West Ham United Ladies 4-3 Portsmouth Ladies
West Ham United leapfrogged opponents Portsmouth into second place with a thrilling victory by the odd goal in seven.
Carly Roache, Jess Barling, Gemma Shepherd and Becky Merritt were all on target at Thurrock, with Joint-Chairman David Gold among the large crowd in attendance on a chilly Sunday afternoon. It was a fourth win in five games unbeaten.
The Hammers are just two points behind leaders Colchester United at the top of the FA Women's Premier South standings, but crucially have a game in hand on their Essex rivals. They are next in action on Sunday, making the short trip to west London to face Queen's Park Rangers.
Look out for a special Ladies feature on top of the usual regular coverage of Julia Setford's team in next Saturday's men's matchday programme against Burnley