Still end to end stuff at Villa Park, but no more goals yet.

Noelle Maritz darts down the right and tries to cut a pass back to Rachel Daly on the penalty spot but it's cut out at the last.

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter at Kingsmeadow

West Ham are struggling to deal with Chelsea's threat down the right-hand side. Any time Ellie Carpenter or Johanna Rytting Kaneryd pick up the ball, the crowd are cheering. They are relentless.

Ines Belloumou looks the most likely West Ham player to muster up a threat.

With better luck the Algeria international's delicate through balls could have had the Chelsea back line worrying.

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Martina Fernandez thinks she has levelled the scores for Manchester City, but the referee blows up for a foul on Ayake Yamashita.

I think that's harsh.

Signe Gaupset has the chance to find the back of the net on her WSL debut but after finding herself through on goal she can't lift the ball over Leicester keeper Olivia Clark.

It wouldn't have counted anyway, though, as the offside flag goes up.

Hannah Hampton is called into action for the first time this afternoon as she is required to run off her line to collect a dangerous delivery into the Chelsea box before a West Ham player can threaten the target.

Lauren Hemp slides in to try and get the ball over the line after a scramble in the six-yard box, but Martina Fernandez gets there first and makes a superb block.

Well anyone fearing that this game would be a snoozefest after the battling 0-0 draw between the sides at Crawley in September has been proven very wrong so far.

It's end-to-end stuff.

Kirsty Hanson jinks left and right to evade the attentions of Moeka Minami before firing a low cross towards the near post.

Rachel Daly beats several Brighton bodies to turn it goalwards but her deft flick bounces wide off the outside of the post.

Vivianne Miedema probably should do better there, but her header flies straight into the arms of Courtney Brosnan.

Johanna Rytting Kaneryd takes aim from distance, unleashing a wicked drive that forces Kinga Szemik into a superb stop.

The Poland international flies to her left, tipping the shot onto the bar and away.

Deary, deary me. When you're down at the bottom of the league you simply can't afford to be making mistakes like that.

It may be a new era in the West Ham dugout, but the calamities on the pitch continue at an alarming rate.

Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter at Kingsmeadow

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It's been a hard watch for West Ham fans.

This was always going to be a tough test but they've barely had the ball and Chelsea have capitalised on their mistakes at the back.

Sonia Bompastor will be delighted with how easy they've been able to get in front.

What a statement that would have been from Ashleigh Neville, who comes very close to scoring against her former club just days after leaving.

She pick up the ball 25 yards out after a loose pass from Lize Kop, but her effort from range sails wide.

Izzy Christiansen
Former Man City midfielder on Sky Sports

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I think Everton giving the ball away cheaply allows her to get one-v-one and it's a little bit too easy. It's lucky, it comes in off Fernandez and it's unlucky from Everton's perspective. A really positive run from Kerolin though and she gets her reward.

The goal Man City have been looking for.

28 minutes in and that Rachel Daly header aside, Villa have hardly tested the gloves of Sophie Baggaley in the Brighton goal. Just 0.30 xG mustered so far.