Reigning champions Man City thrash West Ham
Shaw hat-trick puts City top of WSL table
Fujino and Beney also on target
That's all from us today, but we'll be back tomorrow to bring you those five other WSL matches.
Manchester City are back on top, but there's still a long, long way to go before the end of the season and Chelsea will definitely have a point to prove when the two teams meet next weekend.
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FT: Chelsea 1-1 Everton
Image source, Getty ImagesSonia Bompastor speaking after Chelsea's 1-1 draw: "That's a disappointing result, obviously. Today without the ball we were not good enough. If you want to take three points in every game, you need a better perf. It happens - we have been doing well - but we need to take the learnings and move forward.
"We were a bit unfortunate with the goal we conceded. We scored early and in the first half we could have kept a 1-0 lead, but it didn't go that way. Even though we had 20 shots on goal, eight on target, we could have been more clinical and ruthless.
"Everton did well and we knew coming into the game they were really difficult to break down. But we also lacked some quality in the final third."
"We need to move on quickly. This group has a lot of experience with that and will go into the next game really prepared. When we are doing well, it's good not to go too high - when it doesn't work, it's good not to get too low."
FT: Chelsea 1-1 Everton
Image source, Getty ImagesErin Cuthbert after the draw with Everton at Stamford Bridge: "Disappointed not to get three points. We knew how hard Everton would be with the second best defensive record but we were sloppy all over the pitch. Our target was to et ahead early and we did that but we conceded an unfortunate goal.
"We weren't quite on the same page today but I cannot fault anyone's effort. It's just one of those days where we're not at the races and we can't have too many of those if we want to be in a title race."
"We had a few half chances today - set-pieces we were dangerous - but you have games where you grind out results, and today we've not managed it."
"There are a lot of unhappy people in our dressing room and rightly so because we expect to win games. We'll be back training tomorrow, hungry and focusing on our opponent on Tuesday night, Hacken (in the Champions League)."
FT: Man City 1-1 West Ham
Manchester City boss Andree Jeglertz speaking to Sky Sports: "I'm very pleased of course. It's not easy to play these games. We created lot of chances in the first half, but only scored one goal.
"The quality of our players, the calmness, there was no stress. We kept on going. The players coming on bringing on even more energy . We showed our depth and kept a clean sheet, it had been a while since we did that, so I'm very pleased.
"We believe in what we are doing. We believe no matter what. It's more frustrating if you feel you are not creating anything but we did. First half was not bad in that matter even though we didn't score more than one goal."
On Khadija Shaw: "She's amazing. What she is doing for us. It was great to rest her for a couple of minutes in this game but of course when she's in the box the opponent knows something can happen."
On facing Chelsea next weekend: "I'm very boring. Of course I want us to win all our games. How we want this league to end is up to us, nothing has changed in that. We first of all are looking to our game on Tuesday and that's all that's on my mind for now."
FT: Man City 5-0 West Ham
Image source, Getty ImagesManchester City's Khadija Shaw, speaking to Sky Sports about scoring a hat-trick on her 150th Manchester City appearance: "A good day today. We scored a lot of goals which is what we wanted. We know how this league can get with goal difference. We wanted to win and once we got one in, we kept on going."
On scoring 95 WSL goals: "One game at a time, that's always been my focus, my focus is on how I can help the team, how I can improve and get better."
On leapfrogging Chelsea to go top: "There's a lot of games to play, a lot of twists and turns. One game at a time. We've got Champions League midweek and then we go again. Focus on the task ahead and not get to complacent."
On getting frustrated in the first half: "Teams are going to try different stuff. I just try and stay connected to my team-mates because they are the most important in the game and how we play. When I get my chance I do what I do."
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We should have gone all in for Shaw in the transfer window; she is a spectacular player.
Len, London
Khadija Shaw: Superstar!
Mazin, Manchester
FT: Man City 1-1 West Ham
While Chelsea failed to make their dominance count, Manchester City were running riot against West Ham.
FT: Chelsea 1-1 Everton
Everton goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan, speaking to Sky Sports: "We know the quality that Chelsea have and to come away and get a point is massive. We defended well and took our chances when we needed to."
On reaching 100 WSL appearances: "I absolutely love playing here at Everton and in this league. It's a really exciting day for me as well I guess."
FT: Chelsea 1-1 Everton
Everton boss Scott Phelan after drawing at Chelsea: "A massive effort. When you come up against these teams at the top end of the league, it's not just the technical tactical battle but the level of physicality out there is really impressive. For the girls to compete with that over 95 minutes is really important for us in what we're trying to build. We're trying to lay some strong foundations and performances like that are steps in the right direction.
"We want good people at our club and in our changing room. It's something we expect and that camaraderie is so evident on the pitch. On days like today when you have to dig deep, it shows tenfold."
"It's non-stop when you play against these teams - they have threats all over the pitch. I thought we stood up to it. All credit to the players and they got what they deserved.
"We are in our infancy as a group but we can come here and compete. We're really help with the foundations we're laying."
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Bompastor has no plan B. Like for like subs and very little tactical nous.
Scott, Fife
From a Chelsea perspective, it’s worrying how little we have created without Lauren James on the pitch. Man City are without their best creator in Miedema but are still creating lots of chances.
Roberto, Hunstanton
FT: Chelsea 1-1 Everton
Complete dominance from Chelsea, but Everton defended brilliantly and the points are shared.
How crucial will that result prove to be come the end of the season?
FT: Man City 5-0 West Ham
Khadija Shaw applauds the fans at Joie Stadium with a big grin on her face. Then she remembers she's scored a hat-trick and starts hunting down her match ball!
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More thrashings are vital for Man City to catch up to Chelsea on GD as I feel the title may just well come down to that even thought Chelsea are drawing right now.
Sakinah, Birmingham
FT: Chelsea 1-1 Everton
Everton's Hannah Blundell speaking to Sky Sports: "In this group we have belief, we have togetherness and that shows on the pitch. We're getting the performances and points we deserve.
"It was a fantastic performance."
FT: Chelsea 1-1 Everton
Lucy Bronze, who cancelled out Sandy Baltimore's opener for Chelsea with an own goal at the other end, drops to the floor and covers her face with her jersey.
FT: Chelsea 1-1 Everton
Helen Ward
Former Wales striker on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Chelsea will rue the first half more so than the second - the chances and the momentum they buolt without doing the damage in front of goal.
The second-half performance from Everton was excellent and they had some moments of their own. The way they worked and played their way out, I thought they were set up brilliantly.
That point was really well deserved.
Man City 5-0 West Ham
Manchester City are back on top.
That victory will feel even sweeter for Andree Jeglertz's side now they know Chelsea's winning run is over.
Chelsea 1-1 Everton
Chelsea drop points in the WSL for the first time since the opening day of the season.
Chelsea 1-1 Everton
Now or never for Chelsea as Courtney Brosnan lumps the ball deep into the hosts' half.
Shaw hat-trick gives five-star Man City dominant win over West Ham
Khadija Shaw struck her first Women's Super League hat-trick of the season as Manchester City returned to the top of the table with a 5-0 win against West Ham.
Her impressive haul came days after she surprisingly missed out on the 26-player Fifpro Women's World XI shortlist, and continues an impressive run of scoring in every league game she has started this season.
After Shaw's first-half opener, City ran riot after the break as Aoba Fujino and Iman Beney each scored their first league goals of the season.
The win returns City to the top of the Women's Super League table as title rivals Chelsea were held by Everton at Stamford Bridge.
Japan international Fujino passed up two similar chances to put City ahead at the Joie Stadium, striking the near post then firing wide when choosing the far post at the second opportunity.
Shaw had earlier been denied by a superb block by Laia Codina but showed typical composure to put City ahead, sliding the ball in after an attractive passing move which began with Lauren Hemp winning the ball high up the pitch.
Attacking with renewed vigour after half-time, City missed a big chance to double their lead through Fujino, who hit the crossbar from seven yards out.
Shaw headed in a Hemp cross for City's second, West Ham goalkeeper Constance Picaud-Inconnu getting a hand to the ball but only punching it in via the underside of her crossbar.
With her fourth and most challenging chance of the afternoon, Fujino got her goal, stealing the ball back inside her own half before going it alone and finding the bottom corner from the edge of the box.
It was then Swiss substitute Beney's turn to open her league account as her effort deflected in off West Ham midfielder Katie Zelem - after an intelligent cut-back by Hemp.
The most prolific hat-trick scorer in WSL history, Shaw found time to complete her ninth, assisted by Grace Clinton, before being substituted off with her side five goals up.
This was close to a perfect afternoon for Manchester City manager Andree Jeglertz.
His side spent a fortnight in second place after failing to win for the first time in their WSL campaign with a draw at Manchester United. Level on points with Chelsea, a much healthier goal difference had put their rivals in control.
Asked before their match against West Ham whether he felt a pressure to outscore Chelsea each week, Jeglertz said: "The league is so tight, so I can't see that goal difference is going to make us the winning team in this league. For us, it's about getting the points that we need."
He appeared to be proven right as Chelsea stuttered at Stamford Bridge, dropping points for the first time since the opening day with a draw against Everton which allowed City back into pole position.
In the meantime, City had done everything they could to chase their rivals down.
Against West Ham, City claimed only their second league clean sheet of the season - a first for first-choice goalkeeper Ayaka Yamashita - and did so without captain Alex Greenwood, who was missing with a small injury which is due to be assessed.
Days after her Fifpro snub, Shaw showed her worth again, her 12-goal WSL tally now double that of the division's next best scorers. Better still, goals by Fujino and Beney suggested that the responsibility does not lie solely with the Jamaica star.
The defending champions hold a two-point lead at the top of the table going into their visit to Chelsea next Saturday (13:30 GMT).
After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 25 |
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| 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 5 | 23 | 23 |
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| 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 16 |
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| 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 13 |
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| 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 12 |
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| 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 11 |
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| 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 11 |
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| 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 10 |
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| 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 10 |
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| 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -10 | 9 |
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| 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 8 |
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| 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | -7 | 6 |
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| 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 6 |
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| 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 25 | -22 | 0 |
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Manager: Andrée Jeglertz
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Manager: Rita Guarino
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Manager: Andrée Jeglertz
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Rita Guarino
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
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