Sept 27 (Reuters) - ⁠Chelsea winger Alyssa Thompson scored the only goal as her ⁠side held off Arsenal to claim a tense 1-0 Women's ‌Super League victory at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Leaders Manchester City remain top after they beat bottom club Charlton Athletic to make it four wins from four, but ​Sonia Bompastor's unbeaten Chelsea underlined their title ⁠ambitions by inflicting Arsenal's first ⁠defeat of the season.

Arsenal were far better in the opening exchanges, ⁠but ‌their lack of end product was punished when Thompson pounced in the 39th minute to slam home a rebound.

The ⁠visitors pushed for an equaliser, but despite riding their ​luck at times, ‌Chelsea were able to hang on for a result that ⁠left them ​third in the table on 10 points.

The day's most impressive performance came from free-scoring Tottenham Hotspur, who hammered struggling Aston Villa 4-0. Victoria Pelova ⁠netted twice for Spurs, who are second ​in the table on 10 points, ahead of Chelsea thanks to their goal difference of +13.

Japanese substitute Suzu Amano scored three minutes from time as ⁠Birmingham City snatched a 3-3 draw at home to Crystal Palace, andManchester United grabbed their first win of the WSL season in a 2-1 home victoryover West Ham United.

Spain internationalAlexia Putellas got her ​first WSL goal when London City Lionesses beat ⁠Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 on Saturday to leave them in fourth ​place on nine points, two ahead of ‌fifth-placed Liverpool, who continued their solid start ​to the season with a 2-0 win over Everton in the Merseyside derby.

(Reporting by Philip O'ConnorEditing by Toby Davis)