Women's Super League: Georgia Stanway keeps Manchester City unbeaten
City move level with Arsenal, Chelsea go third
Sunday 9 December 2018 18:00, UK
Manchester City remain unbeaten in the Women's Super League after a narrow 1-0 victory at home to Birmingham moved them level on points with leaders Arsenal.
Georgia Stanway's 12th-minute strike was all that separated the two high-flying sides after the England striker slotted past visiting goalkeeper Hannah Hampton to earn City a fourth straight league win.
Beth England netted a second-half double as Chelsea moved up to third thanks to a comprehensive 4-0 victory at second-bottom Brighton.
The away side took the lead in the 65th minute as Magdalena Eriksson found the bottom corner and England's header four minutes later and last-minute effort sandwiched Ji So-Yun's 76th-minute strike.
West Ham remain sixth after a comfortable 5-0 triumph over bottom side Yeovil, with Alisha Lehmann on target with a first-half double.
Julia Simic also scored twice as she scored either side of Brianna Visalli's 53rd-minute header to complete an emphatic win.
Ella Rutherford and Katie Rood were on target in the second half as Bristol City saw off Everton 2-0, while the spoils were shared in a 2-2 draw between Reading and Liverpool.
The visitors went ahead twice through Courtney Sweetman-Kirk in each half but were pegged back both times by former Reds midfielder Fara Williams, who won her side a point.
