Chelsea Ladies progressed to the semi-finals of the League Cup on Sunday with a 3-0 home win over Fulham.

Things are really starting to hot up in the competition, with Doncaster Belles and Preston North End also in the semis. Arsenal take the one remaining place after beating Leicester City.

Chelsea's emphatic win was down to goals from Lianne Sanderson and soon-to-be Under 20 World Cup representatives Clare Rafferty and Katie Owen, who will be hoping to gain experience in Chile when England make their way there this month.

Elsewhere in women's football, Everton climbed to joint top of the league table with a 5-0 thrashing of Leeds Carnegie, putting Arsenal under pressure.

Despite Chelsea's League Cup campaign, the Blues have still played one more game than Arsenal and Everton, but even with a two-point gap to the leading duo, the challenge is truly on.

The other big task is the semi-final which takes place at the beginning of December - the opposition - Arsenal!

This will be the first meeting between the two sides this season, and after the Gunners lost out in the Cup last year to Everton, they will be extra keen to regain that title.

It could be the biggest match of the Ladies' season so far, and one that will be well worth watching, especially as the clash will take place on familiar turf, in front of home fans.

Regardless of the outcome from that match, improvements have already been made this season compared to previous campaigns.

The Ladies' have been putting in some truly outstanding performances, with goal tallies to match. There's still a long way to go and two league clashes with Arsenal and an away trip to Everton to come.

Today [Thursday], there is a fixture against Watford - the last competitive outing before December and that massive match against Arsenal.

Rafferty, Owen and Danni Buet will by then have played competitive games for their country, but, depending on how far England make it in the competition, that could have come to an end well before the Arsenal game.

The women's team will want to be 100 per cent match fit to stand a good chance of a League Cup Final place, although, considering the season's satisfying form, they have every chance of coming out on top.