Leah Galton is back to her feet and play resumes.

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Emma Sanders
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Today's attendance at Villa Park is 12,533 which is a new club record for a WSL game according to the stadium announcement.

Manchester United's Leah Galton is down and receiving treatment.

How close was that?!

Rachel Daly fires off a quick shot from the edge of the box after an Aston Villa and her dipping effort just clips the top of the crossbar.

That's the closest Aston Villa have come to scoring.

Everton have failed to win in their last three matches when conceding the opening goal in the Women's Super League dating back to April 2023 against Reading.

Judging by their first-half performance, it would have to be a monumental comeback for Everton to put that right today.

Both teams look to the bench.

Geyse makes way for Rachel Williams for Manchester United.

And Adriana Leon makes her Aston Villa debut, replacing Alisha Lehmann.

Siobhan Chamberlain
Ex-England and Man Utd goalkeeper on BBC Two

Le Tissier knew exactly what she was doing there, it is a blatant body check.

Salmon was running across her and she just goes right into her.

She is lucky that the referee hasn't seen that properly or she would have gotten some sort of card there.

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Adriana Leon is preparing to come on for Villa. Manchester United's Rachel Williams is also getting ready.

The physio is called on after Ebony Salmon goes down in the Manchester United box. The referee doesn't give the foul.

It was outside the box so would have just been a free-kick but Maya Le Tissier is lucky to not have been penalised after Salmon is knocked to the ground.

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BBC Sport at Villa Park

This really could go either way. It's such an intriguing tactical battle at Villa Park.

Both teams have played with quality and there's been chances.

Geyse looks like the most likely to score and every time she has the ball the United fans are on their feet. But Villa are well in this.

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Rachel Daly is back to her feet. That will be a huge relief for Aston Villa.

Brighton take a two-goal cushion into the break thanks to a double from Elisabeth Terland.

Plenty of work for Everton to do.

Rachel Daly is down with an injury.

She seems to be holding her foot after a challenge with Hayley Ladd.

There's nothing to separate these sides after an hour has been played but the stats tell a story of the visitor's dominance.

Manchester United have had 13 shots to Aston Villa's six.

Hanna Bennison is caught on the ball and Pauline Bremer pounces.

She charges into the box and takes the shot but is denied by a flying block from Elise Stenevik.

I'm sure Everton are looking forward to half-time.

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And we're back in action at Villa Park. That stoppage was short-lived.

There's a stoppage in play with Lucy Parker down and needing treatment.

Aston Villa have a chance of their own.

Anna Patten shimmies past a United defender but Kirsty Hanson can't get a shot away. Hanson then fires over soon after.

Siobhan Chamberlain
Ex-England and Man Utd goalkeeper on BBC Two

Villa now having Ebony Salmon on the pitch gives them so many more options.

She can hold the ball up, go long and run in behind, dribble at defenders.

Her runs will stretch United, make more gaps between their lines, which in turn will help other Villa players to get on the ball more higher up the field.

Everton have an opportunity on the counter but Hanna Bennison's pass to Martina Piemonte is not sharp enough.

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