by Tony Leighton

Newly-promoted Millwall Lionesses went four points clear at the top of the Women's Premier League with a 2-0 win against Bristol Academy.

Birmingham City's 1-1 draw at Blackburn Rovers kept Blues in second place.

Nottingham Forest leapt up to third with a 3-2 victory at Sunderland, while Watford slipped to fourth after a 2-2 draw at Doncaster Belles.

Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton and Leeds Carnegie are all yet to play a game this season.

Millwall Lionesses 2-0 Bristol Academy

Millwall hit two late goals to maintain their 100% start to the season.

Bristol had the better of the possession in the first half, during which they hit the Millwall woodwork.

But they fell to their second successive defeat through two Charlotte Gurr goals, Ann-Marie Heatherson providing the passes for both the 75th and 80th-minute strikes.

Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Birmingham City

In an evenly-contested game Birmingham had to come from behind to secure the point that kept them in second spot.

Natalie Preston gave Blackburn the lead after 28 minutes, but halfway into the second half Dannii Bird grabbed the equaliser for Birmingham.

Sunderland 2-3 Nottingham Forest

Annabel McKechnie hit a late winner to give Forest their first three-point haul of the season.

Kelly McDougall had given the Black Cats a great start, heading them in front after just three minutes.

But six minutes later Suzanne Davies - making her Forest debut - equalised, then Chloe Foster's 18th-minute header put Forest ahead.

Sunderland had the better of the second half and McDougall's second goal of the game levelled the scores in the 69th minute.

But the home side were sunk when McKechnie pounced for the winner four minutes from time.

Doncaster Rovers Belles 2-2 Watford

Watford bounced back from a two-goal deficit to collect a deserved draw.

The Belles were comfortably in front at the break, Sarah Owen having hit a 14th-minute opener and Precious Hamilton doubling the lead just after the half-hour mark.

But Kate Longhurst pulled a goal back in the first minute of the second half and then 19 minutes from time Annie Barrett got the goal that earned the Hornets a point.

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