Mewis brace helps Manchester City to 4-0 win over Birmingham

Midfielder Samantha Mewis scored twice as

Manchester City

thrashed

Birmingham City

4-0 on Sunday to win their seventh

FA Women's Super League

game in a row and close the gap to leaders

Chelsea

to two points with seven games remaining.

American Mewis netted either side of halftime to give her side a 2-0 lead before Lauren Hemp and Caroline Weir both scored to complete the rout.

In the day's other two games, Ireland international Katie McCabe scored a stunning long-distance strike as Arsenal beat Aston Villa 4-0 and Jill Scott's 62nd-minute header proved the winner as

Everton

won 3-2 away to

Tottenham Hotspur

.

Champions Chelsea top the standings on 38 points after 15 games, with Manchester City second on 36 and Manchester United third on 32. Arsenal are six points further back in fourth place.