Crystal Palace Women made their Barclays WSL return with a victory over Everton, while Liverpool lead the initial table after a 4-0 success at Charlton.
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Arsenal (Att: 4,104)
Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 West Ham United (Att: 1,675)
Charlton Athletic 0-4 Liverpool (Att: 2,151)
Crystal Palace 1-0 Everton (Att: 1,274)
Manchester City 3-1 Birmingham City
Arsenal won with an early goal at Brighton, thanks to a strong run and finish off the underside of the bar by Lisa Baum after 10 minutes.
Crystal Palace edged Everton 1-0 to make a winning return to the top flight. Lexi Lloyd-Smith snatched possession, burst into the box, and tucked the ball between goalkeeper Courteney Brosnan’s legs to put Palace ahead. Zara Kramzar hit the bar for Everton close to half time and Bethany England’s goal-line clearance kept Palace ahead in stoppage time.
Mary Fowler fired Manchester City into the lead a few minutes after the restart, Khadija Shaw soon added the second with a header off Kerstin Casparij’s corner. Shaw also nodded in a Beth Mead flag-kick before Océane Hurtré scored Birmingham a late consolation.
Spurs went two up within half an hour against West Ham, with Julia Blakstad setting up a goal for Signe Gaupset, who turned provider for Kirsty Hanson. After Hanson doubled her tally, Viv Asseyi pulled a stoppage-time goal back for the Hammers.
Grace Fisk put Liverpool ahead just eight minutes in after a corner and also struck early in the second half, assisted by Vivien Endemann, who scored the third herself from outside the box. Cornelia Kapocs converted a stoppage-time penalty after Charlton goalkeeper Sophie Whitehouse fouled Natalia Ramos.
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