Spurs 0-1 Chelsea, London City Lionesses promoted to WSL, and more – as it happened

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That’s all from me! I’ll leave you with Tom Garry’s report from the Championship title decider…

Here’s Suzanne Wrack’s match report from the Manchester Derby…

Today’s WSL results

Liverpool 0-2 Everton

Manchester United 2-2 Manchester City

Crystal Palace 2-2 Leicester City

Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea

West Ham 2-3 Aston Villa

Full-time: West Ham 2-3 Aston Villa

Villa come away with another huge WSL victory thanks to Chasity Grant’s second-half winner.

London City Lionesses owner Michele Kang has just told Sky Sports that she wants the club to be “minimum mid-table” of the WSL next season.

West Ham 2-3 Aston Villa: Meanwhile over at the Chigwell Construction Stadium, Villa still lead with around 10 minutes left to play.

That winning moment…

London City Lionesses promoted to WSL

London City Lionesses have officially earned promotion to the Women’s Super League for the first time in their history! What a moment!

Updated at 17.32 CEST

Birmingham 2-2 London City Lionesses: What a match! It was a valiant effort from Birmingham to come from 2-0 down, but it wasn’t quite enough to confirm promotion. They came close, but couldn’t find that all-important winner.

Full-time: Birmingham 2-2 London City Lionesses

It’s over! A draw is enough to see London City Lionesses into the WSL!

GOAL! West Ham 2-3 Aston Villa (Chasity Grant, 54)

The ball is played through to Grant, who times her run perfectly off the West Ham defensive line. She then makes her way into the box before firing her low-driven shot into the bottom-left corner.

Aston Villa lead again!

Full-time: Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea

Chelsea’s unbeaten WSL run continues!

Birmingham 2-2 London City Lionesses: 10 minutes (yes, TEN minutes) have been added on.

GOAL! Birmingham 2-2 London City Lionesses (Cho So-hyun, 86)

Birmingham are level! Cho So-hyun with the goal! They now need just one more to earn promotion!

Perez crosses the ball into the box and Cho unleashes a thumping volley to equalise! What a goal!

Just a few minutes left to play now – will Birmingham find that all-important winner?

As it stands, London City Lionesses are still on track to be promoted.

Full-time: Crystal Palace 2-2 Leicester

Following a dramatic end to the match, both teams walk away with a point.

GOAL! Crystal Palace 2-2 Leicester (Abbie Larkin, 90+8)

O’Brien hasn’t won it for Leicester – Larkin draws Palace level with just moments left to play!

Sharpe receives the ball on the left before sending a dangerous pass across the face of goal. Larkin arrives at the back post in plenty of space to tap in!

GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-2 Leicester (Shannon O’Brien, 90+4)

O’Brien has surely won it for Leicester!

Thibaud sends a fantastic lofted pass over the Crystal Palace defence and straight to O’Brien in the box, who has plenty of time and space to bring it down before blasting her shot into the top corner!

Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea: 17-year-old Lola Brown is on for her WSL debut! She replaces Macario in midfield.

Half-time: West Ham 2-2 Aston Villa

It’s all level at the end of an eventful first half.

Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea: Just under 20 minutes of normal time left to play at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and Chelsea still lead by a one-goal margin.

GOAL! Birmingham 1-2 London City Lionesses (Emily van Egmond, 63)

Birmingham have one back! This match might not be over just yet!

A cross is sent into the box and London City Lionesses fail to make the clearance. Van Egmond is eventually able to head the ball in from just two yards out.

GOAL! West Ham 2-2 Aston Villa (Rachel Daly, 37)

In the blink of an eye, it’s level again!

Daly capitalises on a terrible pass-back from Gorry to tap the ball in with her first touch!

GOAL! Birmingham 0-2 London City Lionesses (Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah, 59)

Boye-Hlorkah makes it two!

A corner is sent into the box and Boye-Hlorkah rises to head the ball in!

That has surely secured London City Lionesses’ place in the WSL.

GOAL! West Ham 2-1 Aston Villa (Riko Ueki, 34)

Ueki makes it two for West Ham!

A cross is sent into the box and the forward taps the ball around both D’Angelo and Patten with a single touch before placing it into an empty net.

GOAL! Crystal Palace 1-1 Leicester (Annabel Blanchard, 69)

Blanchard steps up to take the penalty and fires her effort into the top-right corner, sending Leitzig the wrong way.

Crystal Palace 0-1 Leicester: Penalty to Palace! Green is brought down in the box by Swaby and the referee does not hesitate when giving the spot kick.

GOAL! Birmingham 0-1 London City Lionesses (Isobel Goodwin, 47)

What a strike from Goodwin!

The striker picks up the ball on the left before cutting inside, making her way past three Birmingham players and unleashing a powerful strike from over 20 yards out. Her effort flies into the top-left corner, giving Franch no chance of making the save.

Updated at 16.28 CEST

Birmingham 0-0 London City Lionesses: London City Lionesses have been forced into a change at half-time, with Goldie coming off with what appears to be a knee issue. She is replaced by Megan Campbell.

GOAL! West Ham 1-1 Aston Villa (Shekiera Martinez, 18)

West Ham draw level! Martinez on the scoresheet once again!

Hanshaw receives the ball on the left and lifts a cross into the box. Martinez is there at the back post to head it into the bottom-right corner.

Half-time: Birmingham 0-0 London City Lionesses

It’s all square at half-time. As things stand, London City Lionesses will be promoted to the WSL.

GOAL! West Ham 0-1 Aston Villa (Ebony Salmon, 5)

Villa strike early!

Daly plays a great ball through to Salmon on the right, who makes her way into the box before placing her shot into the bottom-left corner!

Half-time: Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea

Macario’s penalty is all that separates the two teams at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Players are starting to come back out for the second half at Borough Sports Ground. Kick-off is in just a few moments.

Kick-off: West Ham v Aston Villa

And for the final time today, we’re under way!

Birmingham 0-0 London City Lionesses: The visitors are adamant that they should’ve been awarded a goal after Boye-Hlorkah’s attempt was cleared off the line, but the referee says no and play continues.

GOAL! Tottenham 0-1 Chelsea (Catarina Macario, 35)

Macario converts from the penalty spot!

Neville gives away the spot kick with a clumsy challenge on the USA international, who steps up to take it and fires her effort into the top-left corner.

Updated at 15.59 CEST

GOAL! Crystal Palace 0-1 Leicester (Hannah Cain, 45+2)

Cain breaks the deadlock on the brink of half-time!

Swaby fails to cut out a cross into the box and Cayman instead latches onto it. She squares it short to Cain who fires home from close range.

Tottenham 0-0 Chelsea: It’s not been the most entertaining match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium so far – and with nothing left to play for, it’s hardly surprising.

However, Chelsea will be determined to continue their unbeaten run in the league.

Crystal Palace 0-0 Leicester: It’s still all square at Borough Sports Ground. Leicester are piling on the pressure.

Birmingham 0-0 London City Lionesses: Goodwin goes for goal from the edge of the box, but her effort curls wide of the post.

Updated at 15.41 CEST

Birmingham 0-0 London City Lionesses: Birmingham have arguably been the better of the two teams so far. It’s still level, however.

West Ham v Aston Villa team news

West Ham starting line-up: Kinga Szemik; Anouk Denton, Amber Tysiak, Shelina Zadorsky, Verena Hanshaw; Oona Siren, Katrina Gorry (C); Seraina Piubel, Riko Ueki, Viviane Asseyi; Shekiera Martinez.

Aston Villa starting line-up: Sabrina D’Angelo; Lucy Parker, Anna Patten, Noelle Maritz; Chasity Grant, Jordan Nobbs, Miri Taylor, Maz Pacheco; Missy Bo Kearns; Ebony Salmon, Rachel Daly (C).

Tottenham 0-0 Chelsea: Following Chelsea’s title win on Wednesday, manager Sonia Bompastor has made a series of changes to her usual starting line-up, with Sjoeke Nüsken and Guro Reiten both starting in defence. Millie Bright, Lucy Bronze and Mayra Ramírez are among those out of the squad completely.

Kick-off: Tottenham v Chelsea

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