	25	17	35	Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win
5	Liverpool	20	10	5	5	31	28	3	35	Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Win
6	Tottenham Hotspur	20	7	7	6	28	34	-6	28	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw
7	Aston Villa	21	7	3	11	26	41	-15	24	Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
8	Everton	21	5	5	11	20	37	-17	20	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Draw
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	21	5	4	12	26	43	-17	19	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss
10	Leicester City	20	4	5	11	25	40	-15	17	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss
11	West Ham United	20	3	5	12	18	41	-23	14	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
12	Bristol City	20	1	3	16	20	58	-38	6	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss