Summary

  • FT: Chelsea 6-0 Birmingham

  • Sam Kerr scores first-half hat-trick for WSL leaders, Fran Kirby (2) and Guro Reiten also on target

  • FT: Everton 3-1 Aston Villa - WSL's bottom side beaten on Merseyside

  • FT: Brighton 1-0 Man Utd, Bristol City 0-4 Arsenal - Gunners leap above Red Devils

  • FT: Tottenham 0-3 Man City - second-placed side keep pressure on Chelsea

  • Leicester City clinch promotion to WSL by winning Championship

  1. FULL-TIMEpublished at 90 mins

    Chelsea 6-0 Birmingham

    A sixth consecutive WSL win and a sixth consecutive WSL clean sheet for Chelsea.

    A first-half hat-trick as good as settled the game, with Fran Kirby's double and a Guro Reiten strike completing the scoring in a very one-sided game at Kingsmeadow.

  2. goal

    GOAL: Everton 2-0 Aston Villapublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 4 April 2021

    Izzy Christiansen (63 mins)

    Izzy Christiansen is on spot-kick duty now and she makes no mistake, sending Lisa Weiss the wrong way.

    A tough job just got tougher for Villa.

  3. PENALTY to Evertonpublished at 62 mins

    Everton 1-0 Aston Villa

    Not another one!

    Everton's Rikke Sevecke is tripped by Jodie Hutton. Referee Stacey Pearson points to the spot for the second time today.

  4. goal

    GOAL: Chelsea 6-0 Birminghampublished at 90+1 min

    Fran Kirby

    Fran Kirby has her second. And it's all her own work.

    The England striker's boundless energy is rewarded as she runs at the away defence, slaloming in from the left and shifting the ball out of her feet before finding the far corner.

    A sumptuous finish.

  5. CLOSE!published at 90 mins

    Chelsea 5-0 Birmingham

    Again Chelsea almost add a sixth goal, Hannah Blundell floats in a lovely cross from the left but Beth England's header is well saved by scrambling keeper Hannah Hampton.

  6. CLOSE!published at 18 mins

    Brighton 0-0 Man Utd

    Ooooh better from Manchester United.

    Netherlands international Jackie Groenen twists and turns before delivering a cracking cross towards the back boss.

    The ball flies just over United forwards Lauren James and Ella Toone who were both lurking at the back post. Good chance.

  7. GREAT SAVE!published at 59 mins

    Everton 1-0 Aston Villa

    Aston Villa are a team transformed.

    A long ball over the top and midfielder Freya Gregory gets in behind before thumping an effort towards goal.

    Everton keeper Sandy MacIver has to be at her best to deny the youngster.

  8. CLOSE!published at 87 mins

    Chelsea 5-0 Birmingham

    Guro Reiten's clever dinked effort from the edge of the box clips the top of the bar. It's no nearly an exquisite sixth goal for Chelsea.

  9. CLOSE!published at 84 mins

    Chelsea 5-0 Birmingham

    Niamh Charles is a fraction away from a sixth Chelsea goal. She latches on to a poor pass by Birmingham defender Sarah Mayling but smashes her shot just over at the near post.

  10. Postpublished at 83 mins

    Chelsea 5-0 Birmingham

    It's just a matter of seeing if Chelsea can add to their lead in the final few minutes.

    Birmingham look shattered. They have done a lot of chasing today.

  11. MISSED PENALTYpublished at 54 mins

    Everton 1-0 Aston Villa

    What a save! Lisa Weiss dives to her left to keep out Lucy Graham.

    The German international keeps Villa in this game. How big will that stop prove to be?

  12. PENALTY to Evertonpublished at 53 mins

    Everton 1-0 Aston Villa

    Hayley Rasso's cross is handled in the area! A huge chance for Everton to double their lead.

  13. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 79 mins

    Chelsea 5-0 Birmingham

    Birmingham have made two more changes since Chelsea's fifth goal, with teenager Emily Murphy and Rebecca Holloway coming on.

  14. goal

    GOAL: Tottenham 0-1 Man Citypublished at 4 mins

    Chloe Kelly

    Gauntlet laid down by Chelsea and firmly accepted by Manchester City.

    Chloe Kelly's corner seems to have gone in directly - with both the Spurs keeper and City attackers missing it.

    Looking back at the replay, Tottenham keeper Becky Spencer might have deflected it in under pressure from Janine Beckie.

    One for the dubious goalscorers' committee, that.

    Tottenham v Man City.Image source, Getty Images
  15. Postpublished at 7 mins

    Brighton 0-0 Man Utd

    All Brighton in the opening exchanges.

    A couple of crosses have briefly troubled Manchester United's defenders as the Seagulls search for a clear opportunity.

  16. goal

    GOAL: Bristol City 0-1 Arsenalpublished at 4 mins

    Vivianne Miedema

    An early blow for the relegation-battlers - and an early breakthrough for Champions League hunting Arsenal.

    Danielle van de Donk's low pass picks out Vivianne Miedema and the Dutch destroyer is afforded far too much space in the box to drill home into the bottom corner.

  17. 'Becoming really easy for Chelsea'published at 14:06 British Summer Time 4 April 2021

    Chelsea 5-0 Birmingham

    Jayne Ludlow
    Former Reading and Wales manager on BBC Sport

    It's becoming a passive defensive organisation from Birmingham - it's really easy from a Chelsea perspective to play in between the spaces.

    It's great play from a Chelsea viewpoint - good support play, movement, well-timed runs, good accurate passing and good contact on the finish with the power on it to get it past Hannah Hampton in the Birmingham goal.

  18. Postpublished at 74 mins

    Chelsea 5-0 Birmingham

    Fran Kirby should have made it 6-0 but chips the ball over the bar when through on goal.

  19. goal

    GOAL: Chelsea 5-0 Birminghampublished at 73 mins

    Guro Reiten

    Chelsea are stroking the ball around beautifully at the moment, waiting for the right moment and they do just that to create a goal for Guro Reiten.

    The Norwegian nets her first WSL goal of the season from close range after a sweet move down the right sees Niamh Charles find Fran Kirby, who lays it on a plate for Reiten.

  20. KICK-OFFpublished at 46 mins

    Everton 1-0 Aston Villa

    The second half at Walton Hall Park has also just begun.

    How will Villa respond?