These Villa defenders know the threat Michelle Agyemang carries after her heroics at Euro 2025.

Every time she gets the ball, she's under immense pressure. Something for her to learn from.

Almost five for Everton as another debutant, Rosa van Gool, crashes a shot off the crossbar from range.

Maisie Symonds' shot goes straight to Michelle Agyemang but Lynn Wilms throws herself in front of it before Agyemang can put Brighton in front.

Stunning defending.

More changes for both sides as Jess Naz and Drew Spence are replaced by Olga Ahtinen and Lena Gunning-Williams for Spurs, and last season's West Ham to scorer Shekiera Martinez makes way for Manuela Pavi.

Leicester keeper Janina Leitzig makes her fifth save of the game. She can hold her head high.

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Karen Bardsley
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live at Anfield

Liverpool fans were hoping they could start this season on the front foot and end this Anfield hoodoo but Everton have had the upper hand today.

Even the most pessimistic Liverpool fan would not have seen a 4-1 defeat coming today after Cornelia Kapocs' first half opener, but they just can't seem to find a way past their Merseyside neighbours in the WSL.

After dropping more points (15) from winning positions than any other side in the WSL last campaign, they're set to drop three more on the opening day of this campaign.

Jess Park is so, so good technically. She'll thrill those Man Utd fans this season.

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Brighton look to their bench for the first time with Fran Kirby and Kiko Seike making way for Nadine Noordam and Bex Rayner.

Villa's Miri Taylor is the latest to go in the book for a cynical foul.

One for the team, that.

Ah that's a waste from Viviane Asseyi.

West Ham had the chance to load the box at a corner but the French international picked out Tottenham player Kit Graham who promptly hoofed it away.

Will we finally see the deadlock broken here? Well, there's about 18 minutes left for that to happen.

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West Ham are building a little momentum here but Tottenham's defensive organisation is holding strong.

When skipper Katrina Gorry picked her head up to look for a pass there she was eventually forced to go all the way back to her centre halves.

A first Liverpool chance for a while is fired wide by midfielder Sam Kerr, not as potent as her Australian striker namesake that plays for Chelsea.

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter at Anfield

A standing ovation for debutant Ornella Vignola. To score a hat-trick on your debut against Liverpool at Anfield surely puts you down in Everton folklore no matter what she does afterwards.

Nervy moments for West Ham as keeper Megan Walsh dwells on the ball outside her area and is almost charged down.

Luckily her attempted clearance comes off Cathinka Tandberg and the Norwegian's overzealous pressing is punished by a yellow card and free kick.

Karen Bardsley
Former England goalkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Live at Anfield

She's been brilliant. I think she scored two goals in pre-season for Everton as well.

She's a young winger with pace, energy and skill. She can take the ball on her right and then quickly chop inside on her left. We've seen numerous skills from her today and a fantastic header as well to boot.

I think she's going to be an exciting focal point or option when you see the likes of Kelly Gago return as well with loads and loads of potential. She's really stood out in pre-season and her performance today has been exceptional.

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20-year-old Ornella Vignola comes off to a standing ovation from the buoyant away end after her derby day hat-trick on her Everton debut.

She's replaced by fan favourite Kelly Gago for the last 20 minutes or so.

Michelle Agyemang is pushing for that opener as she drives to the edge of the box and looks for the bottom corner. It takes a nick off Anna Patten and strikes the post.