Man City stand-in skipper Kerstin Casparij looks to mark her 100th club appearance with a goal but her shot is met by a good block at the back stick.

Oona Siren runs onto a loose ball on the edge of the box and smashes a shot high and wide of the target.

The ball is back rolling in Dagenham.

Hosts West Ham made a change at the break, with Anouk Denton coming on for Yu Endo at the back.

Lindsay Johnson
Former Liverpool defender on BBC 5 Sports Extra

On Man City potentially being six points clear at Christmas:

It's massive. It just shows what consistency does. We've said that City haven't blown teams away. They've just gone about their business quietly and grown in confidence, and I think if you're six points clear at the end of Christmas then you'd be looking forward to that break and to go again in January.

Lauren Hemp almost makes it 3-0 straight from the re-start with a rasping drive that stretches Sabrina D'Angelo to her maximum to keep it out of the Villa goal.

Sam Kerr and Wieke Kaptein are on for Aggie Beever-Jones and Lauren James at the break.

Chelsea get the ball rolling.

Chantelle Swaby is replaced by Celeste Boureille as the second half begins.

Back under way at Joie Stadium.

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• Khadija Shaw has now scored the opening goal in 3 Women's Super League matches this season.
• Khadija Shaw has now scored nine goals in 11 WSL appearances in 25-26
• Khadija Shaw has netted in four WSL games in a row

Oh and if those stats weren't enough, Shaw's first goal against Villa today saw her become the first player in Man City's professional era to reach 100 goals for the club.

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Liverpool

Liverpool have now gone three whole halves of football without registering a shot on target.

Top scorer Beata Olsson has had just 6 touches, none of which have been taken in the West Ham box.

Gareth Taylor has to change something at half time if they are to try to claim a precious win, their first of the season, here.

No clue, Miranda.

She'd make my top three at the very least every single time.

Lindsay Johnson
Former Liverpool defender on BBC 5 Sports Extra

It's disappointing for Aston Villa. They started the game so well but Man City have grown and grown and Shaw's grown as well. The last 10 minutes the ball's been a magnet to her.

Two really good goals and it's a mountain for Aston Villa now. They're going to have to think about how they can stop Bunny Shaw getting another goal in the second half.

We've had everything but a goal as we reach the break in East London.

Bunny Shaw's two superb goals put the league leaders in command at the break.

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Chelsea have been made to toil but manage to lead at the break thanks to an excellent strike from Sandy Baltimore.

Lindsay Johnson
Former Liverpool defender on BBC 5 Sports Extra

What an excellent finish from Bunny Shaw. She's so quick and powerful and has such quick feet.

She finishes it with a really well placed shot into that far corner.

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter at Joie Stadium

She's just so good. Khadija Shaw has been her usual world-class self today and that second goal, with a sharp turn inside, was excellent.

Half time in Leicester.

Not the most thrilling first half you'll ever see.

Lucy Parker has been superb at the back so far for Villa.

She showed great awareness to keep an eye on Bunny Shaw at the back post there and nick in to intercept Lauren Hemp's cross before the forward could claim her second goal of the afternoon.