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Jordan Nobbs is back! Women's Super League winners and losers as ex-Arsenal star marks Lionesses recall with Aston Villa hat-trick

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On a dramatic weekend of action in the top flight, it was England stars who made the headlines in the majority of the key fixtures

Manchester City's hopes of securing Women's Champions League football - and maybe more - increased massively this weekend with a 2-1 win over Arsenal, whose own ambitions this season were hit hard by defeat.

That was the headline fixture in a reduced schedule of Women's Super League action, with only four games taking place. However, there was no less drama, with Saturday's clash of titans followed up with a big game in the relegation race as Leicester beat Liverpool.

Elsewhere, Manchester United needed some luck to beat Tottenham in a game that had everything, while Aston Villa hit struggling Brighton for six as Jordan Nobbs made a statement ahead of a potential return to England action.

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