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The Barclays FA WSL

       Arsenal  have  gone  three  points  clear  at  the  top  of  the  table  after  they
       defeated Everton 3-0 to maintain their 100% record and keep a fourth
       straight clean sheet. Katie McCabe opened the scoring just after the half
       hour mark and Lotte Wubben-Moy made it two before half time. The best
       was to come late on though as Frida Maanum rounded off the scoring late
       on with a powerful 25-yard strike which found the top corner.
             Chelsea are up into second, their highest position of the season to
       date, with a 2-0 victory over Leicester City. The Blues needed to be patient
       as Leicester put up strong resistance throughout the match, with goalkeeper
       Kirstie  Levell  having  a  fine  game.  Chelsea  made  the  breakthrough  with
       seven minutes remaining with a goal from Pernille Harder, before Fran Kirby finally sealed the
       points in injury time.
             Tottenham Hotspur’s winning start to the season was brought to an end as they were
       beaten  2-1  by  Brighton  &  Hove  Albion.  Lee  Geum-Min  put  the  Seagulls  in  front  shortly
       before half time and Victoria Williams scored what proved to be the winner, despite Kit Graham
       pulling one back for Spurs with two minutes remaining.
             Manchester Utd and Manchester City battled out a thrilling derby match which
       ended with honours even in a 2-2 draw. City, looking to end a run of three succesive defeats,
       were dealt a blow when Georgia Stanway was red carded for a high tackle on Leah Galton but
       three minutes later, they took the lead through a header from Khadija Shaw from a Demi Stokes
       centre. The game was turned on its head in four second half minutes, Lucy Staniforth turning in
       a cross from Ella Toone and Alessio Russo drilled United in front from the edge of the area. City’s
       response was swift though and Ellen White followed up to slot in the equaliser, and earn her side
       a point, when she followed up to score after Jess  Manchester Utd 2 (Staniforth 72, Russo 75)
       Park’s strike had come back off the bar.  Manchester City 2 (Shaw 38, White 79)
             West Ham Utd stay in the top half after -
       sharing a 1-1 draw with Birmingham City, who Chelsea 2 (Harder 83, Kirby 90)
       picked  up  their  first  point  of  the  season.  After  a Leicester City 0
       goalless  first  half,  Claudia  Walker  powered  the  - Brighton & Hove Albion 2 (Lee 37, Williams 86)
       Hammers  in  front  nine  minutes  after  the  restart  Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Graham 88)
       but the Blues were to hit back and Louise Quinn -
       grabbed an equaliser to get the Blues off the mark. Reading FC Women 3 (Eikeland 16, Rowe 19,
             After  four  defeats  without  a  goal  scored, Dowie 48)
       Reading FC Women hit form on Sunday with a  Aston Villa 0
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       3-0 victory against Aston Villa. Amalie Eikeland  Arsenal 3 (McCabe 32, Wubben-Moy 41, Maanum 86)
       and Rachel Rowe scored in quick succession for the Everton 0
       Royals  during  the  first  half  and  Natasha  Dowie -
       wrapped up the win for her side early in the second West Ham Utd 1 (Walker 54)
       half.                                   Birmingham City 1 (Quinn 67)
       BARCLAYS FA WSL       P  W D  L  F  A Pts GD
       ARSENAL               5  5  0  0 19 2  15  17
       CHELSEA               5  4  0  1 17 5  12  12    LEADING SCORERS
       TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR     5  4  0  1  7  3  12  Samantha KERR    Chelsea   5
                                                4
       MANCHESTER UTD        5  3  1  1 10 9  10  Kim LITTLE        Arsenal   4
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       BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION  5  3  0  2 10 5  9  Vivianne MIEDEMA  Arsenal  4
       WEST HAM UTD          5  2  2  1  8  4  8  Pernille HARDER   Chelsea   3
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       ASTON VILLA           5  2  1  2  4  9  7  -5
                                               Fran KIRBY           Chelsea   3
       EVERTON               5  2  0  3  6 12  6  -6
                                               Katie McCABE         Arsenal   3
       MANCHESTER CITY       5  1  1  3  7 11  4  -4
       READING FC WOMEN      5  1  0  4  3 10  3  -7
       BIRMINGHAM CITY       5  0  1  4  2 12  1  -10
       LEICESTER CITY        5  0  0  5  2 13  0  -11
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