For all of the possession and dominance that Villa are having, it isn't resulting in many clear-cut chances.

There's another Kenza Dali delivery towards Rachel Daly which goes begging and the hosts are still on the lookout for a breakthrough.

Villa are being given so much space here by Spurs. They're passing it around the Tottenham half for fun and aren't facing much pressure while doing so.

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Kerys Harrop replaces Amy Turner for Spurs, who had a bit of medical attention earlier. That's a forced substitution which Rehanne Skinner will not have wanted to make.

We're back in action and Turner is fine to carry on.

Here's how the first 15 minutes panned out. That's a lot of football played in Spurs' final third.

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We've got a stoppage now as Amy Turner receives some treatment on the pitch.

Amy Turner becomes the first player of 2023 to be booked after fouling a Villa player.

Spurs haven't had a single touch in Villa's box yet after the first quarter of an hour.

Aston Villa find their way into the box once again after a slick passing move, but the final ball towards Daly from Kenza Daly is intercepted by Molly Bartrip.

They're all over this one.

The hosts have tried to go long and play with the conditions a few times, but they seem to fail to reach Rachel Daly every time they do so.

For the stats fans out there, Villa are already up to 0.21 expected goals after three shots, two of which have been on target.

Spurs struggling to click here. Their passing has been wayward on the rare occasion they've received the ball and they're not yet at the same level of intensity as Villa.

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Spurs are having to do a lot of defending at the moment.

As expected, it's Rachel Daly who's played the biggest role at the start of this game and the Villa attack are going for this one.

Tottenham yet to get started.

Conditions aren't the greatest in Walsall today, the teams are fighting their opposition and the rain and wind.

Villa having the better of the opening exchanges at the minute.

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Jordan Nobbs has got the number 88 shirt for Aston Villa, by the way.

Jordan Nobbs has her first glimpse of action in a Villa shirt only 30 seconds in as she hits a tame shot at Tinja-Riika Korpela from distance.

The WSL is up and running for 2023.

The teams are out at the Bescot Stadium for this afternoon's game with kickoff coming up shortly.

Since joining Villa in the summer Rachel Daly has proved herself to be one of the WSL's best goalscorers, currently level with Manchester City's Khadija Shaw with eight in nine games.

Her goals have been worth eight points to Aston Villa this season, twice as valuable as any other player's strikes in the WSL this season.

Daly's eight goals also account for 62% of Aston Villa's 13 scored so far this term.

A reminder that she plays as a defender for England.

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Both sides suffered losses by a three-goal margin in their final game before the winter break.

Tottenham lost 3-0 to Everton in the league's final match, with defender Ashleigh Neville being sent off in the 90th minute.

Villa, meanwhile, were beaten 4-1 by Arsenal.

Watch the highlights of those games:

If you'd said a couple of years ago that Jordan Nobbs and Lucy Staniforth would be Aston Villa players, few would believe you.

But Villa have had a statement January transfer window so far, bringing in the two England internationals from Arsenal and Manchester United respectively on permanent deals.

They start for Carla Ward's side today.

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