City suffer shock WSL loss to Brighton; Chelsea win, stay top

Manchester City collapsed to a surprise 1-0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion in the Women’s Super League (WSL) on Sunday, while Chelsea earned a 3-0 away win over Everton that leaves the team ‘Emma Hayes to stay at the top of the rankings.

City dominated possession against Brighton but still found themselves on the wrong end of a 1-0 scoreline as substitute Lee Geum-Min scored with one of only two efforts on target for the visitors.

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Chelsea faced no such problems at Everton, with Canadian international Jessie Fleming capitalizing on a poor clearance to volley home her team’s opener in the 14th minute, before Sam Kerr and substitute Agnes Beever-Jones added two more goals in the second half. the defending champions secured a comfortable victory.

In London, Norway international Celin Bizet scored a brilliant solo goal to give Tottenham Hotspur the lead over Liverpool, but international team-mate Sophie Román Haug equalized in the 66th minute to earn a 1-1 draw for the visitors.

Manchester United scored five different goalscorers in their 5-0 win over West Ham United to move second in the table with 12 points after six games, four behind Chelsea and one ahead of Spurs and Liverpool.

Arsenal will face Leicester City in Sunday’s late kick-off.