Luton Town Ladies secured their 15th successive league victory with a 5-1 victory away at Enfield to maintain their title chase on Sunday afternoon.

The Hatters came close to opening the scoring just three minutes in, when Fiona Buttigieg’s corner crashed off the crossbar.

After a fast-paced start, the Hatters took the lead on the sixth minute through Ami Martins. Tasha Fensome got onto the end of a bouncing ball on the left-hand side of the penalty area, she knocked the ball across the face of the goal for Martins to tap home at the back post.

Moments later, another Buttigieg corner created a chance in the area. Her inswinger was headed narrowly over the bar by captain Elly Wade.

With 25 minutes on the clock, the Hatters doubled their lead and it was a second for Martins. Fensome was heavily involved again. She won her aerial dual against the goalkeeper, allowing the ball to drop to the feet of Martins, who netted her fifth goal in only her third appearance.

Jess McKay produced the moment of the game on the half-hour mark. She ran onto a loose ball on the left-hand side of the box and chopped back, wrong-footing an Enfield defender before shifting the ball onto her left foot and, from an almost impossible angle, curled it into the far-left corner.

In the second minute of additional time at the end of the first-half, Enfield had their first chance of the game but it was hit high over Sarah Hudson’s goal and the Hatters took a 3-0 lead into half-time.

However, nine minutes into the second-half Enfield pulled a goal back. A well-worked corner routine was headed past Hudson.

After contributing to the opening two goals, Fensome got on the scoresheet herself with eight to play. Shianne Swarres floated a ball into the box towards the number seven whose bullet-header beat the Enfield keeper.

In the fifth minute of stoppage time, Fensome netted her brace to complete the scoring. Gabriella Spillman set off on a typical mazy run down the right flank and played the ball across the face of the goal for Fensome to tap in.

With all three points secured and results elsewhere going in their favour, the Town can rise to top of the league for the first time this season should they defeat St Albans on Wednesday afternoon.

Town: Hudson, Martins, Swarres, Wade, Fensome, Mulvaney, Maddix, McKay, Buttigieg, Price, Lewis.

Subs: Adu, Blacksley, Paci, Spillman, Tucker.