English Women's Super League

FT Sunday, September 5, 2021
Chelsea WWWLW 2
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Arsenal WWWDW 3
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CHE112
ARS123
Emirates Stadium · 8,705 att.

Match Report

Photo by Justin Setterfield - The FA/The FA via Getty Images

Bethany Mead scores two as Arsenal edge out Chelsea in WSL thriller

Arsenal striker Bethany Mead scored twice as her side beat Chelsea 3-2 in a thrilling match to get their WSL season off to a winning start.

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Head to Head

CHE leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

ARS

  1. 1Manuela ZinsbergerG
  2. 15Katie McCabeD
  3. 16Noelle MaritzD
  4. 6Leah WilliamsonD
  5. 5Jen BeattieD
  6. 13Lia WältiM
  7. 12Frida MaanumM
  8. 10Kim LittleM
  9. 9Beth MeadF
  10. 23Mana IwabuchiF
  11. 11Vivianne MiedemaF

Substitutes

  1. 14Nikita ParrisSUB
  2. 29Teyah GoldieSUB
  3. 3Lotte Wubben-MoySUB
  4. 18Lydia WilliamsSUB
  5. 4Anna PattenSUB
  6. 20Simone BoyeSUB
  7. 7Steph CatleySUB
  8. 28Hermoine CullSUB

CHE

  1. 30Ann-Katrin BergerG
  2. 4Millie BrightD
  3. 16Magdalena ErikssonD
  4. 7Jess CarterD
  5. 11Guro ReitenM
  6. 8Melanie LeupolzM
  7. 21Niamh CharlesM
  8. 10Ji So-YunM
  9. 9Bethany EnglandF
  10. 23Pernille HarderF
  11. 22Erin CuthbertF

Substitutes

  1. 3Aniek NouwenSUB
  2. 5Sophie IngleSUB
  3. 17Jessie FlemingSUB
  4. 20Sam KerrSUB
  5. 14Fran KirbySUB
  6. 1Zecira MusovicSUB
  7. 24Drew SpenceSUB
  8. 25Jonna AnderssonSUB
  9. 29Jorja FoxSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal) Goal at 14'
  2. 23' Katie McCabe (Arsenal) Yellow Card at 23'
  3. 44' Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea) Goal at 44'
  4. 49' Beth Mead (Arsenal) Goal at 49'
  5. 56' Sophie Ingle (Chelsea) Substitution at 56'
  6. 56' Fran Kirby (Chelsea) Substitution at 56'
  7. 56' Sam Kerr (Chelsea) Substitution at 56'
  8. 60' Beth Mead (Arsenal) Goal at 60'
  9. 61' Nikita Parris (Arsenal) Substitution at 61'
  10. 61' Steph Catley (Arsenal) Substitution at 61'
  11. 64' Pernille Harder (Chelsea) Goal at 64'
  12. 66' Magdalena Eriksson (Chelsea) Yellow Card at 66'
  13. 77' Simone Sorensen (Arsenal) Substitution at 77'
  14. 83' Jonna Andersson (Chelsea) Substitution at 83'
  15. 83' Anna Patten (Arsenal) Substitution at 83'
  16. 84' Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal) Substitution at 84'
  17. 85' Nikita Parris (Arsenal) Yellow Card at 85'
  18. 87' Jessie Fleming (Chelsea) Substitution at 87'

Women's Super League News

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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.