Summary

  • Result: Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa - Marie Hobinger with opener; Natasha Flint adds second with fine turn and finish

  • Earlier: Man City 1-1 Chelsea - Guro Reiten equalises in stoppage time after Chloe Kelly opener

  • City have Alex Greenwood and Lauren Hemp sent off

  • Other results: Brighton 0-2 West Ham, Tottenham 3-1 Bristol City, Leicester 1-0 Everton

  1. Postpublished at 15:10 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Leicester 0-0 Everton

    A very bright start to the game from both sides.

    Plenty of attacking promise on show and early chances at either end.

    It looks like we have an exciting encounter on our hands.

  2. CLOSE!published at 15:08 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Leicester 0-0 Everton

    Lena Petermann nearly catches Emily Ramsey out in the Everton goal.

    The keeper dwells too long in possession and her pocket is picked by the Leicester forward.

    Thankfully for the visitors, the subsequent shot is put wide of the post.

  3. Read the reportpublished at 15:08 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    FT: Man City 1-1 Chelsea

    Emma Sanders
    BBC Sport at Joie Stadium

    Be sure to check out Emma Sanders' report on the match at the Joie Stadium in the link below.

  4. KICK-OFFpublished at 15:06 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Tottenham 3-0 Bristol City

    Three first-half goals for Tottenham. How many can they add in this second half?

    Or can Bristol City pull off an incredible comeback?

    We're back under way at Brisbane Road.

  5. 'We just need that togetherness and we'll shine this season'published at 15:04 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    FT: Man City 1-1 Chelsea

    Manchester City

    Manchester City goalkeeper and Player of the Match Khiara Keating: "I just did what I need to do for the team and obviously the team showed togetherness today to get the point. We were aiming for the win but circumstances with nine people on the pitch, we did what we could to get an outcome out of the game.

    On what was said in the dressing room at half-time: "Even though we were a player down, we weren't going to let it affect the momentum that we had and we were still aiming for the win and to keep the three points."

    "Obviously it was a great result, a point that we may need later on in the season but I think the team is so together and that's what we need. For all the games that we have left, I feel like we just need that togetherness and we'll shine this season."

  6. Postpublished at 15:02 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Leicester 0-0 Everton

    An early effort on target for Everton.

    Martina Piemonte finds herself in space on the edge of the box and fires goalwards, but Janina Leitzig in the Leicester goal is equal to it.

    PiemonteImage source, Getty Images
  7. 'That is not us at our best'published at 15:02 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    FT: Man City 1-1 Chelsea

    Chelsea

    Chelsea boss Emma Hayes: "I thought we were slow coming out at the beginning, we know that that's going to be the case with a sold out crowd they are going to put us under pressure. I was disappointed with how we started the game but we grew into the first half. Our challenge today was our final third play, that's where we laboured and struggled. Poor execution and poor decision making in the final third.

    "People think it's easy against 10 or nine but it's harder because you have to work harder in some ways. We waited too much and the crowd got behind them.

    "I'm pleased we got a goal, it shows our resilience but that is not us at our best today.

    "This is a place that is really difficult to come to. A draw is a normal score line here. For Man City, second game in at home, this is a game they really want to win.

    "You play 11 v 11 all week and the suddenly it's 11 v 9 and teams just get compact in the central areas and it's difficult to break down as it always is when an opponent goes down to 10 or nine and that's something for us to reflect on. I'm pleased with our discipline on yellow cards, you have to keep your discipline on a yellow card and I think the two players on a yellow card at half-time, Lauren [James] and Niamh [Charles] did do that."

  8. KICK-OFFpublished at 15:00 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Leicester 0-0 Everton

    And we are under way at King Power stadium.

    The hosts Leicester picked up a huge win on the opening day of the season, visitors Everton are looking to bounce back after a defeat.

  9. 'Neither Emma nor I enjoyed that, the decisions were a spoiler'published at 14:58 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    FT: Man City 1-1 Chelsea

    Manchester City

    Manchester City boss Gareth Taylor speaking to BBC Two: "It does feel like we deserved more out of the game than a point. For the endeavour, effort and togetherness we showed, I thought we were quality.

    "In the first fifteen minutes we were quality and I thought that we were so dominant. I had a feeling that we were going to score today, that we would overrun them.

    "The gamechanger is Alex's [Greenwood] red card. It changes everything. It is frustrating, particularly when we seemed to have gone from here to here [one extreme to another] on dishing out those yellow cards.

    "It is a difficult one to take because the players were magnificent defending the box against some really physical, direct players. Then with Alanna off the pitch we think Khiara has pulled off the save at the vital moment [but they go on and score].

    "I'm so proud of the players. We were tremendous last week. This week was a different game. I spoke to Emma [Hayes] at the end and neither of us enjoyed that because those few decisions were a spoiler. All we want to see is consistency. If that is going to happen in a game like that, then we need to see that applied across every game."

  10. HALF-TIMEpublished at 14:52 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Tottenham 3-0 Bristol City

    That Eveliina Summanen stunner wraps up the half.

    It's a long way back for Bristol City.

  11. Three changes for Toffees as they hunt first winpublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Leicester v Everton (15:00 BST)

    Two-goal hero at Bristol City Jutta Rantala keeps her place as Leicester look to build on a great start to the season after that 4-2 victory.

    Leicester XI: Leitzig, Nevin, Tierney, Howard, Rantala, Petermann, Whelan, Cayman, Green, Goodwin, O'Brien.

    Subs: Mears, Bott, Thibaud, Palmer, Robinson, Rose, Baker, Cain, Draper.

    Leicester XI.Image source, BBC Sport

    Everton have made three changes from defeat against Brighton, with first starts for Justine Vanhaevermaet, Heather Payne and Emma Bissell.

    Everton XI: Ramsey, Veje, Bjorn, Vanhaevermaet, Bennison, Bissell, Hope, Piamonte, Payne, Finnigan, Galli.

    Subs: Brosnan, Campbell, Wheeler, Duggan, Sorensen, Wilding, Aherne, Olesen.

    Everton XIImage source, BBC Sport
  12. goal

    GOAL Tottenham 3-0 Bristol Citypublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Eveliina Summanen

    That's what you call top bins!

    Grace Clinton earns a free-kick just outside the box and it's Eveliina Summanen who steps up to take it.

    The Finland international lets it fly through the air and it nestles itself inside the top right corner. Lovely stuff.

  13. Postpublished at 14:46 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Tottenham 2-0 Bristol City

    Bristol City are trying to work their way into this match but they aren't having much luck in front of goal.

    We've got four minutes of added time for the first half.

  14. 'Decisions ruined the game to a degree'published at 14:45 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    FT: Man City 1-1 Chelsea

    Fara Williams
    Former England midfielder on BBC Two

    Gareth Taylor is feeling frustrated, the fans are feeling frustrated, you can hear the boos for the officials at full time.

    Some of the decisions in the game were really poor, they ruined the game to a degree.

    But what you see is a City team who are together, who have great character, that fought for 55 minutes against a top class team in Chelsea and probably had the better chances in that second half.

    To concede when they did, I am deflated for them.

  15. Postpublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    FT: Man City 1-1 Chelsea

    Man City boss Gareth Taylor says the sending off for Alex Greenwood "changed everything."

    Full quotes to follow.

  16. Postpublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    FT: Man City 1-1 Chelsea

    Man City had the full complement of 11 players for 37 minutes.

    Then, Alex Greenwood was shown a second yellow card in the 38th minute.

    Things went from bad to worse in the second half when Lauren Hemp was also shown a second yellow card in the 81st minute.

    To get a draw out of that is quite the achievement from Man City.

  17. Postpublished at 14:40 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Tottenham 2-0 Bristol City

    You have to feel for Arsenal goalkeeper Kaylan Marckese there. She won't make that mistake again.

    For Martha Thomas, that's two goals in two games. Not bad for the former Manchester United forward.

  18. WATCH: City go down to nine as Hemp is sent offpublished at 14:39 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    FT: Man City 1-1 Chelsea

    Lauren Hemp was sent off as Man City went down to nine players in a drama filled game at the Joie Stadium.

    Media caption,

    Man CIty v Chelsea: City down to nine as Lauren Hemp is sent off

  19. Postpublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    FT: Man City 1-1 Chelsea

    Goodness me, what a game!

  20. goal

    GOAL - Tottenham 2-0 Bristol Citypublished at 14:36 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Martha Thomas

    Oh dear. It goes from bad to worse for Bristol City.

    It's an absolute gift from Kaylan Marckese. The Bristol City goalkeeper takes an age to hit the ball downfield. Martha Thomas chases her down and the ball rebounds off the Tottenham striker and into the goal.