Georgia Stanway struck a stunning equaliser for Manchester City as Chelsea let a commanding lead slip to draw 2-2 in an entertaining match between first and second in the Women’s Super League.

Millie Bright’s powerful left-footed strike in the sixth minute and Ji So-yun’s low finish after 24 minutes gave league leaders Chelsea a two-goal half-time cushion at City’s Academy Stadium.

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Nikita Parris responded early in the second half with a fine far-post header to match the left-wing cross from Demi Stokes. Parris looked destined to score in the 77th minute but planted a shot wide from six yards.

After a pair of bad misses from Chelsea’s Crystal Dunn, City’s 19-year-old attacking midfielder Stanway continued her goalscoring form by rescuing the hosts with a 20-yard first-time strike into the top right corner in the 86th minute. City, who were without injured captain Steph Houghton, remain one point behind Chelsea with seven games of the season remaining.

In Friday night’s WSL match, Arsenal moved up to third with a 1-0 victory against Everton thanks to Beth Mead’s neat finish at the back post in the 39th minute.