Ten-player Crystal Palace Women won 3-0 away to Leicester City to pip them to top spot in their Subway Women’s League Cup group on goal-difference.
Group A
Newcastle United 1-3 Everton
Group B
Sunderland 1-1 Durham (Sunderland won 4-3 on pens)
Group C
Portsmouth 2-0 West Ham United
Southampton 1-1 Charlton Athletic
Group D
Ipswich Town 0-2 London City Lionesses
Leicester City 0-3 Crystal Palace
Group E
Bristol City 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Tottenham Hotspur struck seconds after the interval at Bristol City, with Mathilda Vinberg delivering for Martha Thomas to score. It proved to be the only goal, as Spurs secured top spot ahead of Aston Villa.
Kirsty Howat gave WSL 2 side Crystal Palace the early lead at Leicester City, Justine Vanhaevermaet doubled the advantage with an assist from Ashleigh Weerden. Annabel Blanchard extended the lead to 3-0, before Palace were down to ten players with a red card for Ruesha Littlejohn.
London City Lionesses took the lead through Sanni Franssi just before half-time at WSL2 basement side Ipswich Town. Lotta Lindström doubled the lead from Sofia Jakobsson’a cross, with 15 of the 90 minutes still to play. But they had to settle for just third spot in the group after scoring fewer goals across their three games.
Everton’s Yuka Momiki opened the scoring just after the half-hour mark in their away match against Newcastle United The Toffees sealed the victory with two goals in a three-minute spell from Katja Snoeijs and Toni Payne, while Beth Lumsden pulled a goal back. The result meant Everton finished second in the group.
Southampton broke the deadlock at home to Charlton Athletic with 20 to play, Ellie Brazil meeting Tara Bourne’s deep free-kick to head over Anna Pederson. But a very late turnaround saw Charlotte Newsham level it in the 90th minute and Jodie Hutton grab a winner for the Addicks in added time, who ended second on goal difference in the group.
Portsmouth took a 70th-minute lead over group winners West Ham when Jemima Dahou played in Tia Primmer to round the keeper and set up Jessie Gale for a simple tap-in. Gale then turned provider for Chloe Sheffield to make it two for Pompey.
Sunderland went ahead five minutes after the restart against Durham, as Katie Kitching played Emily Scarr through to slot the ball into the bottom corner. Beth Hepple curled in the equaliser via the far post from a free kick on the byline. Sunderland gained the extra point by winning the shoot-out 4-3, after Demi Lambourne saved Laura Briggs’ penalty.