Chelsea Ladies win at Liverpool takes them clear of Manchester City
Sunday 27 September 2015 22:15, UK
Chelsea Ladies beat reigning FA WSL 1 champions Liverpool Ladies 3-0 on Sunday night to leave them just one win away from claiming the first top-flight league title in their history.
Ji So-Yun and Fran Kirby were on target for the Blues in the first half, with Eni Aluko adding a third after the break to go joint second in the FA WSL 1 goalscoring charts.
Emma Hayes' side have a two-point cushion over title rivals Manchester City ahead of the last round of fixtures of the season next weekend.
City briefly went top on Sunday after hammering bottom side Bristol Academy 6-1 earlier in the day to condemn the Vixens to relegation to FA WSL 2.
Goals from Jill Scott, Isobel Christiansen and Lucy Bronze gave City a halftime lead before Nikita Parris netted the fourth early in the second half.
Christiansen scored her second goal of the game from the penalty spot before 16-year-old Georgia Stanway made it six. Caroline Weir was on target with the consolation goal for Bristol.
Elsewhere, Kerys Harrop's 88th minute header was enough to give Birmingham a 1-0 victory over Notts County, while in Saturday's game Chioma Ubogagu scored twice and Natalia Pablos Sanchon added a third as Arsenal won 3-1 at Sunderland.
Meanwhile, Doncaster Rovers Belles and Reading have clinched promotion to FA WSL 1 after both recorded away wins on Sunday.
Courtney Sweetman-Kirk scored either side of half-time as league leaders Doncaster beat London Bees, while Reading ran out 3-1 winners at Watford.
Reading trail the league leaders by three points but have a game in hand on their rivals and also a superior goal difference.
