A superb double from Lauren Wade inspired Hearts Women to a commanding 5-0 win over Boroughmuir Thistle, securing their spot in the Sky Sports Cup semi-finals.
Wade opened her account for the season with a quick-fire double inside the first 39 minutes for the visitors, who also handed just a third start of the season to Keri Halliday.
Hibernian duo Sofie Keenan and Joely Andrews also advanced to the semi-finals after a 2-1 victory over Motherwell. However, Casey Howe and Fi Morgan’s Celtic side exited the competition following a 2-0 defeat to Glasgow City.
In the Women’s National League Cup in England, Ella Haughey scored twice as West Brom made it through to the second round with a 3-0 away victory at Norton & Stockton Ancients.
Meanwhile in the Premier League, Shea Charles helped Fulham secure a point in their 1-1 draw at Aston Villa, while Trai Hume’s Sunderland remain rooted to the bottom of the table following a 3-1 defeat at Coventry City.
Stoke City midfielder Ethan Galbraith will miss Tuesday evening’s Championship match at Blackburn Rovers. He is suspended after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season during the Potters' 2-0 home win over Preston North End.
In League One, 33-year-old George Saville scored his first goal of the campaign as Bromley stay bottom of the table after a 3-2 defeat away to Wigan Athletic at the weekend.
Elsewhere in the Division, Blackpool picked up a crucial point away to ten-man Sheffield Wednesday, prompting Tangerines boss Ian Evatt to single out special praise for Northern Ireland’s Dale Taylor and Bailey Peacock-Farrell.
“He’s top,” Evatt said of Taylor. “Just having him fit and available is crucial for us, and he’s a top player at this level.
“Dale has had some difficult times with injuries, but he is back now, fully fit, and today, I thought he gave a good performance.”
Speaking of Peacock-Farrell, he said: “He is a top player at this level. His job is to lock the game out really, to be high up, to almost be a sweeper-keeper at times and anything over the top to deal with those situations, so they made some audacious efforts. But I was confident that Bailey would always read that and recover.”
Illness ruled defender Ciaron Brown out of Oxford United's 1-1 draw at Barnsley, while Conor Hazard secured his third clean sheet of the season as Wycombe Wanderers beat Burton Albion 2-0.
In the Scottish League Cup, former Coleraine player Brad Lyons suffered semi-final heartbreak as Aberdeen fell to a 1-0 defeat against Rangers at Hampden Park.
Finally, Freddie Murdock, son of former Northern Ireland defender Colin, scored his first goal of the season as Everton beat Newcastle United 3-1 in the U18 Premier League.
