Sutton Coldfield Town Royals 3-0 Wolverhampton United

Sutton took a firm grip on second place with a convincing win over Wolves

The Royals started brightly in good conditions and controlled the game with possession and territory, restricting their opponents to long balls and dead ball situations

The Royals stood up to the physical challenge of bigger and more experienced opponents and were rewarded when Corinna Williams fired in an unstoppable strike midway through the first half

Sutton could, and should, have extended their lead but the Wolverhampton keeper was in fine form, while at the other end The Royals defence was kept on their toes

In a flying start to the second half, Osman beat the offside trap and after chasing down a through ball took advantage of a sliced clearance to walk the ball into the net

Although Wolves had occasional chances, there was only to be one winner as Sutton continued to create chances and pass the ball around against a tiring opposition

Victory was rounded off by Williams again as she kept a cool head to slot home

Notable contributions from Eva Lockley at right mid and Osman who picked herself up several times from some strong challenges

Player of the match was Fielding who brilliantly marshaled the defence, especially when the game was in the balance, and has grown is confidence over the season to become a reliable central defender