Martha Thomas runs onto a great through ball as Tottenham look to get back into the game but she can't quite get there in time and it goes out for a goal-kick.

Having just given away the penalty, Eveliina Summanen tries to make amends but her tame shot is easily saved by Daphne van Domselaar.

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Great start for Aston Villa. It was their first real attack and Adriana Leon was taken out. Rachel Daly made no mistake from the spot.

Penalty to Aston Villa!

Adriana Leon has her leg kicked by Eveliina Summanen in the box and the referee points to the spot.

A Tottenham free-kick is lifted into the area but cleared by the Villa defence.

Positive start from Tottenham, who are on the attack within the first minute.

A minute's silence is observed before the match for the innocent people who have died in Israel and Gaza and both sets of players take the knee.

We're now under way at the Bescot Stadium.

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• Spurs forward Martha Thomas has scored in five of her last six WSL starts, netting five goals. She has scored in all three of Spurs’ games so far this season with no player scoring more WSL goals this season than Thomas.
• Aston Villa have lost both WSL matches this season when scoring first, losing 2-1 against both Man Utd and Arsenal. They only lost three of their first 24 games when scoring first in the competition (W18 D3 L3).
• Aston Villa have lost their opening three WSL games this season, only the second time they’ve done so along with 2020-21.
• Since an 8-0 away win at Brighton last October, Tottenham have kept just one clean sheet in 20 WSL matches, conceding 43 goals.

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Rachel Daly has scored one WSL goal so far this season, in Aston Villa's opening day defeat against Manchester United.

Now would be as good a time as any for last season's top scorer to get back among the goals as Aston Villa go in search of their first league win of the season.

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Man City are currently top of the table, level on points with Chelsea and this evening's opponents Leicester - but can they stay there?

Are Arsenal back on track after picking up their first win of the season last weekend?

How will Manchester United bounce back after losing to Paris Saint-Germain in Champions League second-round qualifying stage?

BBC Sport looks at five talking points ahead of the weekend's WSL action.

Read more here.

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Tottenham's two successive WSL wins, including their 3-1 victory at Brighton & Hove Albion last Sunday, is as many as they managed in their previous 18. They are looking to win three in a row for the first time since a run of five victories between May and October 2021.

Summer signing Martha Thomas has also scored in all three of Spurs' games so far this season.

"I'm very happy with six points from three games because you need that in the table, but it's actually the way we have performed," said new boss Robert Vilahamn.

"There will come times when we don't succeed and we lose games so we need to continue to develop. This season is all about that. I'm very happy with the start, but I know there will be tough times as well."

Villa manager Carla Ward is impressed by Vilahamn. "I met him in pre-season and he seems a really good guy who is clearly getting a tune out of his players," she said.

"I think they'll be tough opposition. They've shown what they're capable of and they've got off to a good start.

"Their second half against Chelsea was very good, and they've had a convincing couple of games.

"They're going to be a good, tough side. They're going to be a side that'll knock on the door of the top six."

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Who'd be a manager? Carla Ward must have thought her Aston Villa players were on course for a memorable victory at Emirates Stadium last Sunday before Arsenal struck in the 92nd and 94th minutes to win 2-1.

"It was heartbreak - there are no other words for it," said Ward, praising her players as "sensational" while also reflecting on the late goals they conceded on the opening day to lose by the same scoreline to Manchester United after taking a 76th-minute lead.

"We've analysed and we believe we know why. We believe we have a key understanding of elements that have played their part. If we can take that into this weekend, we'll put ourselves in a good position."

Both managers have been speaking ahead of the game - here's what they had to say.

Jordan Nobbs, Ebony Salmon and Adriana Leon start for Aston Villa, replacing Kirsty Hanson - sent off against Manchester United - Alisha Lehmann and Sarah Mayling.

Midfielder Kenza Dali is back in training but not ready for the matchday squad, and Georgia Mullett returns on the bench after missing last Sunday's defeat at Arsenal through illness.

Aston Villa XI: Van Domselaar, Turner, Corsie, Patten, Leon, Nobbs, Staniforth, Parker, Blindkilde, Daly, Salmon.

Subs: Leat, Mayling, Lehmann, McLoughlin, Mullett, Magill, Pacheco.

Tottenham make one change, Jessica Naz replacing Drew Spence.

One of Naz's fellow midfielders, Grace Clinton, will be buoyed by her England call-up. “She’s been brilliant," manager Robert Vilahamn said of the 20-year-old.

"From day one, she’s worked so hard and been open to learn, and I think you've seen how she can perform in this league.”

Bethany England (hip) and Ellie Brazil (anterior cruciate knee ligament) remain unavailable.

Tottenham XI: Spencer, Neville, Bartrip, Buhler, James, Summanen, Naz, Ahtinen, Clinton, Thomas, Bizet.

Subs: Votikova, Ale, Turner, Pearse, Spence, Graham, Ayane, Percival, Zhang.

Let's get some team news ahead of the early game.

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The Women's Super League has early and late games today, starting with Aston Villa's attempt to end their three-match losing start to the season at home to Tottenham at 12:30 BST.

It's been a different story for Spurs, who've won twice since their 2-1 defeat at Chelsea on the opening day and can move two points clear at the summit with victory at the Bescot Stadium.

Should they win, though, Tottenham will only be temporary table-toppers unless Leicester City and Manchester City draw at the King Power Stadium. That game kicks off at 17:15 BST, both teams having taken seven points from their first three fixtures.