West Ham United vs Arsenal, 2025-26 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League
  • 5': Daphne van Domselaar (OG)
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1 - 5
  • 21': Frida Maanum
  • 52': Stina Blackstenius
  • 62': Caitlin Foord
  • 90': Alessia Russo
  • 90'+3': Alessia Russo (P)

Russo scores twice as Arsenal come from behind to beat West Ham

Alessia Russo scored twice as Arsenal came from behind to make it two wins from two Women's Super League matches with a thumping 5-1 victory at West Ham.

Match Timeline

  • 5': Daphne van Domselaar (Arsenal) Own Goal at 5'
  • 21': Frida Maanum (Arsenal) Goal at 21'
  • 45': Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal) Substitution at 45'
  • 50': Katrina Gorry (West Ham United) Yellow Card at 50'
  • 52': Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal) Goal at 52'
  • 62': Caitlin Foord (Arsenal) Goal at 62'
  • 63': Olivia Smith (Arsenal) Substitution at 63'
  • 65': Inès Belloumou (West Ham United) Substitution at 65'
  • 65': Seraina Piubel (West Ham United) Substitution at 65'
  • 75': Manuela Paví (West Ham United) Substitution at 75'
  • 79': Victoria Pelova (Arsenal) Substitution at 79'
  • 79': Taylor Hinds (Arsenal) Substitution at 79'
  • 85': Leila Wandeler (West Ham United) Substitution at 85'
  • 88': Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal) Substitution at 88'
  • 90': Alessia Russo (Arsenal) Goal at 90'
  • 90'+3': Alessia Russo (Arsenal) Penalty - Scored at 93'

Statistics

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8 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
11 Corner Kicks 1
0 Saves 1
59.1 Possession 40.9
17 SHOTS 4
6 ON GOAL 0
0.4 On Target % 0.0
2 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
429 Accurate Passes 262
513 Passes 358
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 1
22 Crosses 12
0.2 Cross % 0.1
50 Long Balls 70
19 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 1
6 Effective Tackles 18
12 Tackles 27
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
6 Interceptions 9
17 Effective Clearances 23
17 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: Chigwell Construction Stadium
Location: Dagenham, England
Attendance: 3,483

Women's Super League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 17 +34 43
2 Chelsea 17 +17 36
3 Manchester United 17 +19 35
4 Arsenal 15 +18 32
Full Table

Line-Ups

WHU West Ham United (3-4-3)

No. Name
25 Megan Walsh (GK)
5 Amber Tysiak
14 Shelina Zadorsky
13 Eva Nyström
22 Katrina Gorry Yellow Card
4 Oona Siren
29 Verena Hanshaw
18 Anouk Denton
9 Riko Ueki
20 Viviane Asseyi
19 Shekiera Martinez

ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
14 Daphne van Domselaar (GK)
7 Steph Catley
26 Katie Reid
11 Katie McCabe
2 Emily Fox
12 Frida Maanum
8 Mariona Caldentey
10 Kim Little
23 Alessia Russo
19 Caitlin Foord
9 Beth Mead

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