Straight off the back of a defeat to Arsenal, Chelsea Ladies smashed the opposition in an eight-goal thriller at the weekend.

And it wasn't a small side we vanquished away from home. It was Everton, last year's second place finishers in the League.

Okay, they may have been missing Rachel Brown, England's first choice keeper, from the line-up but the dangerous Fara Williams was fully fit and we beat them.

It was a confident display from the Blues, one which saw us take a two-goal lead inside the first half, just like the previous game against title-holders Arsenal.

The main difference between the two fixtures was that this time we doubled the deficit before the break, as Eartha Pond (pictured) and Shelby Hills added to earlier strikers from Lianne Sanderson and Dunia Susi.

It's a very positive response to a phenomenally disappointing, last-minute loss against the Gunners a week before.

And it means we're now top of the League.

Arsenal may have moved up the table, sitting in third place only a point behind us thanks to a 5-1 thumping handed to Sunderland at home, but right now Chelsea are top with an impressive 19 points from eight games.

Everton on the other hand are eighth in the 12-team league.

It's a good start for the Ladies' new manager Matt Beard, who joins the Blues from Millwall after leading them to top flight football last season.

He was also assistant manager at Charlton during the glory days before the side were disbanded due to funding issues, where he worked closely alongside Ladies captain Casey Stoney.

His next game will be a home clash with Bristol Academy tonight, a side we have already beaten 4-0 on their home turf.

It's the only fixture taking place tonight before the League returns to action on Sunday and the Blues host Doncaster Rovers.

It's the second time we have faced Doncaster this season, the first meeting, which was away from home, ended 2-2, so the Ladies will be hoping to build on that performance if they are to stay top.

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