A number of high-profile injuries have occurred in women's football in recent years - but could the type of pitches they play on be a contributing factor?
That is a question Brighton chief executive officer Paul Barber asked last week and he welcomed research into his theory.
The Seagulls hope to build a new purpose-built stadium for the women's team by 2027-28 and are exploring all scientific research to make facilities the best.
That includes finding out whether pitch surfaces designed for male athletes are adequate for females. If not, what is the best solution?
What pitches do they currently play on?
Most top-tier football pitches are now hybrid, which means they are essentially a synthetic mat through which real grass can grow.
These pitches feel like natural grass but can be regrown each year. They are also hard-wearing, which means they can be drained and recovered to play football on.
However, most of these pitches - which are used predominantly in the men's Premier League - are made up of 95% sand and 4-5% polyethylene fibres to help reduce waterlogging.
Women's Super League teams use a variety of grounds across the season but all pitches meet the minimum elite standards required by the league licence.
Brighton's Broadfield Stadium is one of the only natural grass surfaces in the WSL, with most clubs playing on a hybrid pitch.
Arsenal, Aston Villa and Leicester City use their male counterparts' stadiums as their main home pitch, as well as occasionally playing at secondary grounds.
West Ham were the only WSL club not to play a match at their men's team stadium last season.
The Bescot Stadium - home of League Two Walsall FC - is used for Villa's matches in the Women's League Cup and FA Cup and was recently renovated.
Crystal Palace, who earned promotion from the Women's Championship, play the majority of their matches on the VBS Community Stadium and the pitch was replaced with a new hybrid surface this season.
And Leicester City's second pitch - Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium - is an artificial grass pitch and is only used when there are scheduling clashes.
Is there a correlation with injury risk?
While little research has been carried out regarding pitches for female athletes specifically, plenty of data has been gathered in football generally.
Everything from traction, the hardness of the surface, how high the ball bounces, how far the ball rolls and shock absorption have been looked into.
Neil Rodger, the principal consultant at STRI Group - a company working in the development of sports ...
