Kirsty Hanson’s deflected effort gave the Reds the lead after 13 minutes at the Hive Stadium and an own goal from Ashleigh Neville just after half-time made it two.
Substitute Jane Ross struck in injury time to cap off a marvellous afternoon which was only dampened slightly by Lauren James’s late sending off.
With Abbie McManus unavailable for selection after withdrawing from the England squad during the international break, Casey Stoney opted to make four changes to the Reds’ side that claimed our first-ever WSL win, against Liverpool two weeks ago.
Amy Turner came in for McManus, while Martha Harris replaced Lotta Okvist for her first appearance of the season.