Ten-player Villa denied, Wolves ease to victory and Chasetown hit double figures - women's football round-up

Ten-player Villa were denied a brave Women's Super League victory by a late turnaround at Tottenham Hotspur.

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Villa defender Oceane Deslandes was sent off midway through the second half, before the visitors took a surprise lead through Kirsty Hanson.

Tottenham hit back within a minute when Beth England glanced home a header and Norway winger Olivia Holdt broke Villa hearts when she fired the winner in the fifth minute of added time.

Villa - who are eighth in the WSL table - host winless Liverpool at Villa Park on Thursday (7pm).

Birmingham City's WSL2 promotion hopes suffered a blow as they crashed to a 3-0 defeat at Crystal Palace to leave them five points behind leaders Charlton Athletic.

Wolves kept the heat on Burnley at the top of the National League Northern Premier Division with a 5-1 triumph over Liverpool Feds.

Georgia Marshall's second-minute strike was cancelled out midway through the first half by Feds' Jessica Brady, but Wolves took the game away from their visitors with four goals in 20 minutes.

Charlotte Greengrass and Amber Hughes got the quickfire burst under way before Anna Morphet added a brace, one either side of half-time.

Wolves remain a point behind Burnley with a game in hand - both sides are still unbeaten this season.

Albion were held to a goalless draw by relegation-threatened Loughborough Lightning, while bottom side Sporting Khalsa were beaten 2-0 at home by Stoke City.

Kidderminster Harriers lost 4-0 at Peterborough United in National One Midlands - the same scoreline which befell Stourbridge in their defeat at Boldmere St Michaels.

Third-placed Lye Town are still unbeaten in the West Midlands League Premier Division after a 3-1 victory over rock-bottom Alvechurch - Tash Baptiste (two) and Sian Johnson on target.

In West Midlands One North, Chasetown went goal crazy in their 10-1 thrashing of Leek Town Reserves at the Scholars Ground.

Lauren Walker led the way with four, while the remaining six were shared equally between Kyrie Ball, Caitlin Dodds, Chloe East-Goodman, Katie Holmes, Ellesse Birkett, Donna Mulligan.

And in West Midlands One South, Halesowen Town won 3-0 at Worcester City Reserves.