WSL final day drama as Chelsea go unbeaten and Arsenal finish second

Champions ended their campaign with a place in the history books by becoming the first side to go unbeaten in a 22-game WSL season after Aggie Beever-Jones struck a minute into added time to sink at Stamford Bridge.

finalists edged in a seven-goal thriller at Emirates Stadium to secure second place and fought back from behind twice to triumph 5-2 over Championship-bound .

ended the season as the WSL’s most in-form team, beating 3-1 to earn a fifth-consecutive victory, ended the final day in high spirits after downing 4-2 and and shared the spoils on Merseyside.

Undefeated champions Chelsea enter the record books

Aggie Beever-Jones made sure of an unbeaten season for her side as she struck a minute into injury-time to secure victory over .

With Stamford Bridge expectant of an historical day unfolding, the action on the pitch saw both sides cancel each other out for the majority of proceedings.

Sandy Baltimore came closest to breaking the deadlock for the hosts with a left-footed effort that whistled wide of the posts while Liverpool's Marie Hobinger's attempted chip over Hannah Hampton could only reach the goal netting.

But in front of an expectant Stamford Bridge, the champions were determined to find a winner, with academy graduate Beever-Jones set to go down in Blues folklore.

Deep into stoppage-time, all eyes were on Beever-Jones as she after fired home to complete a historic campaign for Sonia Bompastor's side as they finish the season invincible while recording their highest points tally in WSL history.

Arsenal win the battle for second place

ended a run of two defeats on the spin as they withheld a late Manchester United fightback to win 4-3 and take second spot in the table.

Chloe Kelly opened the scoring just three minutes in when she showed great composure in evading the last-ditch efforts of both Millie Turner and Dominique Janssen before engineering the ball goalward following Phallon Tullis-Joyce’s mistake.

The visitors hit back 10 minutes later when Ella Toone’s cleverly directed her header beyond the reaches of Manuela Zinsberger.

The game was poised 1-1 at the break but Renee Slegers’ outfit scored three times in 12-second-half minutes to seemingly put the game beyond doubt.

Mariona Caldentey’s composed penalty restored Arsenal’s lead on 50 minutes, before Frida Maanum, making her 150th Gunners appearance, shaped her effort into the far corner to double their lead.

Captain Kim Little made it four when she lashed home from inside the box, and though the visitors would not lie down, Elisabeth Terland and Maya Le Tissier's late efforts weren't enough to avert defeat.

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Manchester City withstand early Palace threat

Ashleigh Weerden gave relegated Crystal Palace a surprise fourth-minute lead at Joie Stadium but ultimately succumbed to Manchester City, who finished the season in fourth.

After Weerden's early opener, parity was restored by Kerolin Nicoli before Mille Gejl swept home to give Palace back the lead going into half time.

Jill Roord 64th minute effort made it 2-2, before Rebecca Knaak’s brace and a second for Kerolin made sure of the points for Nick Cushing's side.

Aston Villa finish with five-in-a-row

Ebony Salmon gave Villa the lead when she fired into the bottom corner after impressively powering the length of Brighton's half.

Rachel Daly extended Villa's lead just before half time and then Maz Pacheco added a third on 74 minutes in her final appearance for the club.

Nikita Parris' late effort was proved scant consolation as Villa end the season with a fifth successive victory and climb into fifth place.

Toffees and Spurs finish all square

’s Veatriki Sarri curling free kick broke the deadlock after 11 minutes with Lize Kop’s hand not enough to keep the effort out.

Drew Spence levelled the match when she smashed home after latching onto a loose ball in the box.

Spurs’ Jess Naz forced a good save from Toffees keeper Courtney Brosnan after meeting Beth England's pull-back, but the two sides could not be separated in the end as winless run stretched to 10 games.

Foxes down Hammers

Janice Cayman’s wonder strike was the pick of the goals in City’s impressive win over West Ham.

Belgium’s most-capped player of all-time rifled a loose ball past Lize Kop in the West Ham net with a sumptuous first-time strike.

Hannah Cain doubled the Foxes’ lead on 35 minutes before Viviane Asseyi pulled one back for her side in the second half.

The Hammers were only within one goal for two minutes however as Cain bagged her second with a brilliant free kick.

Asseyi again got her side with one strike of the hosts, but Sam Tierney expertly curled effort put the game beyond West Ham’s reach.