Chelsea survived a studying resurgence within the snow to finish the 12 months high of the desk with a 3-2 victory at icy Kingsmeadow.
The Blues had raced right into a three-goal lead within the first half however the Royals scored twice in a minute to arrange a nervy final half-hour for the champions.
Emma Hayes’s facet took the lead within the sixteenth minute when a fast free-kick noticed Johanna Rytting Kaneryd play in Fran Kirby to fit into the underside left nook, although the ahead seemed offside.
Jelena Cankovic then scored twice in 5 minutes to place the hosts 3-0 up. The primary was a tap-in after Rytting Kaneryd’s shot had come again off a put up and the second a bullet header from an Erin Cuthbert cross.
A goalkeeping error allowed Studying again into the sport on the hour as Sanne Troelsgaard’s effort squirmed beneath Ann-Katrin Berger. Chelsea have been rocking and conceded once more a minute later as Amalie Eikeland related with Emma Harries’ cross. The Blues clung on amid late strain to assert all three factors.
arsenal got here from behind to beat aston villa 4-1 and leapfrog Manchester United into second place. Kirsty Hanson’s 20-yard strike put Villa forward after six minutes however a Rachel Corsie personal objective drew the Gunners degree simply earlier than the half-hour mark.
Vivianne Miedema’s fourth objective in 4 video games made it 2-1 earlier than half-time. Hannah Hampton may solely push a nook straight to the ahead, who volleyed well into the bottom-left nook.
A Katie McCabe tap-in within the 62nd minute gave Arsenal respiratory area earlier than Jordan Nobbs swept house to seal the win. The Gunners are three factors behind Chelsea with a sport in hand.
west ham secured a 2-0 victory over tottenham with second-half objectives from Dagny Brynjarsdottir and Hawa Cissoko.
Brynjarsdottir had missed a penalty on the finish of the tip of the primary half, however responded properly to fireside within the opener simply after the break.
Tottenham left gaps as they pushed for an equaliser and so they have been exploited by Cissoko, who burst ahead and chipped Spurs keeper Becky Spencer. Cissoko was making her first look since a five-match ban for hitting Villa’s Sarah Mayling in a 2-1 win.
In Scotland, rangers received their first Premier League Cup with a 2-0 victory over hibernian.
A surprising strike from Lizzie Arnold put the Gers forward earlier than Kirsty Howat sealed victory.
