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The Barclays FA WSL

       Arsenal turned on the style on Sunday evening to beat West Ham Utd
       4-0 and keep themselves three points clear at the top of the Barclays FA
       WSL. The Gunners took a grip on the game when Kim Little scored a
       double, either side of half time, before Beth Mead made it three on the
       hour and a Grace Fisk own goal rounded off the scoring.
             Chelsea had drawn level on points with the Gunners the day
       before, following their 1-0 victory away to Aston Villa. Jessie Fleming
       gave her side a fifth league win in a row when she scored the only goal,
       midway through the first half.
             Jean-Luc Vasseur’s first league match in charge of Everton ended in defeat, beaten
       1-0 by Brighton & Hove Albion. Aileen Whelan scored the only goal of the game for the
       Seagulls just after the hour, to hand her side their fourth league win of the season.
             That  result  momentarily  took  Brighton  up  into  third  place,  before  a  late,  late
       equaliser returned Tottenham Hotspur into the top three on Sunday. Spurs fell behind to
       Manchester Utd early in the second half, Alessio Russo putting them in front within two
       minutes of the restart, but just as it looked as though United were to pick up a win which
       would move them into third themselves, Tottenham levelled the scores in injury time via a
       Ria Percival free kick.
             Manchester City gained a much needed 4-1 victory away to Leicester City, who
       takes them back into a mid-table position. However it was Leicester who got off to a flying
       start, taking the lead in the opening minute through a well taken goal from Jess Sigsworth.
       Caroline Weir brought the Cityzens back on level
       terms  midway  through  the  first  half,  and  Keira Aston Villa 0
       Walsh put them ahead before the interval. Lauren Chelsea 1 (Fleming 22)
       Hemp  made  it  three  after  the  break  and  Laura  - Everton 0
       Coombs  rounded  off  the  scoring  with  seven  Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (Whelan 61)
       minutes remaining, to put an end to Man City’s -
       run of four league games without a win.  Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Percival 90)
             After  starting  the  season  with  four  Manchester Utd 1 (Russo 47)
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       successive defeats, Reading FC Women have Birmingham City 0
       got  into  their  stride  and  they  notched  up  their Reading FC Women 3 (Dowie 47, Rose 64,71)
       second  3-0  victory  in  a  row,  this  time  away  to  -
       Birmingham  City.  The  first  half  was  goalless  Leicester City 1 (Sigsworth 1)
                                               Manchester City 4 (Weir 24, Walsh 37, Hemp 71,
       but two minutes after the restart, Natasha Dowie Coombs 83)
       broke  the  deadlock  in  Reading’s  favour  and  a -
       brace  of  goals  from  Deanne  Rose  sealed  a  fine  Arsenal 4 (Little 39,52, Mead 61, Fisk og 84)
                                               West Ham Utd 0
       result for Kelly Chambers’ side.
       BARCLAYS FA WSL       P  W D  L  F  A Pts GD
       ARSENAL               6  6  0  0 23 2  18  21
       CHELSEA               6  5  0  1 18 5  15  13    LEADING SCORERS
       TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR     6  4  1  1  8  4  13  Kim LITTLE       Arsenal   6
                                                4
                                                6
       BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION  6  4  0  2 11 5  12  Samantha KERR   Chelsea   5
       MANCHESTER UTD        6  3  2  1 11 10 11  Vivianne MIEDEMA  Arsenal   4
                                                1
       WEST HAM UTD          6  2  2  2  8  8  8  Pernille HARDER   Chelsea   3
                                                0
       MANCHESTER CITY       6  2  1  3 11 12  7  -1
                                               Fran KIRBY           Chelsea   3
       ASTON VILLA           6  2  1  3  4 10  7  -6
                                               Katie McCABE         Arsenal   3
       READING FC WOMEN      6  2  0  4  6 10  6  -4
       EVERTON               6  2  0  4  6 13  6  -7
       BIRMINGHAM CITY       6  0  1  5  2 15  1  -13
       LEICESTER CITY        6  0  0  6  3 17  0  -14
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