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Man Utd stretch winning run against sorry Charlton
Manchester United players celebrate scoring against Charlton
Image caption, Manchester United are unbeaten in their past four WSL games, drawing once and winning three
Alex Brotherton

BBC Sport journalist

Manchester United made it three Women's Super League wins in a row with a commanding 3-1 victory against struggling Charlton Athletic.

United have found it difficult at times to create scoring opportunities since Eva Olid was appointed manager over the summer, but they surged two goals up inside 10 minutes at The Valley.

After neat link-up play between Andrea Medina and Elisabeth Terland, England midfielder Ella Toone pounced on a loose ball to fire in off the underside of the crossbar for her first league goal since December.

Four minutes later Charlton's woes were compounded when Medina met a Hanna Lundkvist cross with a first-time strike into the bottom corner of Sophie Whitehouse's goal.

It looked bleak for the hosts in that moment, pointless and bottom of the table, but three minutes later Leah Davidson converted from Jodie Hutton's cross to score the Addicks' third goal of the campaign.

But any hope they had of turning this around was short-lived. United kicked on and hit the crossbar through Julia Zigiotti Olme, before the Swedish midfielder stabbed past Whitehouse after playing a neat give-and-go with player of the match Jess Park.

Hutton drew a smart save out of Phallon Tullis-Joyce shortly before half-time, but from that point on United looked supremely comfortable.

The visitors hit the woodwork for a second time late on when substitute Lea Schuller beat Whitehouse but not the post when bearing down on goal, but it mattered little.

After beginning the season with back-to-back defeats, United have now won five consecutive games across all competitions and sit fifth in the table with 10 points.

Charlton's start to life back in the top flight has been thoroughly painful. Karen Hills' side are pointless after six games, having scored just three goals while conceding 18.

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