Reading's women travelled to Wivenhoe Town FC to take on Colchester on Sunday and came away with a 3-0 victory that keeps a promotion dream very much alive.
Frank Rodriguez's girls dominated throughout and went in 1-0 at the interval thanks to a first half finish from Natasha Caswell.
The second half was no different, with the visitors bossing their hosts all over the pitch. And with Reading well on top and playing some very attractive football, the impressive Melissa Fletcher scored a superb second, cutting inside her marker before hammering the ball into the far corner for 2-0.
Alison Hogg added a third soon after and three points kept Reading level on points with second-placed West Ham, with a game in hand over their rivals.
Then on Tuesday night, the high-flying women played that game in hand at home to Fulham.
Skipper Kelly Chambers and Emma-Jayne Pearmine put Reading into a commanding lead with goals stemming from corner kicks.
And the free-scoring Caswell added a decisive third from the penalty spot to record the Royals' second 3-0 victory in three days.
That win places Reading in a promotion place, three points clear of Keynsham who dropped to third. Both teams have two games remaining this season - but the last of those games sees the Royals travel to Keynsham in what could be a 'winner takes all' climax to the campaign.
Sunday sees Rodriguez's women take on West Ham away - a side who beat us 3-1 when they visited back in September. But a win could see the Royals secure an historic promotion to the top flight should Keynsham drop points against fourth-placed Portsmouth!
FA Tesco Women's Premier League Southern Division table:1 Barnet P22 W16 D4 L2 GD35 Pts52
2 Reading P20 W12 D5 L3 GD12 Pts413 Keynsham Town P20 W11 D5 L4 GD20 Pts38
4 Portsmouth P21 W10 D6 L5 GD8 Pts36
5 Cardiff City P22 W10 D5 L7 GD12 Pts35
6 West Ham United P20 W8 D9 L3 GD14 Pts33
7 Charlton Athletic P21 W9 D4 L8 GD1 Pts31
8 Brighton & Hove Albion P22 W6 D8 L8 GD0 Pts26
9 QPR P22 W5 D5 L12 GD-1 Pts20
10 Colchester United P21 W5 D5 L11 GD-21 Pts20
11 Fulham P20 W2 D2 L16 GD-46 Pts8
12 Crystal Palace P20 W1 D4 L15 GD-34 Pts7
