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21 min: Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool Rachael Laws has just made a fantastic save, changing direction to claw away a header from Lotte Wubben-Moy.

Nikita Parris’s cross took a deflection and looped towards the far post, where Williams backpedalled to force a header back across goal. Van Domselaar was flat-footed and the ball bounced slowly into the net. The keeper might have done better – I think it took her by surprise – but it was a superb header.

Updated at 09.22 EDT

GOAL! Aston Villa 1-2 Man Utd (Williams 90+2)

The supersub has won it for United!

90 min: Aston Villa 1-1 Man Utd Zelem’s curler from the edge of the area is pawed round the post by the flying Van Domselaar. That’s her second high-class save of the match. There will be eight minutes of added time.

Updated at 09.18 EDT

16 min: Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool We’ll concentrate more on this game when the match at Villa Park is over. It looks like Arsenal are well on top, although they haven’t tested Rachael Laws yet.

Updated at 09.19 EDT

87 min: Aston Villa 1-1 Man Utd The 10 women of Villa are defending pretty comfortably, although they will remember what happened in this game last season: Millie Turner scored an injury-time winner for United.

84 min: Aston Villa 1-1 Man Utd Lucia Garcia has caused all kinds of problems since switching to the left wing when Leah Galton went off.

West Ham v Man City team news

City’s big summer signing Jill Roord makes her debut, as does Riko Ueki for West Ham.

Updated at 09.12 EDT

81 min: Aston Villa 1-1 Man Utd Hinata Miyazawa, winner of the Golden Boot at the World Cup, has come on for Hayley Ladd.

GOAL! Aston Villa 1-1 Man Utd (L Garcia 80)

United equalise straight away. Zelem’s corner led to a scramble on the six-yard line, and Lucia Garcia forced a shot between Turner, on the line, and the near post.

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That’s a terrific finish from Rachel Daly. She controlled Leon’s cross, off balance and under pressure from Le Tissier, and rifled a shot on the turn that beat Earps at the near post.

Updated at 09.06 EDT

GOAL! Aston Villa 1-0 Man Utd (Daly 76)

The player of last season has done it again!

Updated at 09.04 EDT

76 min: Aston Villa 0-0 Man Utd Now United appeal for a penalty when Williams’ header hits the fist of Patten. Her hands were close to her body so that’s a fair enough decision.

Updated at 09.07 EDT

74 min: Aston Villa 0-0 Man Utd: Hanson sent off! And now Villa are down to ten. Kirsty Hanson has been given a straight red card on her Villa debut, against her old club. She miscontrolled the ball and studded Hayley Ladd in the chest as she tried to make up for her error. It wasn’t deliberate but it was reckless.

74 min: Aston Villa 0-0 Man Utd I think Le Tissier got a touch on the ball, which in context would make it a fair challenge, though I wouldn’t swear by it. There’s no VAR.

73 min: Aston Villa 0-0 Man Utd Villa have a penalty appeal turned down after a clumsy sliding challenge by Le Tissier on Daly. I’d like to see that again. United break and Lucia Garcia curls just wide from the edge of the area.

Updated at 09.01 EDT

71 min: Aston Villa 0-0 Man Utd This is Villa’s best spell of the game by a distance, and Rachel Corsie has just headed straight at Mary Earps from Lucy Staniforth’s free-kick.

United respond by bringing on Nikita Parris for Leah Galton.

67 min: Aston Villa 0-0 Man Utd The corner is half cleared to Daly, back on the field and lurking on the edge of the area. She tries a quick-witted, half-volleyed chip that loops over Earps and hits the top of the crossbar.

66 min: Aston Villa 0-0 Man Utd Villa are having a good spell. Hanson plays a one-two with Staniforth and wins a corner off Le Tissier.

Before the corner is taken, United bring on Rachel Williams for Geyse, who was terrific in the first half and quiet in the second. Villa bring on Adriana Leon for Alisha Lehmann.

“I was ludicrously optimistic for Arsenal’s prospects this season, until they got knocked out of the Champions League by Paris FC, and now I’m fearing the worst,” says Kári Tulinius. “In real life I’m fairly placid, but when it comes to football I’m like a paper airplane on a gusty day. Anyway, bring on the emotional storm.”

64 min: Aston Villa 0-0 Man Utd Ebony Salmon goes down off the ball in the United area, which leads to a brief row between Lucy Staniforth and a couple of the United players. It was a cynical block from Maya Le Tissier, though the contact was outside the area. She would have been booked had the referee seen it.

Updated at 08.53 EDT

Half time: Everton 0-2 Brighton A terrific start to the season for Brighton, who lead through two early goals from Elisabeth Terland.

61 min: Aston Villa 0-0 Man Utd Rachel Daly is down and looks in a lot of pain. It looked like an innocuous challenge, so I’m not sure what happened. She’s able to limp to the touchline for more treatment.

56 min: Aston Villa 0-0 Man Utd George inadvertently heads Lehmann in the back, which gives Villa a free-kick on the right wing. Nothing comes of it. It’s been quite a scruffy game, this.

53 min: Aston Villa 0-0 Man Utd There’s been a bit more urgency from United at the second half. Galton surges infield once more and has a right-footed shot blocked by Corsie (I think); then Lucia Garcia shoots wide from distance.

46 min: Aston Villa 0-0 Man Utd They’re back on at Villa Park, where Villa have made a half-time substitution. Ebony Salmon, who rejoined Villa from Houston Dash in the summer, is on for Laura Blindkilde Brown.

Updated at 08.41 EDT

More on Arsenal v Liverpool, which kicks off at 2pm.

23 min: Everton 0-2 Brighton Everton almost get one back when Nicoline Sorensen thunders a shot across the crossbar.

Bristol City v Leicester City team news

Bristol City (possible 3-4-3) Bentley; Murray, Aspin, Layzell; Powell, Rodgers, Furness, Connolly; Morgan, Thestrup, Jones.Substitutes: Marckese, Hayles, Napier, Mustaki, Bull, Syme, Simpson, Teisar, Ward.

Leicester City (possible 4-3-1-2) Leitzig; Nevin, Howard, Thibaud, Tierney; Cayman, Palmer, Whelan; O’Brien; Petermann, Goodwin.Substitutes: Mears, Bott, Green, Robinson, Baker, Rantala, Rose, Cain.

Updated at 08.48 EDT