Courtney Sweetman-Kirk
Ex-Leicester City forward on Sky Sports

Any time the ball comes near Sam Kerr, there's a sharp intake of breath.

All of the fans here at Kingsmeadow are desperate to see her score back at home.

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Excellent from Brighton. They continue to push in the final third and have another effort cleared from close range.

It wasn't long ago that West Ham looked like they may be able to battle back. Now it looks like Brighton might extend their lead.

Calra Camacho is nearly straight on the scoresheet. Kiko Seike slides the ball to her in the West Ham box, she turns but fires an effort straight at Kinga Szemik.

A standing ovation for Chelsea striker Sam Kerr as she comes on for her first home appearance since rupturing an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in January 2024. Wieke Kaptein is the player that makes way.

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Brighton's Maisie Symonds and Rosa Kafaji are replaced by Nadine Noordam and Carla Camacho.

Is there any way back into this for West Ham now? They're definitely producing enough opportunities but Brighton are beginning to get a bit more control of the play.

A rare shot on target for Leicester as Hlin Eiriksdottir, with Chelsea captain Millie Bright in close attendance, shoots low at goal from inside the penalty area, but there is nowhere near enough pace on the effort to trouble Hannah Hampton.

Courtney Sweetman-Kirk
Ex-Leicester City forward on Sky Sports

With Chelsea games, it's not always high-scoring. It can be relatively close. At times, they find a way.

They have got so much attacking talent but there's an element of saving themselves.

They're under no illusion - the Champions League is the one they want - obviously, along with the quad, the other ones.

There's a sense of not peaking too soon.

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Tanya Oxtoby
Northern Ireland manager on Sky Sports

Michelle Agyemang may not have scored a goal but she has just saved one there, what you want from your centre forward.

This has been a great game. Michelle Agyemang has just made a great clearance, heading the ball off the goalline as West Ham attack before getting out to block the follow-up effort.

So, so close to a second for Rosa Kafaji.

Well-worked from a throw-in before the ball is hooked towards Kafaji at the back post.

She should really score from there. The Sweden forward heads wide.

It has been a routine afternoon for England goalkeeper Hannah Hampton so far and she has no reason to get worried by Julie Thibaud's hugely-ambitious long-range strike which goes miles wide.

Chelsea will be very happy if they can restrict Leicester to such speculative shots from distance.

Here is more from Fara Williams, paying tribute to her former manager Matt Beard on 5 Live: "Maybe he spent all of his time making sure everyone around him felt that from him. He gave a lot of love, he gave a lot of attention to people. He gave opportunities when people thought they were down and out. He was the guy that would find a space for them. If you read the girls that played under him, he would do his utmost to give that opportunity. A working class man, Del Boy we used to call him. He could sell anything.

"He was non-judgemental, took people at face value. He was a fantastic friend. I only spoke to him recently about his job at Burnley and he was really excited about starting that. He absolutely adored his family, they meant the world to him. Secondly football and that was his life.

"You can name on two hands the important people that were in women's football from the very beginning, that cared about it and were advocates for the women's game, that tried to drive and push the game on to where it is today. He was somebody that cared massively about the womens game and was there from the beginning. he was fully focused on trying to drive and get the game to where it is now. I'm sure he will be proud of where the game is now and the part he played in that.

"He cared about the game, he cared about where he could take the game, he cared about people maybe more than he cared about himself. He gave attention and time and that is something you can't buy. You can't buy somebody's time and investment. That is something he did with a lot of us, me in particular I am forever grateful for what he did for me."

Fara Williams
Former midfielder on 5 Live

An emotional Fara Williams, who played under Matt Beard at Liverpool, has been paying tribute to her former manager on BBC Radio 5 Live.

"It's a shock to everybody," Williams said. "Firstly I'd like to send my condolences to his wife Debbie and his kids Harry and Ellie. It's absolutely devastating for players that played under him, people that he knew and the whole of the football community. He was much loved. If he could see the love on social media that had been put out over the last 24 hours, he would realise just how special a guy he was.

"He was more than a manager. A great mentor for me, a great friend. Somebody that saw potential in me that maybe I didnt see myself. When I had difficult periods outside football he was there. He was like an older brother. We had laughs together, a similar humour. Just somebody that cared about everyone else.

"The warmth he gave people. Whenever you came into contact with him there was something special about him. He always greeted you with a 'hello darling'. That was his line, a warm hug. He saw everyone as the same. He never had judgement of people. Win, lose or draw in difficult moments that we have as sports people, he would never shy away from giving people his time. Just a special guy. I wish he was here to see and feel that from all of us. he was one of a kind and had the purest of souls."

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Tanya Oxtoby
Northern Ireland manager on Sky Sports

This is a fantastic strike from Rosa Kafaji, left the keeper with no chance.

I heard Rehanne Skinner calling for a free-kick but nonetheless it is a fantastic finish and Brighton will be breathing a sigh of relief with that two-goal cushion.

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Chelsea continue to dominate the ball, but Leicester still have a chance while it's only 1-0.

Alyssa Thompson has been lively since she came on and she hangs up a cross from the left, with Erin Cuthbert on the end of it, only for the header to be saved by Janina Leitzig.

What a star this has been for West Ham. They continue to throw numbers forward, Viviane Asseyi sends another shot towards goal but this one is headed away by Caitlin Hayes.

She goes down after the blow to her head but is fine to continue.

Tanya Oxtoby
Northern Ireland manager on Sky Sports

Really good finish into the side netting, a lot of pressure on the penalty kick.

That's what you want from your leaders, to step up and execute and West Ham are now back in this game.

Brighton will be disappointed that they have left the door open, this game in the first half should have been over.

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