1:30pm: Teams to be announced at 4pm (GMT+3). 4:00pm: Teams:
Brighton: Walsh, Barton, Kerkdijk, Le Tissier, Gibbons, Simpkins, Bowman, Le Garrec, Natkiel, Green, Whelan.
Liverpool: Kitching, Jane, Bradley-Auckland, Fahey, Robe, Bailey, Furness, Lawley, Linnett, Charles, Babajide.
5:00pm: Brighton kick us off!
5:16pm: Walsh saves! Liverpool were through on goal but Walsh saves it.
5:17pm: Babajide crosses but Linnett is too far back. Good chance.
5:20pm: First corner for Liverpool. Bailey crosses it in and Babajide gets her head on it but it goes over the bar.
5:22pm: Great chance for Gibbons.
5:22pm: Babajide went around Walsh but her shot goes wide. Should’ve scored.
5:26pm: Green goes down with an injury concern.
5:30pm: Lawley’s cross comes in and Barton had to head it away. Corner for Liverpool.
5:31pm: Bailey’s deep cross is gotten rid of.
5:32pm: Bowman tries to pass over the top and Furness knocks it away.
5:33pm: Free kick after a foul on Simpkins.
5:33pm: Gibbon’s cross goes out for a corner after a deflection off of Charles.
5:34pm: GOAL! Great cross and Aileen Whelan has scored! She shoots after Simpkins header and what a goal!
5:35pm: Liverpool restarts. Injury concern for Liverpool, Jane is struggling.
5:36pm: Jane’s back on the field.
5:38pm: Brighton are on top. They’ve been dominate in possession and they are applying good pressure.
5:39pm: Bradley-Auckland clears Whelan’s ball to Le Garrec.
5:41pm: Le Garrec was given offside after wonderful build up play.
5:42pm: Natkiel is fouled and free kick goes Brighton’s way.
5:42pm: Jane has a loose touch and Natkiel crosses it but no one was there for the Brighton attack.
5:43pm: Simpkins crosses it in and appears to be a good source of Brighton’s creativity and Barton collects the cross and shoots but Furness turns it away for a corner.
5:44pm: Liverpool are trying to build up from the back and Brighton are pressing them well.
5:46pm: Fahey looks for Babajide but Kerdijk make sure it’s goes out for a corner.
5:46pm: Brighton’s press is forcing errors of the Liverpool defence.
5:47pm: Free kick for Liverpool. Jane delivers and Barton clears it out.
5:48pm: 3 minutes added.
5:48pm: Le Garrec finds Natkiel and Green chases it. Back to Le Garrec who’s gone for goal.
5:49pm: Le Garrec finds Natkiel who crosses it but it is deflected out.
5:50pm: HALF-TIME: Brighton have had a good first half and this has been an interesting battle between two good sides. Brighton have been clinical with their chances and their goal makes Babajide’s miss even more important.
6:06pm: Liverpool kick us off.
6:07pm: LIVERPOOL SUBSTITUTION: Roberts comes on for Linnett.
6:09pm: Liverpool have a corner. Le Tissier clears.
6:10pm: Babajide got the ball after it bounced around in the area and had a shot but it went over the bar.
6:11pm: Furness hit the ball into the ground and it went wide.
6:12pm: Nice turn from Charles and Babajide then crosses it but Le Garrec clears.
6:13pm: Babajide is denied by Walsh again. She got off her line quickly to smother her shot.
6:16pm: Yellow card for Kerkdijk. Free kick to Liverpool.
6:18pm: Babajide went for goal but it goes wide and goes out for a throw.
6:20pm: Babajide is causing Brighton lots of problems at the moment.
6:21pm: Gibbons is down because of an injury.
6:22pm: Brighton are now struggling to get on the ball. Liverpool playing some wonderful football.
6:23pm: Whelan has a head injury but was quickly back on her feet after treatment.
6:26pm: Babajide gets another shot away but Walsh catches it firmly in her midriff.
6:28pm: Corner for Liverpool and it’s cleared by Brighton’s defence.
6:28pm: Liverpool have won a free kick on the edge of the penalty area.
6:29pm: Bailey and Lawley stand over it. Bailey‘s shot was deflected and it was cleared again by Brighton.
6:31pm: Simpkins has a head injury.
6:33pm: BRIGHTON SUBSTITUTION: Le Garrec comes off for Connolly.
6:34pm: Green earns a yellow card.
6:35pm: Another free kick on the edge of the area for Liverpool.
6:35pm: Furness shoots but it goes wide.
6:39pm: Whelan crosses in and it was a good idea but it had too much on it.
6:40pm: Connolly had a shot but it chipped over the goal.
6:42pm: Fahey gets Yellow card.
6:43pm: BRIGHTON SUBSTITUTION: Natkiel comes off for Umotong.
6:45pm: The FA Player is experiencing technical difficulties.
6:49pm: Fahey was caught offside. She scored but it won’t count.
6:51pm: 5 minutes added time.
6:54pm: Liverpool have dominated the second half but Brighton’s defence has been great.
6:55pm: Free kick for Brighton after a foul on Umotong. Robe gets a yellow card.
6:56pm: FULL-TIME: Brighton win 1-0. It was slightly shaky in the second half for Brighton’s defence but they got the result. My woman of the match is Simpkins, she had a great game. She was the centre of Brighton’s creativity and she linked up with Le Garrec well and she assisted Whelan‘s goal.
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