Women's Super League

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter

Crystal Palace manager Laura Kaminski has been speaking to the media before Friday's Women's Super League game against Chelsea (kick-off 19:30 BST).

Here are the key lines from her news conference:

• New signings still need time to adapt but they will be looking to "up some" minutes on Friday.

• Kaminski says Selhurst Park "feels like our home" and they are excited to welcome a big crowd and experience an evening kick-off.

• Palace hope to produce a performance "the club can be proud of" and must "focus on themselves" as well as Chelsea's obvious threats.

• Kaminski says the players "want to showcase ourselves against one of the best teams in the world".

• Despite Sunday's 4-0 defeat by Tottenham, Kaminski said she was "proud" of elements of their performance in their opening WSL game

• The players are "busy adjusting" to the emotions of a defeat having not lost a game in six months: "Sometimes in the league below you can get away with small things. Now when we make mistakes, the opposition will punish us."

The Women‘s Professional Leagues Limited (WPLL) have also confirmed that on-loan Chelsea defender Brooke Aspin, who was sent off in the defeat by Tottenham, will serve her suspension on Friday despite being ineligible to face her parent club anyway.

The latest episode of BBC Radio 5 Live's Women's Football Weekly podcast is out now.

Ellen White, Jen Beattie and Ben Haines dissect the opening weekend of the Women’s Super League.

Plus hear from Brighton manager Dario Vidosic after an impressive 4-0 win against Everton.

Vidosic gives an insight into the clubs new signings, his vision for the squad and his relationship with Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou.

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Kelly Somers presents highlights and analysis from the weekend's six Women's Super League fixtures.

If you missed the Women's Football Show, you can catch up now on BBC iPlayer.

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Former England and Manchester City goalkeeper Karen Bardsley has been giving her reaction on BBC Radio 5 Live to her former club's 2-2 draw with Arsenal at Emirates Stadium.

"It was really open. From a neutral’s perspective it was really exciting, lots of goals, end-to-end stuff, some controversy as well – so it had everything.

"Arsenal were outstanding in that first half, they really overran Man City, particularly in midfield.

"They made it difficult for Yui Hasegawa to get on the ball. But City found their way back into it towards the end of the first half. It was really fun to watch."

On Manchester City's new signing Vivianne Miedema, who scored against her former club: "It was a lovely display of skill. She has been a fantastic acquisition for Man City, who are lucky to have her.

"She is a class act. She was a stalwart for Arsenal, and hopefully she will be for Man City as well. She brings another level of creativity, but also class and dignity - on and off the pitch."

On what she expects from the league this year: "I hope this season is going to be really competitive. We’ve seen some results from around the league which have been interesting.

"I certainly hope that the league itself is growing in its competitiveness. It’s attracting all sorts of international talent as well, so the quality is just going to go up and up."

Brighton's Kiko Seike made history on Saturday by becoming the first player to score a hat-trick on their Women's Super League debut.

Dario Vidosic's side had a flying start to the new campaign, beating Everton 4-0 in their season opener.

Here are Seike's goals in all their glory.

Vivianne Miedema scored on her competitive Manchester City debut in the Women's Champions League on Wednesday, but her new Women's Super League era begins on Sunday.

The Dutch forward joined City from Arsenal in the summer and faces her former side at Emirates Stadium in the season opener.

She will wear the number six shirt for Gareth Taylor's side and told the Women's Football Weekly podcast how she reached out to former captain Steph Houghton to check it was ok for her to wear the shirt number she vacated when she retired at the end of last season.

Listen to the podcast on BBC Sounds

BBC Sport's senior women's football reporter Emma Sanders tells the Football News Show that Manchester United have "recruited well" to replace players like Mary Earps who have left, but is it enough to get them into the top three?

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