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 12:13 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Man City v Chelsea (12:30 BST)

    We'll start building up to Man City v Chelsea which is tantalisingly close.

    What drama awaits at the Joie Stadium?

  2. Postpublished at 12:13 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Brighton 0-0 West Ham

    Rehanne Skinner's side are working the ball around the pitch very nicely indeed.

    They didn't have much possession against City last weekend, but they are looking strong today.

    Terland tries to evade the challenges of west ham defenders.Image source, Getty Images
  3. Postpublished at 12:08 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Brighton 0-0 West Ham

    West Ham have had the brighter start.

    Brighton are trying to play out from the back but West Ham are doing a good job of piling on the pressure on the home side.

  4. CLOSE!published at 12:05 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Brighton 0-0 West Ham

    A really quick start for both teams and Kirsty Smith comes very close to scoring for West Ham there.

    She collects the ball in the middle of the box before turning and unleashing a strike, but it floats above the Brighton crossbar.

  5. KICK-OFFpublished at 12:02 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Brighton 0-0 West Ham

    A quick change of ends and we're ready at Broadfield Stadium.

    The players take the knee before Brighton get today's WSL action started from the centre circle.

    The captains conduct the coin toss before kick off.Image source, Getty Images
  6. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 11:58 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Brighton v West Ham (12:00 BST)

    We're just a couple of minutes away from kick-off. Who do you think will come out on top at Broadfield Stadium this afternoon?

    Hit the thumbs up for Brighton, or the thumbs down for West Ham?

  7. Stats: Brighton v West Hampublished at 11:56 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Brighton v West Ham (12:00 BST)

    • After beating Everton on the opening weekend, Brighton are looking to win consecutive league matches for the first time since February-March 2022.
    • West Ham have won just one of their last 13 league matches (D3 L9).
    • Brighton have lost five of their last seven home matches in the WSL (W2), although they did beat West Ham during this run back in May (1-0).
  8. How did Brighton and West Ham get on last weekend?published at 11:53 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Brighton v West Ham (12:00 BST)

    Emily Ramsey of Everton challenges Elisabeth TerlandImage source, Getty Images

    Let's have a quick recap of how both Brighton and West Ham got on in their opening WSL fixtures.

    It was a great start for Melissa Phillips' side as Elisabeth Terland netted two first-half goals to give them a 2-1 win against Everton.

    The Seagulls looked fluent in attack with Terland and summer signing Pauline Bremer posing a constant threat to the Everton defence.

    Meanwhile, Rehanne Skinner's reign at West Ham started with a 2-0 defeat by West Ham.

    Skinner, who was sacked by relegation-threatened Tottenham in March, has lost her last 10 matches as a WSL boss.

    Can she end that losing streak today?

    Rehanne SkinnerImage source, Getty Images
  9. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 11:49 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

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    As always you can have your say on today's action.

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  10. Team news - Shaw and Kerr on the benchpublished at 11:46 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Man City v Chelsea (12:30 BST)

    Emma Sanders
    BBC Sport at Joie Stadium

    Gareth Taylor makes two changes from the Manchester City side who beat West Ham in their opening WSL fixture.

    The big news is that last season's top scorer Khadija Shaw has recovered from injury and is on the bench.

    Esme Morgan comes in for Leila Ouahabi, who was sent off last week and will serve a three-match ban.

    Deyna Castellanos also drops to the bench as Filippa Angeldal comes into the side.

    Manchester City XI: Keating, Aleixandri, Greenwood, Fowler, Kelly, Hemp, Angeldahl, Morgan, Roord, Hasegawa, Kennedy.

    Subs: MacIver, Houghton, Coombs, Castellanos, Park, Casparij, Shaw, Mace, Blakstad.

    Manchester City XIImage source, Getty Images

    Chelsea boss Emma Hayes makes three changes from the side who beat Tottenham last weekend.

    While City have Shaw back on the bench, Chelsea welcome the return of Australia striker Sam Kerr to their substitutes list.

    Ashley Lawrence is handed her first start since joining this summer, while Jessie Fleming makes her 100th appearance for the club. Erin Cuthbert also returns for her 200th appearance.

    Maren Mjelde, Sjoeke Nusken and Johanna Rytting Kaneryd drop to the bench.

    Chelsea XI: Musovic, Fishel, Bright, Ingle, Carter, James, Reiten, Lawrence, Fleming, Charles, Cuthbert.

    Subs: Berger, Nusken, Leupolz, Kirby, Perisset, Mjelde, Kaneryd, Kerr, Cankovic.

    Chelsea XIImage source, BBC Sport
  11. Postpublished at 11:43 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    FT: Man Utd 2-2 Arsenal

  12. Lacasse's late heroics earn Arsenal draw at Man Utdpublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    FT: Man Utd 2-2 Arsenal

    Cloe Lacasse celebrates for ArsenalImage source, Getty Images

    Just the five WSL matches today after Manchester United and Arsenal played out a 2-2 draw on Friday night.

    Marc Skinner's United thought they had won it when Melvine Malard scored on her debut in the 81st minute, but Cloe Lacasse hit a stunning stoppage-time goal to earn the Gunners their first point of the season.

    Arsenal had gone ahead early on at Leigh Sports Village when Stina Blackstenius showed power and pace to get away from Hannah Blundell before coolly slotting into the far corner.

    That advantage lasted a mere 13 minutes, with United gifted a route back into the contest by goalkeeper Sabrina D'Angelo.

    The Canadian mistimed a clearance and allowed Leah Galton the chance to roll the ball into an open goal.

    The draw means United sit at the top of the table with four points, but I'm sure that won't be the same for much longer.

    You can read the match report from that game here.

  13. What's coming up today?published at 11:36 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Here's a look at today's WSL fixtures...

    12:00

    Brighton v West Ham

    12:30

    Manchester City v Chelsea (BBC Two)

    14:00

    Tottenham v Bristol City

    15:00

    Leicester v Everton

    18:45

    Liverpool v Aston Villa (BBC Sport website and app)

    All times BST

  14. Team news - Terland leads line for unchanged Brightonpublished at 11:34 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Brighton v West Ham (12:00 BST)

    Melissa Phillips names an unchanged Brighton side from last weekend's 2-1 victory at Everton.

    Elisabeth Terland leads the line once again for the Seagulls after bagging two goals in their WSL opener.

    Brighton XI: Baggaley, Thorisdottir Pattinson, Bergsvand, Losada, Bremer, Lee, Zigiotti, Terland, Kullberg, Robinson.

    Subs: Evrard, Sarri, Carabali, Hawsby, Pinto, Symonds, Haley, Rule, Startup.

    Brighton XIImage source, BBC Sport

    Rehanne Skinner makes one change from her West Ham side that fell to a 2-0 defeat against a 10-player Manchester City.

    Anouk Denton comes in to replace Mel Filis in the Hammers' midfield.

    Riko Ueki starts despite limping off before the 60-minute mark against City.

    West Ham XI: Arnold, Smith, Shimizu, Stringer, Evans, Ueki, Denton, Hayashi, Asseyi, Cooke, Cissoko.

    Subs: Walsh, Atkinson, Harries, Filis, Ademiluyi, Flannery.

    West Ham XIImage source, Getty Images
  15. Hello!published at 11:30 British Summer Time 8 October 2023

    Women's Super League branding on the corner flagImage source, Getty Images

    Manchester United and Arsenal got the weekend started with a bang on Friday night with a thrilling 2-2 draw.

    The rest of the Women's Super League teams are in action today and we've got a packed fixture list coming up.

    There's another top four clash between Manchester City and Chelsea - that one is live on BBC Two from 12:15 BST.

    But it all starts with Brighton hosting West Ham at Broadfield Stadium in just 30 minutes time.

    Let's have a quick look at the team news for that one.