The visitors are absolutely dominating this game at the moment.

Spain full-back Ona Batlle sends a cross in from the right and it flicks off the top of the bar and goes behind.

Ella Toone then has an effort deflected behind for a corner, which results in goalmouth scramble, but West Ham eventually clear.

Aston Villa have a penalty!

Kirsty Hanson gave Leicester a warning when she picked up a loose pass, charged towards the penalty area from the left and saw her shot deflected behind in return for a corner.

Leicester cleared the danger but Erin Simon brings Hanson down with a late challenge after she enters the penalty area at will again. Clear spot kick.

The teams held their huddles before the off. Leicester start the action, attacking from left to right in the first half against a Villa side in their change kit of predominantly black.

The hosts get the second half under way at the Amex.

There's been a change for the visitors too, with Lauren Wade replacing Diane Caldwell, who got booked in the first half.

Manchester United get us under way. West Ham won the coin toss and made the sides switch round too. One of the most pointless things in football?

Can Marc Skinner win in London for the first time as Man Utd boss?

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Leicester manager Bedford was impressed but unsurprised by Aston Villa's win against Manchester City and expects them to press with similar intent against her side this afternoon.

“One of the things Villa have done is recruit a handful of players that have dangerous attributes in front of goal," she said. "Rachel Daly scored two of their goals last week and she’s a natural goalscorer. The goal she scores from the set piece is audacious on the half turn and to finish, one-touch in the front post area, shows the level that she is capable of playing at.

“Then you take Kenza Dali’s long strike, and she was doing that for Everton last year. I’m not overly surprised that some of their players are capable of that. You’ve seen them do it previously. Across the pitch, they’ve got some quality players that started the game at the weekend.

“They’ve taken Kirsty Hanson on loan from Manchester United and she debuted for them, so I think all across that front line and the four players who were involved in their build-up in those areas are all players who, given time, can create a moment of magic. Everything fell into place for Villa on that day and they took their opportunities.

“It was also a resilient performance. It would have been easy for them to start to fall away from what they were doing well once Man City got them back in the game, so that’s a credit to them as a group."

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Paul Konchesky wants West Ham to take the game to Manchester United in his second match as a WSL manager.

“We know they have got a strong team,” the former England defender said.

“Being at home, we will make it as hard as it as it can be for them - we won't give anyone an easy game. My team will play on the front foot and we will make it hard to beat us. We know they are an attacking team. But there is always a weakness when you've got a very attacking team, and hopefully, we can exploit that weakness."

Konchesky also discussed the development of his squad.

“I think everyone knows what West Ham is about," he said. "We do go and buy players. But we also try and get some best young ones that we possibly can from our local area. We have had a few young players in the squad this year. So we're going to be a mixture - and that's what West Ham is about."

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Manchester United have aspirations of upsetting the established cartel this season and breaking into the top three and earning a Champions League spot for the first time.

Their season got off to the perfect start with a 4-0 over Reading at Leigh Sports Village last weekend and they have been challenged to back up the win.

“We have to put back-to-back performances on again and continue to do that," said Man Utd boss Marc Skinner.

"If we’re serious about what we want to achieve this year, our players have to be in a mode where we go into West Ham – difficult environment to go into, they’ve just won there so it’s going to be a difficult game – [and] we have to show our qualities and find ways of winning that game too.

"I know how difficult it’s going to be, and we say this every week but I think it shows… when you look at the Chelsea result and the Manchester City result last week, nobody would expect that. It was a warning to everybody in the league that at any time, anybody can win in this league."

We'll spend the half-time interval building up to West Ham v Man Utd and Leicester v Aston Villa, which both get under way in less than 10 minutes time.

Former Aston Villa youth player Shannon O'Brien comes in for Leicester. The 20-year-old forward replaces Natasha Flint in Lydia Bedford's starting selection.

Leicester City XI: Levell, Tierney, Pike, Whelan, Simon, Green, Howard, Jones, Plumptre, Purfield, O'Brien.

Aston Villa, meanwhile, are unchanged following their thrilling 4-3 victory over Manchester City in their opener.

Aston Villa XI: Hampton, Mayling, Patten, Turner, Pacheco, Corsie, Dali, Blindkilde, Lehmann, Daly, Hanson.

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The goal was a daisy clutter of a shot from the Korean international. From a moment, I just wondered if it was going to be curled wide and she just about got it right.

A really neat finish from Lee Geum-Min which gives the Seagulls the lead in front of what is perhaps a record crowd at the Amex Stadium.

That one is cleared too and referee Lauren Impey blows for the interval.

Brighton deservedly go in ahead.

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The first corner is cleared, but Megan Walsh ends up clawing a cross behind for another.

Reading have a corner in first-half stoppage time.

Can they go in level?

Brighton have definitely been the better team. Reading are starting to look like a side that hasn't won for over six months.

Katie Robinson, who came into the side today, jinks past the defender to create a shooting opportunity but it is straight into the hands of Grace Moloney.

West Ham manager Paul Konchesky has stuck with the starting line-up that overcame Everton on the opening day.

West Ham XI: Arnold, Longhurst, Parker, Cissoko, Smith, Asseyi, Ziu, Brynjarsdottir, Shimizu, Hayashi, Evans.

Subs: Hillyerd, Fisk, Stringer, Flannery, Houssein, Filis, Kyvag, Atkinson, Walker.

Manchester United also name an unchanged side from their 4-0 opening-day victory at home to Reading.

Man Utd XI: Earps, Batlle, Le Tissier, Turner, Blundell, Zelem, Ladd, L Garcia, Toone, Galton, Russo.

Subs: Baggaley, Thorisdottir, Tounkara, Boe Risa, Moore, Leon, Parris, Thomas.

YELLOW CARDpublished at 36 mins

36 mins

Brighton 0-0 Reading

Ouch! That's going to hurt!

Elisabeth Terland looks to run onto her own header for the hosts, and goes sliding in, studs up, on Grace Moloney.

Terland, who has joined Brighton this summer, goes into the book.

Moloney is fine to continue after some treatment.

Amalie Eikeland is struggling to get in the game for Reading at the top end of the pitch.

She's only had eight touches so far.