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Victoria Pelova scored twice as Tottenham moved up to second in the Women's Super League table after a 4-0 win over Aston Villa at the BetWright Stadium.

Netherlands midfielder Pelova - signed after leaving Arsenal in the summer - broke the deadlock in the 54th minute and then fired in a second off the underside of the crossbar, taking her tally to four goals in two WSL games.

Spurs - who thrashed promoted side Crystal Palace 7-0 last week - sealed a third WSL win of the new season after Caitlin Dijkstra headed in and Cathinka Tandberg added a fourth with two minutes left.

Beata Olsson's early header and Cornelia Kapocs' late goal earned the bragging rights for Liverpool in a 2-0 Merseyside derby victory over Everton at Anfield.

Manchester United secured their first WSL victory under new boss Eva Olid with a 2-1 win over West Ham in Leigh.

Elisabeth Terland's header set United on their way after nine minutes, with summer signing Andrea Medina doubling the lead late in the second half. Viviane Asseyi scored a consolation for West Ham from the penalty spot in added time.

Birmingham drew 3-3 with Crystal Palace at St. Andrew's - where Oceane Hurtre had fired the Blues ahead after 40 seconds for the quickest goal of the WSL season so far.

Shanade Hopcroft's long-range free-kick had Palace level on the half-hour, Frenchwoman Hurtre then restored Birmingham's lead with an angled strike.

Palace fought back through goals from Bethany England and Lexi Lloyd-Smith before Suzu Amano struck with three minutes left to secure Birmingham a point.