A last-gasp winner from West Ham captain Dagny Brynjarsdóttir saw Liverpool crash out in the quarter-finals of the Continental League Cup.
The Reds had advanced to the knockout stages as the best second-placed side in the competition, having beaten Sunderland, Leicester and Blackburn in the group stages before the winter break. Ahead of Wednesday's clash, manager Matt Beard spoke about the importance of fielding a strong side, with Liverpool needing to regain some momentum after their most recent WSL meeting with Chelsea was abandoned after just seven minutes of play due to a frozen pitch.
The Liverpool boss made four changes from the side that lined up at Kingsmeadow on Sunday, with young goalkeeper Faye Kirby coming in for Rachael Laws and January signing Fuka Nagano making her home debut. In the opposition dugout, Paul Konchesky made just two changes from the side that slumped to a 3-0 defeat at Everton last weekend, with Emma Snerle and Mel Filis coming into the starting eleven.
