Chelsea reached the fifth round of the Women's FA Cup with a 4-0 win over Charlton at Kingsmeadow.
Mayra Ramirez and Guro Reiten struck in the first half to put the Blues in control before further goals from Aggie Beever-Jones and Niamh Charles took them to victory.
Chelsea, winners of this competition in three of the past four seasons, extended their unbeaten run to 17 games in all competitions under manager Sonia Bompastor.
Vivianne Miedema marked her return from a long-term knee injury with a goal as three-time winners Manchester City cruised to a 3-0 home win against National League South leaders Ipswich.
Jill Roord gave City a lead in the first half and after Laura Coombs scored her first goal of the season in the second period, Miedema completed the scoring in the 76th minute.
The Dutch attacker, all-time top scorer in the Women's Super League, has been sidelined since October after knee surgery.
Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah fired a hat-trick in the first half as Championship side London City Lionesses comfortably avoided a setback by beating fifth-tier Fulham 5-0 at Craven Cottage.
Boye-Hlorkah struck three times in the space of eight minutes before Kosovo's Asllani and Izzy Goodwin added more goals in the second period.
Eleanor Dale scored four goals and Ellen Jones hit a hat-trick as Championship side Sunderland defeated National League South opponents Exeter 7-1 in Devon. Sarah Stacey converted a first-half penalty for the hosts.
Jasmine McQuade's stunning second-half strike secured a 1-0 win for Newcastle against Northern Premier Division leaders Nottingham Forest at Kingston Park, and second-half goals from Amber Hughes and Beth Merrick gave Wolves a 2 -0 win at Cheltenham.
Rugby Borough defeated fourth-tier London Bees 6-0 at the Hive Stadium to progress.
First half goals from Nicky Potts, captain Ebony Wiseman, Mai Moncaster and Angelina Nixon put the visitors in control at half-time before Rhianne Rush and Nixon's second completed the scoring.
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