Sunderland Women climb to second in Barclays WSL2 as Bristol City inflict Ipswich Town’s first defeat.
Durham 1-4 Sunderland
Ipswich Town 1-2 Bristol City
Newcastle United 3-0 Burnley
Southampton 4-1 Sheffield United (Att: 1,544)
Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-4 Nottingham Forest
Leicester City 0-1 Watford
Newcastle United stayed top with all the goals in the game against Burnley at St James’ Park.
Kathleen McGovern scored from a Lois Joel cross, it was soon 2-0 to the hosts after an own goal by Deanna Cooper.
Martha Thomas made it 3-0 shortly after the hour mark, assisted by Beth Lumsden, for a sixth win in seven.
Sunderland sent Durham to a seventh successive defeat as they climbed to second spot.
Katie Kitching gave Sunderland the lead with following a corner and Sanni Franssi scored the second aided by Katy Watson, who would make it 3-0 before the break.
Jade Pennock pulled a goal back with a quarter of the game remaining but Marissa Sheva struck from outside the box in added time.
Bristol City overcame a setback to send Ipswich Town to a first defeat.
Ipswich went ahead after 55 minutes due to an own goal by Gemma Lawley, only for their Paige Peake to also put through her own net.
Rio Hardy scored the decisive goal for Bristol following a set-up by Maria Farrugia.
Nottingham Forest ran out 4-1 winners away at Wolverhampton to close in on the top three.
Forest’s Leticia McKenna finished from a pass by Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah and A five-minute brace early in the second half by Tuva Espås put Forest firmly in control.
Freya Thomas scored the fourth, while Louanne Worsey netted a consolation goal for Wolves.
Southampton defeated Sheffield United 4-1 for their second win of the season.
Ellie Brazil headed the Saints into an early lead and set up Mary Bashford to score the second.
Ella Kinzett replied after the break from a Sophie Harwood cross but Chloe Peplow’s goal and a second for Brazil made the points safe.
Watford leapfrogged Leicester City into seventh in the table with a victory over the Foxes.
Watford led at the break, Vera Jones having scoring with the help of Poppy Wilson’s through ball.
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