Leah Galton was on target early in the first half, nodding home from a Katie Zelem corner, and that goal proved to be the difference at the break.
The second half was a far more clinical display from Marc Skinner's side, as Galton added her second of the game, before substitutes Rachel Williams and Lucia Garcia scored within minutes of each other in the final moments of the contest, to secure a hard-fought victory away from home.
FIRST HALF – GALTON IS THE DIFFERENCE
With both sides in need of the points at either end of the table – though for vastly different reasons – the game provided a tentative start at Broadfield Stadium.