Summary

  • Arsenal beat Reading 3-0 and reclaim top spot in Women's Super League

  • Chelsea had gone top with 2-1 win over Manchester City

  • Manchester United, Birmingham and Tottenham also win, Liverpool draw with West Ham

  1. KICK-OFFpublished at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Reading 0-0 Arsenal

    And Arsenal get us under way for the first half of this one...

  2. Postpublished at 14:30 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Tottenham 0-0 Brighton

    Spurs waste the best chance of the game so far.

    A pass from deep sends Rachel Furness through on goal but her attempt is a tame one and straight at the keeper.

  3. Postpublished at 14:29 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Reading v Arsenal (14:30 GMT)

    All the floor-filling club anthems being pounded out there on the PA as the two teams came out the tunnel. Plus a nice bit of local band The Amazons too for some musical variety...

    It looks like another windy and chilly afternoon with plenty of hats and scarves among the crowd and a blanket over the lap of Reading boss Kelly Chambers in her dugout!

    Arsenal bidding to go back top with another win.

  4. Postpublished at 14:29 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Liverpool 0-1 West Ham

    Liverpool muster their first shot on target as Jade Bailey takes a corner short to Kirsty Linnett who makes her way into the box but shoots straight at West Ham keeper Courtney Brosnan.

    Encouragement for the hosts.

  5. Postpublished at 14:25 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Tottenham 0-0 Brighton

    Conditions aren't the greatest at The Hive - a blustery wind is making things difficult and certainly affecting the play.

    It's mostly at Brighton's backs in the first half. Still no clear chances to speak of.

  6. Eleventh heaven for Arsenalpublished at 14:24 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Reading v Arsenal (14:30 GMT)

    Champions Arsenal put 11 goals past Bristol City in their most recent WSL outing - a competition record.

    Watch the highlights of their astonishing win below.

  7. Postpublished at 14:22 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Liverpool 0-1 West Ham

    Not much in the way of chances at Prenton Park since that early goal.

    There have been a couple of goalmouth scrambles, where West Ham duo Kate Longhurst and Cho So-hyun couldn't get their shots away on separate occasions.

    Liverpool have grown into things more in the last couple of minutes, but West Ham look very organised at the back.

  8. Team newspublished at 14:20 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Reading v Arsenal (14:30 GMT)

    Fara WilliamsImage source, Rex Features

    Over at Adams Park - here's the team news for you.

    Reading know they will have their work cut out against a tough Arsenal side.

    Former Arsenal midfielder Fara Williams lines up alongside her fellow England international Jade Moore as they hope to spring a surprise.

    Arsenal welcome Kim Little back to their starting line-up as well as Lia Walti to the base of their midfield while hot-shot Vivianne Miedema leads the line.

    Reading XI: Moloney, Leine, Pacheco, Potter, Howard, Williams, Moore, James, Allen, Utland, Chaplen.

    Subs: Laws, Eikeland, Farrow, Bennink, Reynolds, Quirk.

    Arsenal XI: Zinsberger, Evans, Williamson, Beattie, Schnaderbeck, Walti, Little, Nobbs, Van de Donk, Miedema, Mead.

    Subs: Peyraud-Magnin, Quinn, Maier, Mitchell, McCabe, Roord.

  9. Push the button!published at 14:20 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Reading v Arsenal (14:30 GMT)

    BBC Red Button

    All the action from Adams Park this afternoon is not only live here on the BBC Sport website and App but also on your television on the Red Button.

    Our coverage has just got started, so either tap, click or push on whatever device you choose to follow the game.

  10. Postpublished at 14:11 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Tottenham 0-0 Brighton

    No meaningful attempts on goal from either side in the opening seven minutes at The Hive. A lot of passing along the respective back lines by both teams.

  11. Full-time reactionpublished at 14:09 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    FT: Chelsea 2-1 Manchester City

    Chelsea manager Emma Hayes speaking on BT Sport:

    "Great character from the team - it was a poor error from us that gave City their one chance.

    "Fair play to them, that's how good a team City are, they only need one chance to punish you.

    "But once we got the equaliser, I was convinced there was only going to be one outcome.

    "We stayed in the game and kept going.

    "I didn't actually realise at the time who scored either goal from the touchline as it was just a complete melee in the area for both of them."

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    GOAL: Liverpool 0-1 West Hampublished at 14:07 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Adriana Leon (5 mins)

    Liverpool started so, so, well and twice went close to scoring their first goal in open play this season, but it's West Ham who race straight up the other end and take the lead.

    Fran Kitching was recalled in place of Anke Prauss today and she really should save this.

    There's a bit of pinball in the box and then Adriana Leon scuffs a dribbly looking shot straight at the Liverpool keeper, who somehow just shovels the ball into the corner.

    Oh deary me.

  13. Full-time reactionpublished at 14:04 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    FT: Chelsea 2-1 Manchester City

    Chelsea midfielder Maren Mjelde speaking on BT Sport about netting the winner:

    "It wasn't the prettiest goal I've ever scored, but it's probably the most important.

    "I think Beth England's claiming an assist for that was as well for the shot before it.

    "It's a massive win for us, we've struggled in the league against City in the past, I've never won against them certainly before this.

    "It just shows the togetherness and believe we have to come back like we did in this game."

    Chelsea celebrateImage source, Getty Images
  14. KICK-OFFpublished at 14:03 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Off go the next two!

    Tottenham v Brighton and Liverpool v West Ham are both under way.

  15. Full-time reactionpublished at 14:01 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    FT: Chelsea 2-1 Manchester City

    Chelsea striker Beth England speaking on BT Sport:

    "It's a huge win - I've said it so many times before, but this league is so tough and it's such fine margins that can decide games.

    "Those three points are huge for us today. There's still a long way to go in the season, but this is a result that means a lot to all of us."

  16. Team newspublished at 13:59 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Tottenham v Brighton (14:00 GMT)

    Tottenham have made a bright start to life in the WSL and could find themselves in the top half of the table if they beat Brighton today.

    Brighton have won just one of their first eight games and will start today's match five points above the relegation zone.

    Here are the line-ups...

    Tottenham XI: Spencer, Green, Filbey, Davison, Peplow, Dean, Worm, Graham, Godfrey, Furness, Neville.

    Subs: Morgan, Leon, Haines, Schillaci, Wynne, Addison, Quinn.

    Brighton XI: Walsh, Barton, Kerkdijk, Williams, Gibbons, Le Garrec, Bowman, Whelan, Natkiel, Green, Umotong.

    Subs: Harris, Lundorf, Le Tissier, Connolly, Simpkins, Bance, Nilden.

  17. Team newspublished at 13:58 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Liverpool v West Ham (14:00 GMT)

    Bottom club Liverpool, winless all season, put in a spirited display last weekend in losing 1-0 at WSL big-hitters Manchester City so must go into this afternoon with some confidence.

    There are a couple of tweaks from that starting XI as Anke Preuss and Courtney Sweetman-Kirk are replaced by Fran Kitching and Ashley Hodson.

    West Ham will definitely be full of beans after their dramatic late win over Manchester United, with Alisha Lehmann and the suspended Leanne Kiernan going out and Cho So-hyun and Adriana Leon coming in.

    Liverpool XI: Kitching, Jane, Bradley-Auckland, Fahey, Robe, Bailey, Roberts, Lawley, Linnett, Charles, Hodson.

    Subs: Preuss, Sweetman-Kirk, Murray, Rodgers, Babajide, Kearns.

    West Ham XI: Brosnan, Redisch Kvamme, Hendrix, Flaherty, Vetterlein, Baunach, Dali, Longhurst, Leon, Cho, Thomas.

    Subs: Moorhouse, Galabadaarachchi, De Graaf, Middag, Kiszkis.

  18. FULL-TIMEpublished at 13:55 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Chelsea 2-1 Manchester City

    Beth EnglandImage source, The FA

    And it's all over.

    Chelsea make it 10 wins in a row and go top of the table (for now at least).

    What a turnaround in the closing stages from the hosts as they netted twice in three minutes to come from behind.

    Huge blow for City after Caroline Weir put them ahead on the hour but what an advert for the WSL.

  19. Postpublished at 13:55 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Chelsea 2-1 Manchester City

    We're still playing into a fifth minute of stoppage time even though only three went up on the board...

    City with another corner into the danger area and there are Chelsea bodies scrambling around to block it in the six-yard box.

  20. Postpublished at 13:54 Greenwich Mean Time 8 December 2019

    Chelsea 2-1 Manchester City

    Huge shout from City for handball and a penalty as a shot from Caroline Weir appears to strike a Chelsea hand.

    Nothing given and the clock is almost out of time for the visitors...