Chelsea's Niamh Charles has added plenty of bite since coming on for the visitors in the first half.

She wins the ball high in the City half, plays a one-two but her shot lacks power and is easy for Ellie Roebuck to gather.

Little under half an hour left in this top-of-the-table clash.

City look to seal a victory which would move them above Chelsea and alongside Manchester United at the summit.

Lauren Hemp cuts in from the left but her shot is blocked by a Chelsea defender.

Both teams take the knee as we get under way at Villa Park.

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Game on! The visitors kick us off in Berkshire.

Brighton & Hove Albion

Brighton boss Amy Merricks, who replaced Hope Powell after an 8-0 defeat by Tottenham in October: "My job at this moment in time is purely making sure this team climb the table. I think the resilience this group has shown has been incredible.

"I'm enjoying the opportunity of leading the team. It's not about me, it's about the team.

"I want to amplify the strengths of the group and I think it's showing. We've got really good momentum and we've just got to continue with that, but I’m enjoying it."

Reading Football Club

Reading boss Kelly Chambers on the relegation battle: "This season has had its challenges. I think the position we are in now has been a mixture of our own undoing, but also some big decisions have gone against us.

"If I look back to the key decision against Brighton at their place [a 2-1 defeat at Amex Stadium in September], it cost us the game, so the outlook could have been completely different.

"It’s been a really missed season, but what’s done is done now, and we'll put everything we have into this Sunday."

The players are out of the changing rooms at the Madejski Stadium before their big relegation scrap.

Here's a little more from the two managers...

Izzy Christiansen
Everton and England midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

Chelsea have started the second half really brightly and look at the way Manchester City defender Alex Greenwood performs at the back.

She dictates the game really well and a ball playing centre-back.

More like it from Chelsea. Niamh Charles snaps into a challenge but Sam Kerr can't untangle the ball from under her feet.

A good opportunity goes begging there.

More quality needed from the Blues in those areas if they are to make a game of this.

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Villa have come out on top in each of their past three meetings with Leicester. They won 2-0 at the King Power Stadium earlier this season, with goals from Rachel Daly and Emily Gielnik securing the three points.

Carla Ward’s team have won their past three WSL games – their longest run in the competition to date. All three of those wins have come on their travels, with only three of their eight league victories this term coming on home soil.

Manchester City are looking to take the sting out of Chelsea at the start of the second half.

Spanish defender Laia Aleixandri builds pressure down the left.

Emma Smith
BBC Sport at Academy Stadium

Today's attendance is 5,222, a bit shy of full capacity with a few empty light blue seats in evidence, despite reports this game was a sell-out.

Those Man City fans here are being given a Women's Football Weekend treat.

Steph Houghton is among the players who will be looking to impress the watching Sarina Wiegman.

The England boss looks to be layered up in the Manchester chill. Sensible.

Rachel Brown-Finnis
Ex-England goalkeeper on BBC One

Filippa Angeldahl has been really impressive in this game.

To get the better of Erin Cuthbert, she must be doing something special.

If games were won on corners, City would be out of sight. A ninth home corner of the afternoon and they go for a different approach.

The ball is pulled back to the edge of the box where Filippa Angeldahl is waiting.

She swings it deep to the far post but Steph Houghton can't find the target or a team-mate.

Manchester City's Chloe Kelly was a real nuisance for Chelsea in the first half, with the visitors allowing the England star too much space.

She picks up the ball in midfield here but this time she is not allowed the time to pick out Khadija Shaw.

Johanna Rytting Kaneryd - one of those two Chelsea first-half subs - snaps at Kelly's heels and helps win back possession.

Michael Beardmore
BBC Sport at Villa Park

With Women's Football Weekend in full flow, Aston Villa will be hoping to break their attendance record at Villa Park today.

The official record is 6,875 against Manchester City earlier this season.

Villa did have 8,367 in attendance for their Second City derby with Birmingham City towards the end of last season but some of those were free tickets.

It has certainly looked busy in and around the concourses at Villa Park so fingers crossed they'll set a new mark.

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Rachel Brown-Finnis
Ex-England goalkeeper on BBC One

Emma Hayes will have demanded a response from her side at half-time and the opening signs for Chelsea are really good, like they are determined to chip away at that two-goal lead.

Lovely ball in from the left by Chelsea corner taker Maren Mjelde. The home defence look unsure how to deal with it, Sam Kerr isn't and flicks it goalwards. But City clear.

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Chelsea try to make a quick start, looking sharp in the opening seconds.

Sam Kerr pops up on the left, slightly overruns the ball but still earns a corner off Esme Morgan...