Charlton Athletic W 0–1 Manchester City W

🏟️ The Valley

Manchester City made it four wins from four at The Valley, with 19 shots to Charlton’s five. Alex Greenwood’s 36th-minute goal was the only moment of real separation, and it was enough to keep City’s perfect start intact. Charlton conceded once, but they remain without a point. City now have 12 points.

⚽ Goals: Alex Greenwood (36′)

Key Moment: Greenwood’s goal nine minutes before half-time was the only goal.

What It Means: Manchester City remain the only side with four wins from four; Charlton stay on zero points after a fourth straight defeat.

London City Lionesses 2–0 Brighton W

🏟️ CopperJax Community Stadium

London City Lionesses beat Brighton 2-0. Alexia Putellas opened the scoring on 29 minutes, and Lucia Corrales added a second in the second minute of stoppage time to settle it. Brighton are winless after four games. The win is London City’s third of the season and moves them to nine points.

⚽ Goals: Alexia Putellas (29′), Lucia Corrales (90+2′)

Key Moment: Putellas’s 29th-minute opener.

What It Means: London City’s second home win of the season lifts them to nine points, while Brighton remain on two without a league victory.

Manchester United W 2–1 West Ham W

🏟️ Leigh Sports Village

Manchester United got their first league win of the season under Eva Olid. Elisabeth Terland scored inside nine minutes and Andrea Medina’s 72nd-minute goal made the points safe. Viviane Asseyi’s stoppage-time penalty made for a nervy finish, but West Ham could not manufacture an equaliser. United’s victory moves them to four points after a difficult start to the season. West Ham have lost two in a row.

⚽ Goals: Elisabeth Terland (9′), Andrea Medina (72′), Viviane Asseyi (90+2′ pen)

Key Moment: Medina’s goal on 72 minutes, United’s second, gave the hosts the cushion they needed before West Ham’s late penalty.

What It Means: Manchester United bank a first league win; West Ham slip to a second consecutive defeat.

Tottenham Hotspur W 4–0 Aston Villa W

🏟️ Brisbane Road

Tottenham produced a second-half scoring burst that gave the scoreline a one-sided look after a goalless first half. Victoria Pelova scored twice, Caitlin Dijkstra added a third and Cathinka Friis Tandberg wrapped it up. The result takes Tottenham to 10 points, level with Chelsea and two behind Manchester City, with 15 goals scored in four matches. Aston Villa’s winless start stretched to four games.

⚽ Goals: Victoria Pelova (54′), Victoria Pelova (73′), Caitlin Dijkstra (81′), Cathinka Friis Tandberg (88′)

Key Moment: Pelova’s first goal on 54 minutes broke Aston Villa’s resistance and unlocked a game that had been tight until then.

What It Means: Tottenham move level with Chelsea on 10 points; Aston Villa remain winless with two points from four.

Liverpool W 2–0 Everton W

🏟️ Anfield

Liverpool had 17 shots to Everton’s eight and 61% of the ball in the Merseyside derby. Beata Olsson put them in front after four minutes, and Cornelia Kapocs added a second on 86 minutes. The win takes Liverpool to seven points, while Everton stay on six after a first league defeat since the opening weekend.

⚽ Goals: Beata Olsson (4′), Cornelia Kapocs (86′)

Key Moment: Olsson’s fourth-minute goal.

What It Means: Liverpool climb above Everton on points; the defeat halts Everton’s two-match winning league run.

Chelsea W 1–0 Arsenal W

🏟️ Stamford Bridge

Chelsea won the London derby 1-0. Alyssa Thompson scored the only goal on 39 minutes.

The Guardian’s match report has Melvine Malard seizing on a Steph Catley pass out from the back, Manuela Borbe saving from Keira Walsh, and Thompson turning in the rebound. Arsenal’s 18 shots produced only two on target, a continuation of the finishing issues that have followed them through the early weeks. Chelsea move to 10 points, two behind Manchester City; Arsenal are on five and have now won once in four matches.

⚽ Goals: Alyssa Thompson (39′)

Key Moment: Thompson’s finish six minutes before half-time, the game’s only goal.

What It Means: Chelsea stay within two points of Manchester City; Arsenal’s winless league run stands at three matches.

⭐ Match of the Round: Birmingham City W 3–3 Crystal Palace W

🏟️ St. Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park

Océane Hurtre gave Birmingham the lead inside a minute, and after Shanade Hopcroft levelled for Palace on the half-hour, Hurtre struck again three minutes later to restore the advantage. Palace then scored twice in the second half to lead. Bethany England equalised on 70 minutes, L. Lloyd-Smith put Palace ahead for the first time seven minutes later, and it took S. Amano’s 87th-minute goal to salvage a point. The draw leaves Birmingham without a win through four matches. Crystal Palace led until the 87th minute.

⚽ Goals: Océane Hurtre (1′), Shanade Hopcroft (30′), Océane Hurtre (33′), Bethany England (70′), L. Lloyd-Smith (77′), S. Amano (87′)

Key Moment: Amano’s 87th-minute equaliser rescued Birmingham just as Palace looked to have completed the turnaround.

What It Means: Birmingham remain winless with two points from four; Palace extend their winless league run to three but move to five points.

⭐ Player of the Week: Victoria Pelova (Tottenham Hotspur W)

Victoria Pelova took over after a goalless first half, scoring twice in 19 minutes to break Aston Villa apart. Her second-half burst took her to four league goals for the season, matching the early tallies of Khadija Shaw and Océane Hurtre. On a weekend of tight games, she delivered the round’s most decisive individual contribution.

🎯 Goal of the Week

Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea W) vs Arsenal W — Thompson turned in the rebound after Keira Walsh’s shot was saved, the only goal of the round’s showpiece fixture.

⚽ Women’s Super League Top Scorers

👀 Key Fixtures Next Week

• Manchester United W vs Liverpool W (Sat 03 Oct 13:30)
• Tottenham Hotspur W vs London City Lionesses (Sun 04 Oct 14:00)
• Everton W vs Birmingham City W (Sun 04 Oct 14:00)
• West Ham W vs Chelsea W (Sun 04 Oct 14:00)
• Brighton W vs Charlton Athletic W (Sun 04 Oct 14:00)
• Aston Villa W vs Crystal Palace W (Sun 04 Oct 14:00)
• Manchester City W vs Arsenal W (Sun 04 Oct 16:30)

🔮 Predictions Review

Correct Results: 6/7

Model Record: 11/21 (52.4%) this season

Best Call: The model’s highest-confidence call was Tottenham to beat Aston Villa at 70.7%, and they won 4-0.

Worst Call: The model leant towards Crystal Palace at Birmingham at 48.4% confidence, but the game ended 3-3.

The only miss came in the round’s closest call, where the model picked an away win in a low-confidence fixture that finished level.

📚 Five Things We Learned

1. Manchester City won 1-0 at Charlton with 19 shots to Charlton’s five.
2. Arsenal’s 18 shots and two on target against Chelsea underline why they have scored only twice in four WSL matches this season.
3. Tottenham’s second-half burst against Aston Villa made a tight game a 4-0 win; Victoria Pelova’s double changed the contest.
4. Liverpool led the Merseyside derby from the fourth minute and added a second on 86.
5. Birmingham’s two leads against Crystal Palace were both allowed to slip, leaving them reliant on an 87th-minute equaliser; they had 19 shots to Palace’s 17, and nine on target to six, and still drew.