Viviane Asseyi receives the first yellow card of the afternoon for a foul on Rachel McLauchlan.

The resulting free-kick is cleared by the West Ham defence.

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Tottenham make two changes to the side beaten 4-0 by Manchester City last weekend, with the fit-again Amanda Nilden and Hayley Raso coming in for Ella Morris and Matilda Vinberg, who both drop to the bench.

Tottenham XI: Spencer, Neville, Buhler, Hunt, Nilden, Bartrip, Summanen, Spence, Raso, Naz, England.

Subs: Heeps, James-Turner, Grant, Morris, Vinberg, Ahtinen, Csiki, Gunning-Williams, Thomas.

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Arsenal make one change to the side that thrashed Juventus 4-0 in the Women's Champions League in midweek, with Mariona Caldentey coming in for Beth Mead.

Kim Little and Leah Williamson will make their 150th Women's Super League appearance for the Gunners.

Arsenal XI: Van Domselaar, Fox, Williamson, Catley, Mariona, Little, McCabe, Maanum, Walti, Foord, Russo,

Subs: Zinsberger, Wubben-Moy, Codina, Mead, Kafaji, Hurtig, Blackstenius, Wienroither, Cooney-Cross.

Fran Kirby tries to link up with Madison Haley on the byline but Katrina Gorry intercepts.

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A ball over the top for Nikita Parris creates a great opportunity.

She gets the shot off from a tight angle and it leads to Brighton's second corner of the match which Kirsty Smith heads clear.

Brighton have the first corner of the match.

The delivery into the box is punched clear by Kinga Szemik.

Poppy Pattinson takes a shot from the edge of the box which is easily caught by Szemik.

Brighton have a free-kick after a foul by Katrina Gorry.

They try to be a bit too clever and Viviane Asseyi makes an interception.

Wasted opportunity for the hosts.

Some nice play from Brighton as Fran Kirby finds team-mate Poppy Pattinson but she can't quite keep the ball in.

West Ham make a rare foray into the Brighton half.

Viviane Asseyi floats a cross in and Oona Siren and Manuela Pavi get in the way of each other as the ball dribbles harmlessly behind for a goal kick.

Brighton are dominating proceedings with 64% possession.

West Ham are keeping them at bay so far though.

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Thankfully Katrina Gorry has come back on to the field.

Relief for West Ham.

Nobody was around Katrina Gorry when she went down.

Play continues while she is on the touchline.

Uh oh, Katrina Gorry is down and looks to be in some discomfort.

It would a big blow for the Hammers to lose their skipper, especially so early on in the game.

Brighton are on the attack very quickly.

Fran Kirby drives at the West Ham defence but her pass to Kiko Seike is intercepted.

Both sets of players and the officials take the knee.

We are under way in our first WSL match of the weekend.

Let's hope it's a good one.

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The teams are out at the Amex, we are moments away from kick-off.

• Brighton scored eight goals across their opening three league games this season but have netted just three goals in their four WSL matches since – despite that, only Chelsea (20.9%) have a better conversion rate in the top-flight this term than the Seagulls (15.7%).
• Viviane Asseyi is now West Ham United’s all-time top goalscorer in the WSL with 13 goals.
• West Ham boss Rehanne Skinner has won each of her last four WSL games against Brighton without conceding, a run that includes her biggest-ever victory in the competition, winning 8-0 with Tottenham in October 2022.
• Brighton won four straight matches at the American Express Stadium between 2019 and 2022 but are winless in three games at the venue since (D1 L2), including a 1-1 draw with Manchester United last month.

Tom Garry
Guardian women's football writer on BBC Women's Football Weekly podcast

This is a unique season in terms of how many points a team may need to survive.

Last season Bristol City went down with six points but the previous three years you needed 12 points to stay in the league, and I think this year you may need quite a lot more.

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If you're travelling to White Hart Lane, Seven Sisters, and Fulham Broadway stations this weekend for WSL matches, you will hear some familiar voices.

The station announcements will come from Lionesses Alex Greenwood, Bethany England, Lotte Wubben-Moy and Lucy Bronze.

This is being done to mark the first time all games in the Barclays Women’s Super League and Barclays Women’s Championship will be played in main stadiums.

Deputy Mayor for Transport, Seb Dance, said: “I hope fans enjoy this special weekend and reflect on how women’s football continues to thrive, inspire and unite communities.”

Read more here.

The latest episode of The Football News Show is dedicated to a pivotal weekend of Women's Super League action.

Ben Croucher is joined by Jo Currie and Anita Asante to discuss the top-of-the-table clash between Chelsea and Manchester City, plus the north London and Merseyside derbies.

Click below to watch.

Tom Garry
Guardian women's football writer on BBC Women's Football Weekly podcast

The win last weekend alleviated so much pressure from West Ham. There was no suggestion that the club would have been looking to make a change with the manager this week if they hadn't won but that might have been the narrative.

If they had failed to win that game at home and against one of those teams in and around them at the bottom end of the table, and with the run they had been on, the pressure would have been mounting.