Man City beat Spurs, Arsenal down Liverpool in WSL

Manchester City striker Khadija Shaw scored her 13th Women's Super League goal of the season as her side won 2-0 against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, while Arsenal beat Liverpool 2-0 at the away thanks to goals from Vivianne Miedema and Caitlin Foord.

City's victory keeps them second in the table and keeps the pressure on leaders Chelsea, while Arsenal are level on points with City but behind on goal difference.

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Jamaican international Shaw's second-half goal doubled City's advantage following an Amy Turner own goal. Martha Thomas came closest to scoring for Spurs, but her effort was ruled out for offside.

The win gives City 28 points after 12 games, three behind defending champions Chelsea, who beat Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 on Saturday.

At Prenton Park, Liverpool did well to keep Arsenal scoreless in the first half, but a deflected rocket from Miedema on the hour mark and a strike from Foord nine minutes later wrapped up all three points for the Londoners.

Earlier in the afternoon, Nikita Parris scored twice to give Manchester United a 2-1 home win over Aston Villa, while fullback Janice Cayman scored the only goal of the match as Leicester City beat Everton 1-0 in Merseyside.

Bottom of the table, 11th-placed West Ham United allayed their relegation fears by securing a tense 2-1 victory over Bristol City, bottom of the 12-team league, in a match that lasted 15 minutes of second place. -half time out.