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Jennifer Beattie is currently getting some attention on her left knee after clashing with Chelsea's Katie Chapman.

Apart from a souvenir mark for her effort, Beattie looks to shake it off and continue with a hop.

Ji So-Yun is poking and prodding for weaknesses in Manchester City's defence, but every team-mate she finds is stood in front of a wall of sky blue figures.

Eventually, Millie Bright has a crack. Wild and harmless in the end.

No love lost there. Chelsea's Claire Rafferty does not hesitate in sliding into her England bronze-medal-winning World Cup team-mate Lucy Bronze, who is awarded a free-kick for Manchester City.

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Bristol Academy goalkeeper Mary Earps on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra: "Chelsea look a little frustrated. City have had a lot of the ball.

"The Chelsea that I've played against this season have been quite loud, but they seem quiet at the moment. They'll be looking to change that.

"Eni Aluko is being given a lot of space and I think they need to capitalise on that."

Chelsea's Drew Spence and Manchester City's Jennifer Beattie look to occupy the same part of turf with their boot and Spence gets a free-kick for her efforts.

Ji So-Yun picks out Eniola Aluko on the left edge of box, but the England forward fails to make the most out of the time and space and fires well off target for the hosts.

Chelsea are chasing the game, and really chasing top spot, after 20 minutes of this Women's Super League One match - but Manchester City are looking calm and considered with everything they are doing at Staines Town.

Kathleen Radkte stops Chelsea's Gemma Davison in full flight to give away a free-kick in a dangerous area.

However, the ball in from wide on the right is a tad too high and long.

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Bristol Academy goalkeeper Mary Earps on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra: "That happened very quickly. It was a great ball, and a great finish from Toni Duggan.

"To put the ball in the corner from that angle was fantastic. Very clinical."

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Great finish from Toni Duggan a day after her birthday. She brings the ball down neatly on the edge of the area, and cool as you like, curls it beyond Hedvig Lindahl.

That was her fifth Women's Super League goal of the season.

Steph Houghton lashes a low free-kick under the wall and on target, but Hedvig Lindahl gets down at her near post easily enough for the hosts.

Patient build-up play from Manchester City, but the visitors are failing to trouble Chelsea in any way.

However, with Toni Duggan always looking to dart in off the flank they remain an ominous threat with possession.

Gemma Davison gets the first shot on goal for Chelsea, certainly not shy about running at Manchester City's defence to test nerves early on.

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Bristol Academy goalkeeper Mary Earps on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra: "There are a lot of good quality players on show today.

"Jill Scott has been in great form for Manchester City, as has Izzie Christiansen.

"But you can't take away from the pace of Gemma Davison for Chelsea and the footballing intelligence of Ji So-Yun."

The rain may have been lashing it down in most parts of Britain today, including London, but sunshine has greeted these Women's Super League sides for the last of the weekend's action.

And Manchester City get us under way here. Both sides in their familiar colours.

Handshakes all round at Staines Town as Katie Chapman leads Chelsea out and Steph Houghton wears the captain's arm-band for Manchester City players.

Manchester City: Bardsley, Bronze, Stokes, Radtke, Houghton (capt), Beattie, Scott, Christiansen, Duggan, Parris, Corboz.

Substitutes: Brooks, McManus, Brougham, Lipman, Johnston.

Chelsea: Lindahl, Blundell, Fahey, Flaherty, C Rafferty, Bright, Chapman (capt), Spence, Davison, Ji, Aluko.

Substitutes: Hourihan, Borges, Coombs, Brett, Meiwald, Banusic, Primus.

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Fran Kirby, the player nicknamed 'mini-Messi' and who is reported to have attracted a British women's record transfer fee, will have to wait a little longer for her Chelsea debut as she's missing from their line-up tonight.

But while one of England's bronze-medal wining World Cup stars is missing from the list, Claire Rafferty, Eniola Aluko, Katie Chapman all start against Manchester City. With South Korea's Ji So-Yun and goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl of Sweden also lining up for the hosts, there is no shortage of World Cup pedigree.

The full compliment of Lionesses are suiting up for Manchester City today, led by England captain Steph Houghton and including Karen Bardsley, Lucy Bronze, Toni Duggan and Jill Scott.