English Women's Super League

FT Saturday, October 17, 2026
Birmingham City LLDLL 1
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Arsenal DWLDL 1
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Emirates Stadium · 19,426 att.

Match Report

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Pressure mounts on Renée Slegers as Arsenal's WSL winless streak stretches to five matches

Olivia Smith's brilliant second-half strike salvaged a point as struggling Arsenal were forced to settle for a frustrating 1-1 Women's Super League draw against Birmingham City to pile more pressure on boss Renée Slegers.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
11
3
Saves
0
24.2
Possession
75.8
5
SHOTS
27
1
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
129
Accurate Passes
540
207
Passes
618
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
12
2
Crosses
42
0.0
Cross %
0.3
50
Long Balls
45
11
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.2
Long Balls %
0.7
2
Blocked Shots
6
11
Effective Tackles
6
20
Tackles
10
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
14
Interceptions
4
58
Effective Clearances
3
58
Clearances
3

Head to Head

ARS leads series 4-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 16Misa RodríguezG
  2. 3Lotte Wubben-MoyCD-L
  3. 6Leah WilliamsonCD-R
  4. 22Ona BatlleLB
  5. 31Smilla HolmbergRB
  6. 23Alessia RussoAM
  7. 32Kyra Cooney-CrossLM
  8. 4Georgia StanwayRM
  9. 25Stina BlacksteniusF
  10. 11Olivia SmithAM-L
  11. 19Lisa BaumAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Caitlin FoordSUB
  2. 5Élisa De AlmeidaSUB
  3. 7Steph CatleySUB
  4. 40Isabella DammSUB
  5. 14Géraldine ReutelerSUB
  6. 28Anneke BorbeSUB
  7. 2Emily FoxSUB
  8. 24Taylor HindsSUB

BIR · 4-4-1-1

  1. 23Sophie BaggaleyG
  2. 21Millie TurnerCD-L
  3. 6Shannon CookeCD-R
  4. 30Neve HerronLB
  5. 18Rebecca McKennaRB
  6. 8Lisa NaalsundCM-L
  7. 26Asato MiyagawaCM-R
  8. 3Marie LevasseurLM
  9. 22Oceane HurtreRM
  10. 16Lily CrosthwaiteF
  11. 14Suzu AmanoRCF

Substitutes

  1. 10Wilma LeidhammarSUB
  2. 4Jade RastocleSUB
  3. 19Chelsea CornetSUB
  4. 40Katie StartupSUB
  5. 27Veatriki SarriSUB
  6. 15Rebecca HollowaySUB
  7. 7Lee Geum-MinSUB
  8. 1Lucy ThomasSUB
  9. 2Martha HarrisSUB

Timeline

  1. 7' Delay in match (Arsenal Women).
  2. 7'
  3. 7' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 7'
  5. 53' Goal! Arsenal Women 0, Birmingham City Women 1. Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Neve Herron following a fast break.
  6. 56' Delay in match because of an injury Olivia Smith (Arsenal Women).
  7. 56'
  8. 57' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 57'
  10. 57' Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Lee Geum-Min replaces Suzu Amano.
  11. 66' Goal! Arsenal Women 1, Birmingham City Women 1. Olivia Smith (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Georgia Stanway.
  12. 70' Georgia Stanway (Arsenal Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 72' Neve Herron (Birmingham City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 77' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Géraldine Reuteler replaces Stina Blackstenius.
  15. 78' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Emily Fox replaces Smilla Holmberg.
  16. 78' Delay in match because of an injury Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women).
  17. 78'
  18. 78' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  19. 78'
  20. 79' Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Veatriki Sarri replaces Océane Hurtré because of an injury.
  21. 86' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Caitlin Foord replaces Lisa Baum.
  22. 86' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Élisa De Almeida replaces Ona Batlle.
  23. 90' Delay in match because of an injury Sophie Baggaley (Birmingham City Women).
  24. 90'
  25. 90'+2' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  26. 90'+2'

Women's Super League News

All news
ESPN PA Man United net late equaliser to end Man City's perfect WSL record Elisabeth Terland struck a superb late leveller to give Manchester United a 1-1 Women's Super League derby draw against Manchester City. News Emily Keogh Tottenham boss: WSL refereeing 'has got worse' after dubious Arsenal penalty Tottenham Hotspur manager Martin Ho said that refereeing in the Women's Super League (WSL) "has got worse" following a contentious penalty awarded in Arsenal's favour. ESPN Emily Keogh Arsenal finally get some luck to beat Spurs, but they need to start playing as a team Arsenal eased the pressure on manager Renee Slegers with a 2-1 win over rivals Tottenham in the WSL, but a wonder strike and a lucky penalty were the difference. ESPN PA Alessia Russo penalty leads Arsenal past Tottenham in WSL Arsenal recorded their first Women's Super League win since the opening day of the season as they came from behind in contentious circumstances to beat Tottenham 2-1 in the north London derby.