Chelsea Women won at Everton to extend their lead over Man Utd, who were held at Spurs in the Barclays WSL.
Everton 1-4 Chelsea
London City Lionesses 5-1 Leicester City
Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Manchester United
Liverpool 0-1 West Ham United
Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United played out a goalless draw, but one in which Spurs outshot their visitors 22 to 10.
Spurs were dominant in the first half but without forcing anything other than routine saves from Man Utd goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce.
Olivia Holdt twice forced smart saves after the restart, and although United started to offer more of a threat, it was Lenna Gunning-Williams who was unable to make anything of one of the best chances for Spurs.
Chelsea posted an important 4-1 victory at Everton to move four points clear of third-placed Man Utd with two games to go each.
An exchange of goals in the first 10 minutes saw Sam Kerr score for Chelsea from a pass by Erin Cuthbert, before Nicole Momiki replied from long range.
Sam Kerr scored her second goal shortly after the interval, with Lauren James providing the assist. Ellie Carpenter put Chelsea 3-1 up from Alyssa Thompson’s cut back, Erin Cuthbert added the fourth to put the visitors in total control.
London City Lionesses came from behind for a 5-1 win over basement side Leicester City.
Shannon O’Brien put the Foxes ahead on the half-hour, but they were pegged back just two minutes later as Nikita Parris set up Lucía Corrales to level.
Izzy Goodwin gave the Lionesses a half-time lead by smashing the ball home after Leicester failed to clear a Delphine Cascarino free kick.
Corrales turned provider for Malou Marcetto, before Grace Geyoro and Freya Godfrey added a late goal each.
West Ham moved closer to safety with a 1-0 victory away to Liverpool.
They took an early lead thanks to an own goal by Cornelia Kapocs, which proved enough for a crucial three points.
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