Villa went close to making it 3-0 five minutes after the restart as Maya Hijikata struck the outside of the post at the end of an intricate move.
Taylor sought to change the flow of the game with a double substitution on the hour, with Ceri Holland and Sofie Lundgaard the players introduced.
A spell of pressure on Villa’s goal followed, with Liverpool winning a flurry of corners. From one deep Lily Woodham delivery, Kapocs saw a header blocked by former Red Miri Taylor.
But, 13 minutes from time, the home side ended any faint hope of a Liverpool comeback as Daly converted the rebound after Kirby had parried Ebony Salmon’s powerful hit.
Team
Liverpool: Kirby, Parry (Holland, 60), Clark, Evans, Woodham (Bernabe, 90), Nagano, Maclean (Lundgaard, 60), Kapocs, Kiernan, Olsson, Enderby.
Unused subs: Laws, Bonner, Silcock, Trueman.
Next up
Liverpool travel to West Ham in the WSL on Sunday, with kick off at Chigwell Construction Stadium set for 11.55am GMT.
