Khadija Shaw made history as she scored the fastest Women's Super League hat-trick as Manchester City moved closer to winning the title with a 5-2 victory over Tottenham.
There were 12 minutes and 37 seconds between Shaw's first and third goals as City scored all five of their goals in the first half to move eight points clear at the WSL summit with four games to go.
Shaw needed just eight minutes to open the scoring, firing in on the volley after Spurs failed to clear their lines from a corner.
Olivia Holdt equalised promptly for Spurs, but Shaw then scored two brilliant headers to complete her hat-trick in 21 minutes.
Kerolin and an own goal from Amanda Nilden wrapped up an awful first half for Spurs, who saw Bethany England score a consolation late on.
12:37 - There were 12 minutes and 37 seconds between Shaw's first and third goals, also making it the quickest treble scored by a player in the @BarclaysWSL. Rapid. https://t.co/X42XVmml3k
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) March 21, 2026
Manchester United moved back up to second with a dramatic 2-1 victory over Everton, ahead of a crucial Manchester derby looming next weekend.
Inma Gabarro scored a 90th-minute equaliser for the Toffees after Elisabeth Terland's opener in the first half, but Melvine Malard snatched all three points in the 94th minute to keep United in the title race.
Chelsea's momentum stalled at The Den as they were held to a 1-1 draw by London City Lionesses.
Isobel Goodwin cancelled out Johanna Rytting Kaneryd's strike for the Blues, who are now nine points behind City.
Arsenal, meanwhile, thrashed West Ham 5-0 at Emirates Stadium to move closer to the Champions League places.
Chloe Kelly scored a brace and got an assist, with Alessia Russo, Beth Mead and Stina Blackstenius all getting on the scoresheet as the Gunners moved two points behind third-placed Chelsea with two games in hand.
Data Debrief: Shaw makes history and haunts Spurs once more
Shaw's hat-trick in the opening 21 minutes against Spurs was also the earliest scored from the start of a match in WSL history.
She has now scored 15 goals against Spurs in the WSL, the most by a single player against an opposition in the competition (surpassing Vivianne Miedema's 14 versus Bristol City).
Remarkably, Shaw has now scored a hat-trick in each of her last four league games at home against Spurs.