Manchester City draw level with Chelsea at top of Women's Super League; wins for Liverpool and Man Utd

Manchester City drew level on points with Chelsea at the top of the Women's Super League table after a commanding 4-1 win over Brighton, scoring twice in each half via four different scorers.

Lauren Hemp opened City's account by rounding off a sweeping move involving Jess Park, squirming the ball beneath Sophie Baggaley from a tight angle.

The England winger then turned provider when putting the ball on a plate for Mary Fowler, after sharing an intricate one-two with Laura Coombs, as Gareth Taylor's side eased into a 2-0 lead before the break.

More City dominance followed the interval, and an unusually quiet Bunny Shaw got her name on the scoresheet when connecting with Yui Hasegawa's deep cross and powering a header inside the post.

The scoring was completed in style by Coombs, who swept home Fowler's fizzed cross with a composed first-time finish, before former City forward Geum-Min Lee clawed back a late consolation for Brighton.

It marked a 10th successive league win for City as they bounced back from exits in the League Cup and FA Cup in their last two outings.

City are now on 40 points - level with Chelsea, who cruised past Arsenal on Friday night, with the Blues maintaining a marginally-better goal difference.

Liverpool maintained their bid to sneak into the WSL top four with a 3-1 victory over struggling West Ham at Prenton Park.

Putting the frustration of an FA Cup quarter-final defeat by Leicester last weekend behind them, former Hammer Leanne Kiernan prodded Liverpool ahead in the 41st minute, turning home Jasmine Matthews' cross.

Missy Bo Kearns then doubled the Reds' lead with a header five minutes into the second half, following good wide play from Ceri Holland.

Sophie Roman Haug added a finish with 17 minutes of