Summary

  • Defending champions Chelsea draw 0-0 with Manchester City

  • Netherlands international Miedema hit hat-trick as Arsenal thrashed Liverpool

  • Evans and Little also on target for Gunners

  • Reading cruise to win over Yeovil

  • Birmingham beat Everton, Bristol City winners at Brighton

  1. Postpublished at 77 mins

    Chelsea Women 0-0 Man City Women

    Half-chances wherever you look now and So-Yun Ji looks in on goal for Chelsea as she weaves her way into space.

    Beats a couple of challenges but can't hit the target with an effort inside the Man City penalty area.

  2. Postpublished at 15:37 British Summer Time 9 September 2018

    Brighton Women 0-1 Bristol City Women

    Lucy Graham has the opener for Bristol City - and it's a worldie!

    She meets a loose ball in the Brighton half and lifts home a shot from range that dips under the bar at the perfect time.

    Mr. Whippy would have been proud of that scoop.

  3. Postpublished at 75 mins

    Chelsea Women 0-0 Man City Women

    Chelsea Women v Man City WomenImage source, PA

    Man City's turn to press again for the first goal.

    Two corners in succession and the first doesn't quite fall to Nikita Parris at the back post while the second is out of the reach of a player in a light blue shirt from Georgia Stanway's delivery.

  4. Postpublished at 74 mins

    Birmingham City Women 1-0 Everton Ladies

    Kirstie Levell leaps to push Lucy Staniforth's free-kick - otherwise destined to make the net bulge - onto the bar and keep Everton's hopes of a leveller alive.

  5. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 74 mins

    Chelsea Women 0-0 Man City Women

    Melissa Lawley makes way for Man City, who bring on Janine Beckie in midfield.

  6. Postpublished at 73 mins

    Chelsea Women 0-0 Man City Women

    Got to be a goal on the way in this one soon?

    Chelsea foraging forward once more as So-Yun Jo finds space on the left wing, but her ball across the Man City area is out of Fran Kirby's reach on the run.

  7. Postpublished at 71 mins

    Chelsea Women 0-0 Man City Women

    A rare break into the Chelsea half for Man City as Nadia Nadim finds herself on the ball on the edge of their penalty box.

    Nadim tries her luck from distance but it flies wide right of the Chelsea goal.

  8. Postpublished at 69 mins

    Chelsea Women 0-0 Man City Women

    Fran Kirby and Drew Spence immediately into the action for Chelsea as once again the hosts try and force the opener.

    Ball won't sit down for either to take the shot though and Man City look relieved as it goes behind for a goal kick.

  9. YELLOW CARDpublished at 67 mins

    Chelsea Women 0-0 Man City Women

    Gemma Bonner goes into the referee's notebook for a bit of a late challenge on Jonna Andersson.

    Meanwhile, decent cheer from the crowd as Fran Kirby comes on to replace Sophie Ingle while Beth England makes way for Drew Spence.

  10. Postpublished at 15:27

    Birmingham City Women 1-0 Everton Ladies

    Mark Skinner's Birmingham continue to dominate with neat passages of play, and Paige Williams shoots from range...

    ... And hits the bar!

    They're pulling all the strings against Everton here!

  11. Postpublished at 15:26

    Reading 4-0 Yeovil

    Reading celebrateImage source, The FA

    The Royals have their fourth from the restart, with Remi Allen rising with ease to convert Natasha Harding's cross with a fine header.

  12. Postpublished at 65 mins

    Chelsea Women 0-0 Man City Women

    Steph Houghton showing the value of her defensive game this time as she is on hand to deny Romona Bachmann as she prepares to pull the trigger.

    Houghton cuts across to hook clear a dangerous ball in from So-Yun Ji.

  13. Postpublished at 15:25

    Reading 3-0 Yeovil

    Gemma Davison is causing Yeovil all kinds of problems - and they answer in the form of a clunky challenge from Amy Goddard.

    The referee shows no hesitation in pointing to the spot, and Lauren Bruton gratefully converts the spot-kick as Kelly Chambers' side find their third.

  14. Postpublished at 15:24

    Reading 2-0 Yeovil

    Gemma Davison dispatches Brooke Chaplen into the box, and Hannah Short must leap into a game-saving challenge to clear the danger.

    Chaplen is sharp, though, and somehow dinks a gilt-edged chance wide from close-range as Yeovil breathe for the first time this half.

    Lee Burch's side were lucky there.

  15. Postpublished at 63 mins

    Chelsea Women 0-0 Man City Women

    Chelsea with a first decent chance of this second half.

    They break away from inside their own half and Karen Carney finds Ramona Bachmann with a ball into the danger area at pace.

    Bachmann can't quite get an instep on it to direct it towards goal at the near post.

  16. Postpublished at 15:22

    Brighton Women 0-0 Bristol City Women

    Brighton are looking the brighter side after the break, and while there's still no breakthrough, they fire a dangerous cross into the box that a currently overworked Sophie Baggaley claims amid a flurry of bodies.

  17. Postpublished at 62 mins

    Chelsea Women 0-0 Man City Women

    Kelly Smith
    Former England striker on Radio 5 live sports extra

    Chelsea Women v Man City WomenImage source, Rex Features

    "Man City with all the possession so far in this second half. They've looked the more threatening but so far haven't been able to test Hedvig Lindahl in the Chelsea goal.

    "Chelsea are still in this game and have a lot of talent to come off the bench if need be."

  18. Postpublished at 60 mins

    Chelsea Women 0-0 Man City Women

    Hour mark reached in this one and again Man City with a chance deep in Chelsea's half.

    Free-kick out wide on the left has Steph Houghton having a go on her own but her effort to curl one in sails over the crossbar.

  19. Postpublished at 15:18

    Reading 2-0 Yeovil

    Gemma Davison cuts through the Yeovil midfield like a knife through hot butter, and gears up to unleash a shot from the edge of the area that flies wide.

  20. Postpublished at 15:17

    Brighton Women 0-0 Bristol City Women

    The ball bumbles around in the Bristol City box before falling to Brighton defender Beth Roe. She manages to execute a shot, but it's tame at best, and goalkeeper Sophie Baggaley gets down to make a routine save.