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Goals from Aileen Whelan and Inessa Kaagman were enough for Brighton & Hove Albion to earn a 2-0 win at West Ham United which saw them leapfrog their hosts in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League table, writes Sportsbeat reporter Ben Willcocks.

Whelan’s early opener was added to by Kaagman ten minutes from time as Albion climbed to sixth with four games of the season remaining.

The two sides traded chances throughout the match but Brighton were more clinical in front of goal and could have won by more had Megan Connolly’s long-range strike found the net rather than the crossbar.

The game was less than two minutes old when Ellie Brazil set off on a marauding run down the right flank and found Kaagman.

Aileen Whelan (far right) is congratulated for netting Brighton's opener in their win over West Ham. Pictures by Julian Finney/Getty Images

She laid it off to Whelan, who calmly slotted the ball past Mackenzie Arnold to get the visitors off to a flyer.

West Ham nearly levelled in the 19th minute as Grace Fisk broke beyond Albion’s back line but a superb recovery tackle from Emma Kullberg quelled the attack.

The hosts came close again in the 34th minute through Tameka Yallop, who forced a smart save from Katie Startup after steering Katerina Svitoka’s cross towards goal.

'Resilient' Brighton leapfrog West Ham United with away victory