SWPL: Celtic stay clear at top as Rangers & Glasgow City also win
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Celtic stay top of the SWPL after a comfortable 5-0 win over Hearts, but Rangers remain close behind with a victory over Partick Thistle.
Lucy Ashworth-Clifford opened the scoring for the league leaders when her cross ricocheted off a post and went back across goal beyond Hearts goalkeeper Charlotte Parker-Smith.
Murphy Agnew netted Celtic's second, capitalising on a mistake from the Hearts backline, and went on to score a hat-trick.
Natasha Flint grabbed the other goal for the home side in the victory at Parkhead.
Title rivals Rangers beat Thistle earlier in the day to keep the gap to Celtic at just two points.
Kirsty Howat got the opener from close range, but Imogen Longcake grabbed an equaliser for Thistle after a mistake from Victoria Esson in the Rangers goal.
Sarah Ewens fired Rangers back in front with five minutes left and Rachel Rowe added a third in injury time to secure all three points.
Glasgow City recorded a narrow victory over fifth-placed Hibs, with Lauren Davidson netting the only goal at Meadowbank.
The reigning champions are now four points behind Rangers and six points behind Celtic with five games left to play.
Aberdeen completed an impressive comeback against Dundee United to keep their spot as best of the rest.
Morgan Steedman's stunning long-range effort put United ahead just before half-time.
But second-half goals from Eilidh Shore, Hannah Stewart and a hat-trick from Bayley Hutchison sealed the 5-1 victory.
Spartans put some breathing space between themselves and the drop zone with a 3-0 victory over Hamilton Academical.
Megan Quinn's own goal on 50 minutes gave Spartans the lead and Mya Bates doubled just five minutes later with a rocket into the top corner.
Hannah Jordan grabbed the final goal, sending her effort into the bottom right corner.
Motherwell are still in seventh after their narrow win over Montrose.
Kayla Jardine calmly slotted past Lauren Perry to give Motherwell the lead.
Montrose couldn't find a response in the first half but Demi Taylor levelled things up in the second half.
Morgan Cross secured all three points from the home side when she found the back of the net from very close range.
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