English Women's Super League

FT Sunday, October 4, 2026
Arsenal DDWLD 2
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Manchester City WWDWD 4
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ARS112
MNC134
Etihad Stadium

Match Report

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
8
Corner Kicks
3
1
Saves
7
52.8
Possession
47.2
16
SHOTS
9
9
ON GOAL
5
0.6
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
411
Accurate Passes
371
491
Passes
442
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
3
22
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.2
49
Long Balls
48
25
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
11
16
Tackles
20
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
14
13
Effective Clearances
31
13
Clearances
31

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Ayaka YamashitaG
  2. 5Alex GreenwoodCD-L
  3. 4Jade RoseCD-R
  4. 21Niamh CharlesLB
  5. 37Carlotta WamserRB
  6. 7Beth MeadAM
  7. 17Sam CoffeyLM
  8. 25Yui HasegawaRM
  9. 9Khadija ShawF
  10. 11Lauren HempAM-L
  11. 20Aoba FujinoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 53Mayzee DaviesSUB
  2. 8Mary FowlerSUB
  3. 1Eartha CummingsSUB
  4. 13Laura WienroitherSUB
  5. 18Kerstin CasparijSUB
  6. 24Iman BeneySUB
  7. 6Grace ClintonSUB
  8. 28Gracie PriorSUB
  9. 19Laura Blindkilde BrownSUB

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Anneke BorbeG
  2. 3Lotte Wubben-MoyCD-L
  3. 6Leah WilliamsonCD-R
  4. 22Ona BatlleLB
  5. 2Emily FoxRB
  6. 10Kim LittleAM
  7. 4Georgia StanwayLM
  8. 32Kyra Cooney-CrossRM
  9. 23Alessia RussoF
  10. 8Mariona CaldenteyAM-L
  11. 19Lisa BaumAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 25Stina BlacksteniusSUB
  2. 14Géraldine ReutelerSUB
  3. 29Selina CerciSUB
  4. 12Frida MaanumSUB
  5. 16Misa RodríguezSUB
  6. 7Steph CatleySUB
  7. 9Caitlin FoordSUB
  8. 31Smilla HolmbergSUB
  9. 11Olivia SmithSUB

Timeline

  1. 26' Delay in match because of an injury Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women).
  2. 26'
  3. 27' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 27'
  5. 39' Delay in match because of an injury Sam Coffey (Manchester City Women).
  6. 39'
  7. 41' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  8. 41'
  9. 43' Goal! Manchester City Women 0, Arsenal Women 1. Lisa Baum (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  10. 45'+1' Goal! Manchester City Women 1, Arsenal Women 1. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Niamh Charles.
  11. 45'+2' Delay in match because of an injury Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal Women).
  12. 45'+2'
  13. 45'+3' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  14. 45'+3'
  15. 45'+3' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Caitlin Foord replaces Mariona Caldentey because of an injury.
  16. 49' Goal! Manchester City Women 1, Arsenal Women 2. Alessia Russo (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  17. 62' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Iman Beney replaces Carlotta Wamser.
  18. 62' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Mary Fowler replaces Beth Mead.
  19. 62' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Kerstin Casparij replaces Niamh Charles.
  20. 63' Goal! Manchester City Women 2, Arsenal Women 2. Kerstin Casparij (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
  21. 68' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Stina Blackstenius replaces Georgia Stanway.
  22. 68' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Olivia Smith replaces Lisa Baum.
  23. 70' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Laura Blindkilde Brown replaces Sam Coffey.
  24. 72' Goal! Manchester City Women 3, Arsenal Women 2. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa with a cross.
  25. 81' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Smilla Holmberg replaces Emily Fox.
  26. 81' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Selina Cerci replaces Ona Batlle.
  27. 82' Olivia Smith (Arsenal Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  28. 84' Goal! Manchester City Women 4, Arsenal Women 2. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aoba Fujino following a fast break.
  29. 90'+2' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Grace Clinton replaces Aoba Fujino.

Women's Super League News

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