With Taylor under pressure to stop the rot at Liverpool, Sunday’s game at fellow strugglers West Ham (11:55 GMT) feels all the more important.
A win against Rehanne Skinner’s 11th-placed side would mean the Reds leapfrog West Ham to move out of the relegation play-off position.
“We have to go and show a reaction,” Taylor said. “Because if we don’t, we know that West Ham have players that can capitalise on that – and they will.”
Liverpool were undone by an early mistake at Villa Park on Thursday, with a mix-up between Gemma Evans and goalkeeper Faye Kirby allowing Rachel Daly to steal in and score after just 27 seconds.
Their defence was unlocked again when Chasity Grant raced behind Liverpool’s backline and played in Kirsty Hanson, while Daly added a third when she pounced on a parried save by Kirby.
Brighton forward Fran Kirby said it was “a tough night” for the Merseyside club.
“Even though they’ve looked a bit comfortable in possession in some moments, they just haven’t had enough,” Kirby said on Sky Sports.
“There were just too many goals tonight that they could’ve prevented if there was communication or understanding of where you want to be.”
Taylor said his side “made it really easy for Villa”.
“We need to compete and try and win games. That must be the minimum,” he added.
“We have to make sure we get fight, we get reaction, we get good body language. If we don’t get that, that’s always going to be a real struggle for us because Liverpool can’t win games when we play like that.”
