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Brighton retake lead over Aston Villa through Fran Kirby penalty Paula Tomas sent off for challenge on Kiko Seike Rachel Daly finds bottom corner from tight angle and nets from penalty spot for Villa Nikita Parris scores first Brighton goal, Pauline Bremer also on target in first half Get Involved: #bbcfootball, via Whats App on 03301231826 or text 81111 (UK only, standard message rates apply) Emily Salley Brighton 3-2 Aston Villa Lucy Staniforth goes for goal from 30 yards out with a big strike, but Sophie Baggaley is there to make a superb save and tip the ball over the crossbar. Brighton 3-2 Aston Villa Aston Villa have less than 10 minutes of normal time to find an equaliser, and they only have 10 players on the pitch to do it. #bbcfootball, text 81111 (UK only - standard rates apply) or Whats App 03301231826 The standard of mid table teams has really improved. This game, and the quality of players on both benches, shows how this will be a very competitive WSL this season. William Brighton 3-2 Aston Villa There were a couple of other bookings in that frantic moment as Katie Robinson and Poppy Pattinson were both shown yellow cards for dissent. Fran Kirby It's Fran Kirby who steps up, and it's Fran Kirby who scores! She waits for the keeper to make her decision before calmly slotting home and celebrating in front of the Brighton faithful. Brighton 2-2 Aston Villa It looks like Paula Tomas barges into Kiko Seike off the ball in the box and Ryan Atkin wastes no time in pulling the red card out of his pocket. Brighton 2-2 Aston Villa OH MY! A real double whammy for Aston Villa here. It's a penalty and a straight red card for Paula Tomas. Brighton 2-2 Aston Villa Almost instant impact from Madison Haley as her header just drifts across the face of goal and just wide of the far post. Brighton 2-2 Aston Villa Madison Haley and Jelena Cankovic are both on for Brighton. Goalscorer Pauline Bremer and captain Vicky Losada are off. Brighton 2-2 Aston Villa Ooh. That was nice from Kirsty Hanson as she flies down the left wing before cutting the ball back for Chasity Grant. It's just slightly behind the Dutch forward, who can't adjust her feet quickly enough to get a shot away. Brighton 2-2 Aston Villa Chasity Grant makes a darting run through the centre of the pitch before laying off Katie Robinson, who takes a shot but it is deflected out for a corner. Brighton clear it straight away and go on attack of their own. Brighton 2-2 Aston Villa Katie Robinson scored three goals and made two assists in the WSL for Brighton last season. It would be some story if she can score on her return to Broadfield Stadium. Brighton 2-2 Aston Villa A couple of changes for Villa. Katie Robinson is on against her former team, who she left in the summer, to replace Kenza Dali while Lucy Staniforth comes on for Missy Bo Kearns. Brighton 2-2 Aston Villa The good news is both players are back on their feet and look fit to continue. Brighton 2-2 Aston Villa I think there's been a nasty clash of heads there between Rachel Daly and Jorelyn Carabali, who both seem to be in a fair bit of pain as they hit the ground. The medical teams are quick to rush over. Brighton 2-2 Aston Villa Groans from the crowd as Brighton's Fran Kirby fizzes in a low cross for Nikita Parris or Kiko Seike to tap home, but Sabrina D'Angelo reacts quickly to smother out the attack. Brighton 2-2 Aston Villa That was a crucial header from Maria Thorisdottir to stop the ball getting to Paula Thomas, who would have had acres of space to have a clear shot on goal. Aston Villa are definitely on top at the moment. Rachel Daly No mistake from Rachel Daly as she sends Sophie Baggaley the wrong way. We're all square again. Brighton 2-1 Aston Villa That was a terrible challenge from Guro Bergsvand on Anna Patten. Stone wall penalty. Brighton 2-1 Aston Villa That was a great ball from Paula Thomas to send Kirsty Hanson into the box, but the Scottish winger is forced to settle for a corner which comes to nothing. Match report to appear here. Rate players out of 10 throughout or after the game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Last Updated 5th October 2024 at 14: 07 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Dario Vidosic Formation: 3 - 4 - 3 Manager: Robert de Pauw Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Manager: Dario Vidosic Formation: 3 - 4 - 3 Manager: Robert de Pauw Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1 Women's Super League All competitions All competitions All competitions © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.