Rhianne Oakley got the Bluebirds off the mark, firing in from close range in the 27th minute, before two quick-fire goals in the opening five minutes of the second half wrapped up the win for Iain Darbyshire’s side.
Hollie Smith headed home Ffion Price’s corner to double the advantage, while Eliza Collie made it three soon after by coolly finishing from Molly Kehoe’s cross.
Cardiff still have a five-point lead at the top of the table, but are being chased by second-place Swansea City, who defeated third-place Wrexham 3-2 at Llandarcy.
Both sides found the net inside the opening ten minutes as Amber Lightfoot’s composed finish cancelled out Steph Turner’s header, but the Swans went back in front shortly before half-time as Katy Hosford surged into the box and smashed home past Del Morgan at her near post.
Hosford netted again – her fourth goal of the season against Wrexham – midway through the second half as she headed home Ellie Lake’s delivery. Carra Jones’ 93rd-minute strike from the edge of the box proved only to be a consolation for the visitors.
Esme Kilburn-Thompson scored a hat-trick and also grabbed an assist as Cardiff Met came from a goal down to earn a 4-1 win over The New Saints.
Emily Ridge’s close-range finish put the Saints ahead after just eight minutes, but Kilburn-Thompson levelled the scoreline in the 43rd minute by tapping home the rebound after Sophie Davidson’s effort struck the crossbar.
The turnaround was complete just a minute later when Molly Chapman marked her first start for the Archers with her first goal, finishing calmly after Kilburn-Thompson’s shot, had been saved by Ellie Suckley.
Kilburn-Thompson was clinical inside the area twice more to complete her hat-trick in the second half as Met secured their first home league win since October.
Barry Town United could have overtaken TNS and moved to the top of the Plate Conference, but the Linnets were held to a 1-1 draw with Pontypridd United, who earned just their second point of the season.
Teenager Efa Preece-Jones broke the deadlock to give Ponty the lead in the 52nd minute, but Taite Trivett came off the bench to find an equaliser for Barry by firing home the rebound from Catherine Walsh’s free kick on 70 minutes.
Ponty’s survival hopes are now hanging by a thread, as they sit 13 points adrift of safety with 15 left to play for.
Genero Adran Premier results
Barry Town United 1-1 Pontypridd United
Cardiff City 3-0 Aberystwyth Town
Cardiff Met 4-1 The New Saints
Swansea City 3-2 Wrexham
