Crystal Palace Ladies suffered a tough home defeat at the hands of Aston Villa Ladies, losing 3-1 at Hayes Lane on Sunday afternoon.
Two back-to-back goals for Villa won them the three points as the game ran over the half-hour mark, however the Clarets had always seemed the dominant side against a hard-working Palace.
They began the match fastest, threatening Palace's goal after just three minutes as Kerri Welsh drifted into the home side's box only to have her shot driven down by Anneka Nuttall before Sophie Haywood headed the resulting corner over Shanell Salgado's bar.