Summary

  • FT: Brighton 0-3 Chelsea - James double & Kirby for visitors

  • WSL leaders Chelsea looking to go six points clear

  • Brighton yet to win back-to-back league games this season

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  1. Postpublished at 45+1 mins

    Brighton 0-0 Chelsea

    Guro Reiten's corner is awkward for Sophie Baggaley, but the Chelsea goalkeeper does well to tip it behind for another corner.

  2. Postpublished at 45+1 mins

    Brighton 0-0 Chelsea

    One minute added on at the end of the first half.

  3. Postpublished at 45 mins

    Brighton 0-0 Chelsea

    Lauren James tries to weave through, this time Guro Bergsvand does well to block her effort behind for a corner.

  4. Postpublished at 45 mins

    Brighton 0-0 Chelsea

    There is Brighton's first shot in target.

    It's not a problem for Hannah Hampton, though. Veatriki Sarri is a long way out, it takes a deflection off Erin Cuthbert, and it's a comfortable save for the Chelsea goalkeeper.

  5. Postpublished at 18:14 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January

    Brighton 0-0 Chelsea

    Emma Sanders
    BBC Sport at Broadfield Stadium

    Huge cheers around the ground when Vicky Losada robbed the ball off Lauren James on the edge of the box. Chelsea have created a lot but Brighton are working hard to keep that clean sheet.

  6. Postpublished at 44 mins

    Brighton 0-0 Chelsea

    Guro Reiten cuts the ball back to Lauren James on the edge of the area, this time it's Vicky Losada's job to produce a well-executed interception and Chelsea are marshalled back.

  7. Postpublished at 42 mins

    Brighton 0-0 Chelsea

    Johanna Rytting Kaneryd gets down the line, she passes to Lauren James, Brighton intercept, they get the ball away.

    Seen a lot of that so far.

  8. Postpublished at 41 mins

    Brighton 0-0 Chelsea

    Not long left in the first half.

    Brighton are still yet to have a shot on target, but they've defended well.

  9. Postpublished at 18:10 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January

    Brighton 0-0 Chelsea

    Emma Sanders
    BBC Sport at Broadfield Stadium

    Roles reversed. Fran Kirby set-up Guro Reiten for that earlier missed chance and this time it was the other way around.

    Both should have been goals!

  10. Postpublished at 40 mins

    Brighton 0-0 Chelsea

    Chance!

    Guro Reiten sends a low drive across the box and it's met by Fran Kirby on the edge of the six-yard area, but she sends her first-time effort over the crossbar.

  11. Postpublished at 39 mins

    Brighton 0-0 Chelsea

    Erin Cuthbert sends the ball down the line to Lauren James, but it's Maria Thorisdottir who comes out on top in that battle once more and the ball goes behind for a goal kick.

    There's some debate about whether that should have been a corner, though.

  12. Postpublished at 36 mins

    Brighton 0-0 Chelsea

    Chelsea have had the better chances of late - and Veatriki Sarri's effort in the 29th minute was their first since the first minute - but they're being held at bay for the time being.

    Will they find a breakthrough before the break?

    Maria Thorisdottir of Brighton & Hove Albion in action against her former side ChelseaImage source, Getty Images
  13. Postpublished at 18:04 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January

    Brighton 0-0 Chelsea

    Emma Sanders
    BBC Sport at Broadfield Stadium

    Chelsea are increasingly building pressure now. Melissa Phillips has become more animated in the dugout and we're seeing more from Lauren James, Fran Kirby and Guro Reiten.

  14. Postpublished at 33 mins

    Brighton 0-0 Chelsea

    Guro Reiten takes the resulting corner. The ball is cleared, but Chelsea manage to recycle.

    Niamh Charles attempts a header at the back post but she misses the target.

  15. Postpublished at 32 mins

    Brighton 0-0 Chelsea

    Lauren James breaks through on the right-hand side and sends a cross into the box.

    It results in a bit of pinball in the box, but once again Brighton manage to clear their lines.

  16. Postpublished at 31 mins

    Brighton 0-0 Chelsea

    That's ambitious from Veatriki Sarri, and it doesn't end up troubling Hannah Hampton.

    She has the ball outside of the area and shoots, but she fires a good distance wide of the far post.

  17. Postpublished at 29 mins

    Brighton 0-0 Chelsea

    Brighton make a big mistake as Chelsea launch the ball forward with a defender completely mistiming an interception, but her teammates rush back and they manage to shut down Fran Kirby.

  18. Postpublished at 27 mins

    Brighton 0-0 Chelsea

    Lauren James is increasingly getting into this game.

    She cuts through on the right-hand side and drills the ball into the middle, but it's spinning away from the goal and Sophie Baggaley catches.

    Lauren James (right) in actionImage source, Getty Images
  19. Postpublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 27 January

    Brighton 0-0 Chelsea

    Emma Sanders
    BBC Sport at Broadfield Stadium

    Guro Reiten simply has to score. She's far too good to miss chances like that. There were shocked faces in the media box.

  20. Postpublished at 26 mins

    Brighton 0-0 Chelsea

    Ohhh!

    Fran Kirby cuts the ball back excellently towards Guro Reiten in the middle of the Brighton box.

    She fires wide of the far post. That was a huge chance.

    Guro ReitenImage source, Getty Images