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The Barclays FA WSL

The top four in the Barclays FA WSL all recorded victories on Sunday to
keep things as they were in the race for the title and Champions League
places.
Chelsea ended the weekend on top of the table after beating
Reading FC Women 5-0 on Sunday evening. Jessie Fleming gave
them the lead just before half time and after Beth England made it two
early in the second half, Sam Kerr netted a brace and England completed
the scoring from the penalty spot.
Arsenal had momentarily taken the leadership by also winning
5-0 away to Leicester City. Beth Mead gave them a flying start with two minutes on the
clock but it was in the final quarter of the game that they secured the points, Vivianne
Miedema netting a quickfire double and after an own goal from Ashleigh Plumptre made it
four, Tobin Heath scored the final goal with seven minutes remaining.
Manchester Utd held on to third place, thanks to a 1-0 victory against Brighton
& Hove Albion. Leah Galton has been in great form for United in recent weeks and she
settled matters with her seventh goal of the season, midway through the second half, to give
her team a valuable victory.
Manchester City returned to action with a 2-0 win away to West Ham Utd, which
keeps them three points behind Manchester Utd and with a game in hand. Georgia Stanway
gave City an eighth minute lead and Khadija Shaw wrapped up the win with the second goal
just after the hour mark.
Tottenham Hotspur saw their
Birmingham City 0
remaining hopes of a Champions League place Everton 0
almost certainly come to an end as they were -
beaten 1-0 by Aston Villa. For the second week West Ham Utd 0
Manchester City 2 (Stanway 8, Shaw 63)
running, Ramona Petzelberger scored for Villa -
and this time, her goal with three minutes Manchester Utd 1 (Galton 68)
remaining was enough to give Villa a win which Brighton & Hove Albion 0
moves them out of the bottom three. - Leicester City 0
Birmingham City and Everton battled Arsenal 5 (Mead 2, Miedema 67,75, Plumptre og 79,
out a goalless draw in the other game. Neither Heath 83)
team could make a breakthrough in the ninety -
Tottenham Hotspur 0
minutes and although the point was a welcome Aston Villa 1 (Petzelberger 87)
one for Birmingham, they are still seven points -
adrift of Leicester City and have four matches Chelsea 5 (Fleming 40, England 52,pen 90, Kerr 66,77)
Reading FC Women 0
left to play.
BARCLAYS FA WSL P W D L F A Pts GD
CHELSEA 18 14 2 2 52 7 44 45
ARSENAL 18 13 4 1 50 10 43 40 LEADING SCORERS
MANCHESTER UTD 19 11 5 3 40 18 38 Samantha KERR Chelsea 16
22
MANCHESTER CITY 18 11 2 5 39 20 35 Vivianne MIEDEMA Arsenal 12
19
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 17 8 4 5 19 13 28 Alessia RUSSO Manchester Utd 9
6
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 19 8 1 10 20 27 25 Beth MEAD Arsenal 8
-7
WEST HAM UTD 19 6 6 7 21 27 24 -6
Beth ENGLAND Chelsea 7
READING FC WOMEN 19 7 3 9 20 34 24 -14
Leah GALTON
ASTON VILLA 19 6 2 11 13 32 20 -19 Manchester Utd 7
EVERTON 19 5 3 11 15 35 18 -20
LEICESTER CITY 19 4 0 15 14 48 12 -34
BIRMINGHAM CITY 18 1 2 15 11 43 5 -32
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