Rachel Rowe fired a late winner as Reading beat West Ham 2-1 at home to climb from second-bottom up to ninth.

Charlie Wellings’ second-half opener for Reading was cancelled out by France forward Viviane Asseyi’s fifth league goal of the season, but Rowe’s fine late finish edged them back in front.

West Ham hit the woodwork in the closing stages through Grace Fisk’s header, but the Royals held on to leapfrog Brighton and Tottenham in the bottom half of the table.

Speaking to the club website, boss Kelly Chambers said: "That performance, and the result, was absolutely massive for us.

“We wanted to approach Sunday in that manner, and I thought the girls were outstanding in the execution of what we had done in training, but also the things we spoke about at half-time. I thought we were excellent and absolutely deserve the three points.