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The Barclays FA WSL

       Arsenal  got  back  to  winning  ways  with  a  2-0  success  away  to
       Manchester Utd, in a match which saw Vivianne Miedema achieve yet
       another record. Three minutes into the second half, the Dutch striker gave
       the Gunners the lead with a goal which signifies that she has scored against
       every WSL side she has played against. Just before the hour mark, Arsenal
       made the game safe and inflicted only a second defeat of the season on
       United, when Katie McCabe netted the second from the penalty spot.
             Chelsea added to Birmingham City’s woes by beating them 5-0
       as they stay hard on Arsenal’s heels. The Blues had parted company with
       manager Scott Booth two days earlier and found themselves a goal behind after four minutes,
       Fran Kirby scoring, and Sam Kerr hit a hat-trick before half time. Kirby rounded off the scoring
       with fifteen minutes remaining to complete a seventh straight league win.
             Despite going down to a 2-0 defeat to Reading FC Women, Brighton & Hove
       Albion hold on to third place. Natasha Dowie gave Reading a third minute lead and Emma
       Harries added the second goal late on, to put the seal on a third win in four matches for the
       in-form Royals.
             Tottenham Hotspur were another team to suffer only their second defeat, losing 1-0
       to West Ham Utd. A tight local derby match was settled with twenty minutes remaining, as
       the Hammers, who are having a good season, lifted themselves into fifth position when Dagny
       Brynjarsdottir scored the only goal.
             A second half goal blitz carried Manchester City to a 5-0 victory over Aston Villa,
       which takes them into a mid-table position. The first half was goalless but three minutes after
       the  restart,  Caroline  Weir  put  City  in  front  and  Manchester City 5 (Weir 48, Stanway 51, Raso 77,81,
       Georgia  Stanway  quickly  netted  a  second.  Three  Hemp 78)
       goals in a five minutes spell wrapped matters up Aston Villa 0
       for City,  Hayley Raso putting them three ahead -
       and after Lauren Hemp had made it four a minute  Manchester Utd 0
                                               Arsenal 2 (Miedema 48, McCabe pen 57)
       later,  Raso  rounded  off  the  scoring  with  her  -
       second goal.                            Chelsea 5 (Kirby 4,75, Kerr 18,29,44)
             Everton  also  recorded  an  important Birmingham City 0
       victory, 1-0 away to Leicester City for whom the  - Leicester City 0
       frustration  continues.  Leicester  looked  to  be  on  Everton 1 (Magill 81)
       their way towards picking up their first point of the -
       season but with nine minutes remaining, Simone Reading FC Women 2 (Dowie 3, Harries 86)
       Magiull  scored  for  the  second  week  running  to  Brighton & Hove Albion 0
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       earn  Everton  their  third  win  of  the  season  and  West Ham Utd 1 (Brynjarsdottir 69)
       leave the bottom two adrift at the foot of the table. Tottenham Hotspur 0
       BARCLAYS FA WSL       P  W D  L  F  A Pts GD
       ARSENAL               8  7  1  0 26 3  22  23
       CHELSEA               8  7  0  1 27 5  21  22    LEADING SCORERS
       BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION  8  5  0  3 12 7  15  Samantha KERR   Chelsea   9
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       TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR     8  4  2  2  9  6  14  Fran KIRBY       Chelsea   6
       WEST HAM UTD          8  3  3  2 11 10 12  Kim LITTLE        Arsenal   6
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       MANCHESTER UTD        8  3  3  2 12 13 12  Vivianne MIEDEMA  Arsenal   6
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       MANCHESTER CITY       8  3  1  4 16 16 10  0
                                               Katie McCABE         Arsenal   4
       READING FC WOMEN      8  3  1  4 10 12 10  -2
       EVERTON               8  3  1  4  8 14 10  Beth MEAD         Arsenal   4
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       ASTON VILLA           8  3  1  4  5 15 10 -10
       BIRMINGHAM CITY       8  0  1  7  2 21  1  -19
       LEICESTER CITY        8  0  0  8  3 19  0  -16
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