Summary

  • FT: Birmingham 0-0 Chelsea

  • Chelsea's Carney has penalty saved against old club

  • FT: Arsenal 6-0 Reading

  • Miedema hits hat-trick as Gunners continue winning start

  • FT: Brighton 0-6 Man City

  • Stanway scores hat-trick as City cruise towards win

  1. Thanks for your companypublished at 16:20 BST 21 October 2018

    That's about it for this live text and video service this afternoon, but you can still follow live coverage of the games involving West Ham & Liverpool and Yeovil and Bristol City by clicking on these links and there'll be full match reports on those matches on the BBC Sport website and app. later.

    As for the early kick-offs, it's been another fine day for Arsenal and Man City, but another frustrating one for defending champions Chelsea, who have slipped eight points off the pace in the title race and the Gunners have a game in hand.

    Until next time, goodbye!

  2. Postpublished at 16:15 BST 21 October 2018

    Latest: Yeovil 1-1 Bristol City; West Ham 0-1 Liverpool

    Elsewhere, Yeovil and Bristol City are level at 1-1, while Liverpool are still leading at West Ham.

  3. Watch: Miedema completes her hat-trickpublished at 4:11 PM

    How Arsenal made it 6-0

    What a prolific start to the season for Vivianne Miedema!

  4. Watch: Van de Donk prods home Arsenal's fifthpublished at 4:07 PM

    Here's how Arsenal went 5-0 up earlier

    "What a beautifully-crafted goal!"

    A brilliant bit of skill by Katie McCabe sets up Danielle van de Donk, who sticks out a leg to place the ball in at the far post.

  5. Miedema enjoying Arsenal's fine runpublished at 16:02 BST 21 October 2018

    Reaction: Arsenal 6-0 Reading

    After her second hat-trick of the season, Arsenal's in-from striker Vivianne Miedema tells the BBC Red Button:

    "The team is playing amazingly at the moment. The season still has a long way to go but you can see we all have fun on the pitch.

    "We said all week, 'the game against Chelsea doesn't mean anything if we don't win today'."

  6. Watch: Miedema's nets Arsenal's fourthpublished at 15:59 BST 21 October 2018

    How Arsenal made it 4-0 earlier

    After scoring her first goal of the game inside five minutes, Vivianne Miedema got her second shortly after half-time, with a composed near-post finish following a fine cross from Katie McCabe.

  7. FULL-TIMEpublished at 15:55 BST 21 October 2018

    Arsenal 6-0 Reading

    It's another very impressive win for leaders Arsenal. Their 100% record continues in style.

  8. FULL-TIME: Brighton 0-6 Manchester Citypublished at 15:54 BST 21 October 2018

    All over at Crawley where Hope Powell's Brighton have been well beaten, with teenage forward Georgia Stanway the star of the Manchester City show.

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    GOAL: Brighton 0-6 Manchester Citypublished at 15:50 BST 21 October 2018

    Claire Emsley (90+1 mins)

    And it's six for City too as Claire Emsley fires into the roof of the net from eight yards after more good work by Nikita Parris.

  10. Postpublished at 15:49 BST 21 October 2018

    Arsenal 6-0 Reading

    This is Vivianne Miedema's second WSL hat-trick of the season already, after five league games. Not a bad return at all...

    She has nine goals for this league campaign already.

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    GOAL: Brighton 0-5 Manchester Citypublished at 15:47 BST 21 October 2018

    Nikita Parris (87 mins)

    It would appear that Arsenal and Manchester City are having a goalscoring competition this afternoon.

    No sooner do the Gunners make it six then Nikita Parris heads in City's fifth at Brighton from close range.

  12. goal

    GOAL: Arsenal 6-0 Readingpublished at 15:46 BST 21 October 2018

    Vivianne Miedema (hat-trick, 85 mins)

    It's number six! Vivianne Miedema gets one-on-one with the keeper and makes no mistake. It's a hat-trick. Her deadly form continues!

  13. 'Gunners guarantee goals'published at 15:44 BST 21 October 2018

    Arsenal 5-0 Reading

    Sue Smith
    Former England forward on the BBC Red Button

    "It'd be a pleasure to be an Arsenal fan. With this side, you know you're going to get goals and you know you're going to get entertainment."

  14. Watch: Mead skilfully scores Arsenal's thirdpublished at 15:40 BST 21 October 2018

    How Arsenal went 3-0 up earlier

    "A quite brilliant bit of skill!"

    Just before half-time, Beth Mead weaved through to slot home Arsenal's third goal.

  15. goal

    GOAL: Arsenal 5-0 Readingpublished at 15:36 BST 21 October 2018

    Danielle van de Donk (76 mins)

    Pass, pass, pass... Goal! Arsenal add a fifth as Netherlands midfielder Danielle van de Donk slides in at the far post to complete another quality team move.

  16. Postpublished at 15:34 BST 21 October 2018

    Result: Birmingham 0-0 Chelsea

    If you've just joined us, a reminder that earlier Birmingham City claimed a fifth clean sheet from their opening six league games as they battled to a goalless draw with frustrated defending champions Chelsea.

    Karen Carney saw a second-half penalty saved by Birmingham keeper Ann-Katrin Berger, before Hayley Ladd was sent off for a second bookable offence late on for the West Midlands club.

    The result - which came four days after Emma Hayes' side beat Fiorentina in the Champions League - kept Chelsea six points behind well-organised Birmingham in the table.

    You can read our full match report here.

  17. CLOSE!published at 15:29 BST 21 October 2018

    Arsenal 4-0 Reading

    Arsenal look to add to their tally, but Jordan Nobbs' left-footed strike from outside the box bounces narrowly wide.

  18. goal

    GOAL: Brighton 0-4 Manchester Citypublished at 15:28 BST 21 October 2018

    Georgia Stanway (hat-trick, 67 mins)

    It's a hat-trick for Georgia Stanway - and a lovely strike it is too.

    The teenage Manchester City forward cuts in from the left, beats a couple of defenders and fires powerfully into the net from the edge of the box.

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    GOAL: Brighton 0-3 Manchester Citypublished at 15:24 BST 21 October 2018

    Georgia Stanway (64 mins)

    That might be that - and it's one Brighton keeper Marie Hourihan won't want to see again.

    Georgia Stanway lets fly with a speculative long-range shot which dips just in front of Hourihan and goes straight through her and into the net.

  20. Postpublished at 15:23 BST 21 October 2018

    Latest: Yeovil 0-0 Bristol City; West Ham 0-1 Liverpool

    Elsewhere, in the games that got under way at 15:00 BST, it's goalless between winless Yeovil and West Country rivals Bristol City, but Liverpool lead at West Ham through Courtney Sweetman-Kirk's header.