Everton moved up to fifth position after a 3-2 victory over Reading.
Katja Snoeijs opened the scoring with a low shot from the edge of the area in the ninth minute, before Jess Park made it two for the Toffees.
Justine Vanhaevermaet pulled one back for the Royals on the hour but Gabrielle George netted for the hosts just a minute later, and Reading were only able to claw one more back through Deanna Cooper.
Now with just one win in five, Kelly Chambers' side sit in 10th, four points clear of bottom side Leicester City after the Foxes' picked up their first win of the campaign.
In the lead-up to the match, it was off-field matters making the headlines after captain Emma Mukandi criticised the club's maternity policy and slammed her teammates in a recent podcast appearance.
The Scotland international kept her place in the starting side, and the armband, despite questions from supporters.
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