English Women's Super League

FT Saturday, September 6, 2025
London City Lionesses WLWWL 1
–
Arsenal WLLWW 4
1st2ndT
LCL101
ARS224
Emirates Stadium · 38,142 att.

Match Report

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Olivia Smith nets screamer on debut as Arsenal beat London City Lionesses

Olivia Smith marked her Arsenal debut with a stunning goal as the European champions came from behind to start their Women's Super League campaign with a 4-1 win over London City Lionesses.

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
8
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
1
Corner Kicks
11
5
Saves
2
39.9
Possession
60.1
5
SHOTS
20
3
ON GOAL
10
0.6
On Target %
0.5
2
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
280
Accurate Passes
438
352
Passes
511
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
10
5
Crosses
26
0.4
Cross %
0.4
43
Long Balls
26
15
Accurate Long Balls
10
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
4
6
Effective Tackles
12
14
Tackles
21
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
16
Interceptions
9
31
Effective Clearances
6
31
Clearances
6

Head to Head

ARS leads series 2-0

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 14Daphne van DomselaarG
  2. 7Steph CatleyCD-L
  3. 26Katie ReidCD-R
  4. 11Katie McCabeLB
  5. 2Emily FoxRB
  6. 21Victoria PelovaAM
  7. 8Mariona CaldenteyLM
  8. 10Kim LittleRM
  9. 23Alessia RussoF
  10. 18Chloe KellyAM-L
  11. 15Olivia SmithAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Caitlin FoordSUB
  2. 1Manuela ZinsbergerSUB
  3. 25Stina BlacksteniusSUB
  4. 9Beth MeadSUB
  5. 5Laia CodinaSUB
  6. 32Kyra Cooney-CrossSUB
  7. 3Lotte Wubben-MoySUB
  8. 12Frida MaanumSUB
  9. 24Taylor HindsSUB

LCL · 3-4-1-2

  1. 77Elene LeteG
  2. 8Saki KumagaiCD
  3. 13Elena LinariCD-L
  4. 33Alanna KennedyCD-R
  5. 21Katie ZelemCM-L
  6. 6María PérezCM-R
  7. 9Kosovare AsllaniAM
  8. 25Rofiat ImuranLM
  9. 2Jana FernándezRM
  10. 23Isobel GoodwinCF-L
  11. 17Nikita ParrisCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Sofia JakobssonSUB
  2. 16Julia RoddarSUB
  3. 26Wassa SangaréSUB
  4. 19Lotta LindströmSUB
  5. 27Corrine HensonSUB
  6. 5Teyah GoldieSUB
  7. 32Emily OrmanSUB
  8. 15Sanni FranssiSUB
  9. 7Lucía CorralesSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Arsenal Women 0, London City Lionesses 1. Kosovare Asllani (London City Lionesses) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  2. 20' Nikita Parris (London City Lionesses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 28' Katie Zelem (London City Lionesses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 29' Goal! Arsenal Women 1, London City Lionesses 1. Olivia Smith (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Steph Catley.
  5. 45'+2' Goal! Arsenal Women 2, London City Lionesses 1. Chloe Kelly (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alessia Russo.
  6. 45' Substitution, London City Lionesses. Julia Roddar replaces Katie Zelem.
  7. 58' Saki Kumagai (London City Lionesses) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 61' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Frida Maanum replaces Victoria Pelova.
  9. 61' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Caitlin Foord replaces Olivia Smith because of an injury.
  10. 64' Chloe Kelly (Arsenal Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 65' Substitution, London City Lionesses. Sofia Jakobsson replaces Nikita Parris.
  12. 65' Substitution, London City Lionesses. Sanni Franssi replaces María Pérez.
  13. 76' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Beth Mead replaces Chloe Kelly.
  14. 77' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Stina Blackstenius replaces Alessia Russo.
  15. 83' Goal! Arsenal Women 3, London City Lionesses 1. Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Beth Mead with a cross.
  16. 83' Substitution, London City Lionesses. Teyah Goldie replaces Alanna Kennedy.
  17. 84' Goal! Arsenal Women 4, London City Lionesses 1. Frida Maanum (Arsenal Women) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Beth Mead.
  18. 87' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Taylor Hinds replaces Katie McCabe.
  19. 90'+3' Substitution, London City Lionesses. Lucía Corrales replaces Rofiat Imuran because of an injury.
  20. 90'+8' Katie McCabe (Arsenal) Yellow Card at 98'

Women's Super League News

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