Chelsea edge Barclays Women’s Super League thriller with Brighton | OneFootball

Chelsea’s two-goal Sjoeke Nusken. (Pedro Porru / SPP)

Chelsea kept up their perfect record in the Barclays Women’s Super League this season but were given more than a couple of scares by Brighton.

Manchester United 4-0 Liverpool Manchester City 4-0 Leicester City Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Everton Arsenal 4-0 Aston Villa Chelsea 4-2 Brighton & Hove Albion West Ham United 5-2 Crystal Palace

Chelsea ended up with a ninth straight win when beating Brighton 4-2 but it was far from straightforward for the league leaders.

Albion’s Nikita Parris had a couple of good chances for the visitors and Joreyln Carabali was denied on the line by Hannah Hampton, before Sjoeke Nüsken broke the deadlock for Chelsea.

Aggie Beever-Jones pinched the ball off the feet of keeper Sophie Baggaley to net a second for the hosts but Jelena Cankovic got the visitors back in the game as they went in at 2-1 down.

When Lucy Bronze had an effort repelled by Baddeley, it rebounded into the net of the knee of  Johanna Rytting Kaneryd.

The lead was cut back to 3-2 with 20 minutes left, Hampton’s attempted clearance hitting Michelle Agyemang and Kiko Seike putting away the loose ball.

Chelsea hit the post, Seike was denied a leveller by Hampton and in added time Nusken nodded home a corner at the near post to finally settle the result.

Leah Galton of Manchester United celebrates scoring her team’s second goal against Liverpool. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

Manchester United went fourth in the table with four unanswered goals against injury-hit Liverpool.

United struck twice in a 90-second spell just after the hour mark, Elisabeth Terland netting via the far post after a Geyse effort was blocked, then Dominique Jannsen’s ball over the top collected by Leah Galton and her shot could only be helped into the roof of the net by goalkeeper Tegan Micah.

The hosts got a third close to the hour mark, Janssen finding the bottom corner from Galton’s lay-off. Janssen was again involved with a goal, crossing for Melvine Malard to net a far-post volley.

Manuela Pavi gave West Ham a 3-2 lead over Crystal Palace. (Keeran Marquis/SPP)

West Ham overcame an early two-goal by the break and went on to beat Crystal Palace 5-2 in the basement battle.

The Eagles flew into a two-goal lead inside a dozen minutes, Mille Gejl and Indiah-Paige Riley on target.

But West Ham hit back to lead 3-2 at half time, Viviane Asseyi, Seraina Piubel and Manuela Pavi all scoring in the dramatic turnaround.

The points were secured in the last ten minutes, Anouk Denton going on a run and firing home from the edge of the box.

Katrina Gorry drilled in the fifth from an acute angle, as the Hammers jumped three places to eighth.

Alessia Russo put Arsenal in front against Aston Villa. (Photo by Harry Murphy/Getty Images)

Arsenal are up to third following a 4-0 victory over Aston Villa at the Emirates Stadium

Alessia Russo opened the scoring for the Gunners via a Kyra Cooney-Cross cross, Beth Mead doubled the advantage with a close-range finish.

Stina Blackstenius sealed the win with the third from a Katie McCabe through ball, Russo doubled her tally for the day in added time.

Khadija Shaw of Manchester City celebrates getting an early goal against Leicester City. (Photo by Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images)

Manchester City remained five points behind leaders Chelsea when defeating Leicester City 4-0.

In only the second minute, Khadija Shaw headed the hosts in front from a Kerstin Casparij cross and nodded home her second from a delivery by Leila Ouahabi.

The third followed four minutes into the second half from Jess Park and Mary Fowler made it 4-0 before the hour mark.

Beth England scores the opening goal for Tottenham Hotspur. (Photo by James Fearn/Getty Images)

Tottenham Hotspur moved into the top half of the league when sending Everton home beaten 2-1.

Beth England gave Spurs a 25th-minute lead following a corner, Everton replied before the break as Sara Holmgaard turned home a ball from Katja Snoeijs.

Spurs retook the lead three minutes after the interval, Amanda Nildén was fouled in the area by Heather Payne and England put the resulting penalty into the top corner.

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