Women's Super League: Chloe Kelly strikes as Manchester City go top, Martha Thomas stars as Tottenham beat Aston Villa

Manchester City moved top of the Women's Super League table with a 1-0 win over Leicester at the King Power Stadium.

Chloe Kelly's goal proved to be the decisive moment of the game to lift Gareth Taylor's side above Tottenham, following their win over Aston Villa earlier on Saturday.

Kelly broke the deadlock in the 10th minute with a goal The Foxes' defence will not be keen on viewing again. Jill Roord played in the England forward, whose low shot squirmed through Janina Leitzig's grasp.

Khadija Shaw had a chance to double City's lead moments later, but Leicester were able to clear, before Leitzig stopped Kelly from getting her second.

Jess Park should have got on the scoresheet just past the hour mark when Leitzig parried Lauren Hemp's initial effort into her path, but she shot the loose ball over the bar.

Yui Hasegawa then saw her attempt blocked on the line, as City were forced to settle for one goal to end Leicester's unbeaten start to the season.

Spurs cruised past Aston Villa with a 4-2 win at the Bescot Stadium.

A Martha Thomas hat-trick and a goal from Ashleigh Neville sealed a resounding win for Robert Vilahamn's side, who responded brilliantly after Rachel Daly broke the deadlock with her fifth-minute penalty.

Villa were awarded the spot-kick when Adriana Leon was brought down in the box by Eveliina Summanen, and Daly clinically dispatched from 12 yards.

Spencer denied the hosts a second with a superb stop to keep out Ebony Salmon's strike, before Jordan Nobbs saw her strike go wide of the post.

Spurs weathered that early pressure from Villa, and hit them with a sucker punch when Thomas scored her first of the afternoon with a sublime lob over Daphne van Domselaar to ruthlessly punish Rachel Corsie for giving the ball away.

The north Londoners turned the match on its head inside first-half stoppage time through Neville, who powered home a header from a Jessica Naz cross to knock the stuffing out of Carla Ward's side.

The visitors increased their lead just past the hour mark thanks to Thomas, as she capitalised on some poor Spurs defending and fired home from close range.

She completed her hat-trick in some style in the 72nd minute with a sublime finish past Van Domselaar after racing through one-on-one with the Dutch shot-stopper.

Villa were spared the agony of conceding a fifth goal with Thomas through on goal again, with their blushes spared by the assistant referee’s flag.

The hosts had the last word when Lucy Parker nodded in her first goal for the club after reacting quickest on the rebound, as Spencer kept out Corsie's initial header from a corner.

This is now a fourth straight defeat to start the season for Villa.

Ward's team sit in 11th, with only a marginally superior goal difference placing The Villans above table-propping Bristol City.

Vilahamn's team are back in action at home to Everton on November 5, while Villa’s quest to get their first points on the board continues with the visit of reigning champions Chelsea a day earlier.

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