Albion will have to wait to secure WSL safety.

They went down 4-0 at home to Arsenal after a nightmare start at the Broadfield Stadium.

Sweden forward Stina Blackstenius struck in the sixth and eighth minutes to set the visitors on course for a comfortable victory.

Frida Maanum and Victoria Pelova also claimed first-half goals for the Gunners, who climbed above Manchester City on goal difference with a game in hand.

Albion might have provided the crowd of 4,411 with a goal in the second half.

Elisabeth Terland and Julia Zigiotti both forced saves from Manuela Zinsberger.

Megan Walsh produced a couple of stops to ensure Arsenal did not do further damage.

Albion remain five points clear of Reading going into the last two rounds of fixtures.