Chelsea general manager Paul Green is cautious about underestimating Brighton after the Seagulls' previous performances against the Blues.

They have won one, drawn two and lost four of the games they've played with Chelsea.

“We know that Brighton over the last few years have been a very difficult opponent for us and we take them very seriously,” Green said.

“When they perform to their best levels, they can be stubborn and make it difficult for teams and they do have a little bit of quality in their squad.

“We need to keep the winning run going but we have respect for Brighton, we know what a tricky opponent they can be and how well set up they are defensively. Over the last two or three years, they have been a stubborn opponent for us so we go there knowing that we need to find a way of unlocking them defensively.”

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Brighton boss Hope Powell wants her side to show the "passion and desire" which they did in the second half of last weekend's 4-0 loss to Manchester United.

They conceded three in the first half but improved after the break to only let in one more.

“We recognise the ability of Chelsea, the depth and the quality that they have,” Powell said. “I think we just have to take care of ourselves, we know it is going to be tough but we just have to be prepared for that fight.

“I’m hoping that we carry forward that passion and desire that we showed in the second half against Manchester United last weekend.”

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Moving swiftly on, let's have a look at the table.

Chelsea currently sit third in the WSL and could go level with Arsenal and Manchester United if they beat Brighton this evening.

Here's how the top half of the table looks after this weekend's other five matches:

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An interesting stat for you after this afternoon's results. There have now been 25 WSL games this season and we're yet to have a single draw.

Well, I thought it was interesting anyway...

Brighton v Chelsea draws the curtains on this weekend of Women's Super League action, but we've already had five fixtures.

• Tottenham 0-3 Man City
• Aston Villa 0-1 Everton
• Liverpool 0-2 Arsenal
• Leicester 0-1 Man Utd
• West Ham 3-2 Reading

Mia: England, Fleming, Perisset and Kaneryd getting the justice they deserve... lets go!

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BBC Sport at Broadfield Stadium

Brighton make two changes to the side that started the 4-0 defeat at Manchester United on October 16.

Academy graduate Libby Bance starts in place of Danielle Carter in attack, while Veatriki Sarri is promoted from the bench. Jorja Fox is not in the matchday squad.

Brighton starting XI: Walsh, Sarri, Pattinson, Lee, Zigiotti, Terland, Green, Kullberg, Bance, Williams, Robinson

Subs: Startup, Carter, Connolly, Stott, Park, Jarvis, Ferguson

General manager Paul Green hinted that Chelsea would rotate their side tonight and they make seven changes to the team who began the 1-0 win at PSG on Thursday.

Ann-Katrin Berger, Millie Bright, Erin Cuthbert and Niamh Charles are the four players to keep their place, with a star-studded bench including Sam Kerr and Magda Eriksson.

Chelsea starting XI: Berger, Nouwen, Bright, Carter, England, James, Perisset, Fleming, Kaneryd, Charles, Cuthbert

Subs: Musovic, Ingle, Reiten, Svitkova, Eriksson, Kerr, Harder, Buchanan, Abdullina

Right then, let's get some team news for you...

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BBC Sport at Broadfield Stadium

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There was thunder, lightning and heavy rain over Crawley at around 4.30pm, and an initial pitch inspection took place at around 5pm.

Ground staff tended to one corner of the turf and players and staff popped out to take a look. Brighton captain Victoria Williams was among those to spend a few minutes in one of the dugouts surveying the scene.

The game was declared on at around 5.45pm - good news for the record number of fans expected to attend a women's game at the People's Pension Stadium.

It was touch and go for a while but - despite something of a deluge over Crawley - the final game of this Women's Super League weekend will go ahead.

Chelsea are still without manager Emma Hayes as she recovers from surgery, but they do have the chance to go top of the table - albeit that would require a six-goal win to overhaul Arsenal and Manchester United on goals scored.

As for Brighton, they've won just one of their opening three games and will be looking to bounce back after a 4-0 hammering against United last weekend.

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