Summary

  • Result: Aston Villa 0-3 Chelsea - Blues go second with goals from Cankovic, Reiten and Kerr seeing off Villa

  • Result: Arsenal 2-1 Man City - second-half strikes from Maanum and McCabe see hosts come from behind; Shaw header gave visitors early lead

  • Result: Leicester 2-1 Reading - Jones scores 96th-minute winner as Foxes move off bottom

  • Result: Everton 2-1 Tottenham - Beever-Jones scored in stoppage time to give hosts last-gasp win

  • Result: West Ham 0-0 Liverpool

  1. Postpublished at 19:15 British Summer Time 2 April 2023

    Aston Villa 0-1 Chelsea

    It's just non-stop here. Every time Aston Villa look to play their way out from the back a sea of Chelsea bodies give chase.

    Villa are being very brave to play the way they currently are.

    Johanna Rytting Kaneryd of Chelsea battles for possession with Kenza Dali of Aston VillaImage source, Getty Images
  2. Postpublished at 19:13 British Summer Time 2 April 2023

    Aston Villa 0-1 Chelsea

    Villa are attacking up the other end. Would you expect anything less from this game?

    They attempt a tricky corner routine but nobody can get their head to Lucy Staniforth's cross.

  3. 'Not great defending from Villa but it was coming'published at 19:11 British Summer Time 2 April 2023

    Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea

    Lindsay Johnson
    Ex-England defender on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Not good defending from Villa.

    When the free kick first comes in, Sam Kerr is the first player to reach the ball.

    Villa had an opportunity to get rid and they didn't. It comes back in, Niamh Charles has a free header to nod the ball down, and Hannah Hampton was unable to gather.

    Jelena Cankovic is the quickest to react to put the ball in the net.

  4. Postpublished at 19:10 British Summer Time 2 April 2023

    Aston Villa 0-1 Chelsea

    Hannah Hampton has to guard her goal once again. Johanna Rytting Kaneryd skips through the back line but has her shot turned behind.

    Nothing comes of the corner.

  5. Postpublished at 19:09 British Summer Time 2 April 2023

    Aston Villa 0-1 Chelsea

    Chelsea have been hungry since the first minute here and don't look like letting up. Their pressing is just relentless.

    Do they have enough energy in the tank to keep it up?

    Chelsea celebratingImage source, Getty Images
  6. goal

    GOAL Aston Villa 0-1 Chelseapublished at 19:07 British Summer Time 2 April 2023

    Jelena Cankovic (22 mins)

    Chelsea lead!

    Villa don't clear their lines after a Chelsea corner, the ball is sent back into the box and Cankovic rifles home after Guro Reiten heads the ball to her feet.

    Jelena Cankovic of Chelsea celebrates with teammate Niamh CharlesImage source, Getty Images
  7. Postpublished at 19:07 British Summer Time 2 April 2023

    Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea

    Lindsay Johnson
    Ex-England defender on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    That attack by Villa started with Rachel Daly taking the ball out of the air with the outside of her foot.

    A great touch.

  8. Postpublished at 19:06 British Summer Time 2 April 2023

    Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea

    You have to wonder whether Daly meant that. She goes to flick the ball with her back foot and it looks as if she was setting up to go for the ball with her right foot.

    That's the best chance the hosts have had.

  9. Postpublished at 19:04 British Summer Time 2 April 2023

    Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea

    What a stop!

    Alisha Lehmann races down the wing, Rachel Daly goes for a clever flick towards the near post and Zecira Musovic dives to the ground to tip her effort around for a corner.

  10. Postpublished at 19:04 British Summer Time 2 April 2023

    Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea

    Lindsay Johnson
    Ex-England defender on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    You can definitely see that when the ball goes back to Hannah Hampton, Sam Kerr in particular is looking to press.

    That's three times now that Hampton's kicks have gone out of play. Chelsea have clearly highlighted that as an area to exploit today.

  11. Postpublished at 19:02 British Summer Time 2 April 2023

    Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea

    Argh. Chelsea have a lovely bit of link-up play between Guro Reiten and Niamh Charles, but Sam Kerr just can't reach the final ball.

    They're creating chances.

  12. Postpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 2 April 2023

    Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea

    Now Kenza Dali has a shot blocked for Aston Villa. It's all going on!

  13. Postpublished at 19:00 British Summer Time 2 April 2023

    Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea

    Hannah Hampton is forced into a fantastic save to stop Guro Reiten from close range as she meets a Niamh Charles cut-back. So, so close to an opener.

  14. 'A really aggressive start from Chelsea'published at 18:58 British Summer Time 2 April 2023

    Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea

    Lindsay Johnson
    Ex-England defender on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Chelsea have started really well, really aggressively in the high press.

    They're stopping the likes of Jordan Nobbs a playmaker getting on the ball, who we have hardly mentioned yet today.

    That's obviously something [controlling the midfield] that Chelsea have worked on in training this week.

    They'll want to get an early goal to make this dominance count.

  15. FULL-TIMEpublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 2 April 2023

    West Ham 0-0 Liverpool

    Kate Stengel's shot was the last chance of this match.

    A frustrating afternoon for both of these teams but an extra point pretty much guarantees their WSL survival I reckon.

    Rachael Laws and Rhiannon Roberts of Liverpool congratulate each otherImage source, Getty Images
  16. Postpublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 2 April 2023

    Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea

    Truly end-to-end stuff so far. Chelsea glide forwards through Niamh Charles and Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, but Villa defend resolutely and move up the pitch themselves. Kirsty Hanson is fouled and their momentum is stopped.

    Johanna Rytting Kaneryd of Chelsea is challenged by Mayumi Pacheco of Aston VillaImage source, Getty Images
  17. Postpublished at 18:57 British Summer Time 2 April 2023

    West Ham 0-0 Liverpool

    Another Liverpool chance but Stengel's shot from van de Sanden's cut-back is blocked by Hammers defender Fisk.

  18. Postpublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 2 April 2023

    West Ham 0-0 Liverpool

    Scramble in the West Ham box but Liverpool can't poke it in!

  19. Postpublished at 18:55 British Summer Time 2 April 2023

    West Ham 0-0 Liverpool

    Liverpool have a throw-in deep into West Ham territory. One last roll of the dice? Sixty seconds to go.

  20. Postpublished at 18:54 British Summer Time 2 April 2023

    Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea

    Villa aren't hiding back in the face of Chelsea's press. Carla Ward's side are building up their play quickly and taking the game to the visitors.

    Stylish and slick so far from the hosts.