As I type that... Victoria Pelova drives down the middle of the park for Tottenham.

A shot is cleared off the line but only as far as Matilda Vinberg in the middle of the box. Her strike rattles the cross bar. Hands on heads for Spurs.

Everything is just starting to settle down at St Andrew's, where it's been a pretty even opening 23 minutes or so.

A Birmingham counter-attack feels the most likely source of the opening goal.

Liverpool have conceded four times in the opening 15 minutes of their WSL matches this season, no team has conceded more.

Slick, short passing from Brighton to cut through Palace's defence. Maisie Symonds plays in Fran Kirby but her stabbed shot whistles past the far post.

Fingertip save from Lize Kop to deny Birmingham's Lee Geum-Min! An athletic effort to put it over the bar.

Crystal Palace's Shannon O'Brien is incensed that she hasn't been awarded a penalty, lying flat on her back and slapping her hands on the ground.

Brighton immediately come up the other end and Olivia Garcia skims the woodwork with her latest effort.

Good defending from Molly Bartrip, sliding in to take the sting out of Olivia Garcia's shot. The Brighton player had been played in beautifully by Fran Kirby.

Tottenham shirts are queuing up in the box for a cross in from the right but it ricochets behind harmlessly off a sprinting Victoria Pelova. I reckon she could have left that for a player behind her.

A bit of fancy footwork from Brighton keeper Chiamaka Nnadozie, in a sweeper role, to step away from the onrushing Shanade Hopcroft.

Viviane Asseyi's goal was her fourth in the Women's Super League this season, netting for the first time since she converted another penalty in the 2-1 loss at Manchester United on 27 September.

Pauline Peyraud-Magnin, unmissable in highlighter yellow, comes charging off her line to dive onto a through-ball.

A busy afternoon beckons for the Palace keeper, although Brighton have yet to challenge her despite having 86% possession.

This time, Victoria Pelova plays short to Signe Gaupset, who gets it onto her right foot and shoots. Side-netting.

A lively start from both sides. No wonder there were eight goals in their pre-season meeting.

Rebecca McKenna stands firm against the tricky Olivia Holdt. Another corner for Tottenham.

Once again, Brighton attack down the left, with Manuela Vanegas and Olivia Garcia linking up sharply. Garcia does well to work herself a bit of space to get the cross away but can't find a blue shirt in the box.

Palace clear to the halfway line.

Tottenham's Victoria Pelova sends a teasing high corner into the middle of the box and there's a bit of pinball before a grateful Sophie Baggaley splats down on the ball.

The goalkeeper quickly releases Oceane Hurtre, charging down the left, and Birmingham earn a free-kick. Straight into the arms of Lize Kop. A waste.

Fuka Nagano trips Viviane Asseyi, who will take the resulting penalty and has a great early chance to put the Hammers ahead.

Liverpool get into the West Ham penalty area and Alice Bergstrom looks for the pass into the middle when there was space for her to drive forwards and get a shot in.

Instead, the cross is put behind for a corner, but that comes to nothing for the visitors.

Brighton's Olivia Garcia is being given the freedom of the left flank early on in Crawley. The hosts have settled quickly.