Manchester City vs Arsenal, 2025-26 English Women's Super League

Beney's late goal earns Man City win over Arsenal in thriller

Iman Beney's late strike secured a fourth straight WSL victory for Manchester City with a thrilling 3-2 win over Arsenal.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 3': Attempt saved. Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City Women). Assisted by Olivia Smith.
• 5': Attempt missed. Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa with a through ball.
• 7': Delay in match because of an injury Olivia Smith (Arsenal Women).
• 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 8': Attempt blocked. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa.
• 13': Attempt blocked. Caitlin Foord (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessia Russo.
• 14': Foul by Olivia Smith (Arsenal Women).
• 14': Leila Ouahabi (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 19': Emily Fox (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 19': Foul by Grace Clinton (Manchester City Women).
• 19': Attempt blocked. Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vivianne Miedema.
• 20': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Steph Catley.
• 20': Attempt missed. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Greenwood with a cross following a corner.
• 23': Attempt missed. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
• 25': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Emily Fox.
• 28': Attempt saved. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daphne van Domselaar (Arsenal Women). Assisted by Aoba Fujino with a cross.
• 28': Attempt blocked. Grace Clinton (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 28': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Olivia Smith.
• 30': Offside, Arsenal Women. Caitlin Foord is caught offside.
• 34': Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Leila Ouahabi.
• 35': Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 35': Foul by Victoria Pelova (Arsenal Women).
• 36': Goal! Manchester City Women 1, Arsenal Women 0. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kerstin Casparij with a cross.
• 38': Foul by Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women).
• 38': Katie McCabe (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 39': Offside, Manchester City Women. Khadija Shaw is caught offside.
• 40': Offside, Manchester City Women. Kerstin Casparij is caught offside.
• 41': Delay in match (Manchester City Women).
• 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 43': Emily Fox (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 43': Foul by Grace Clinton (Manchester City Women).
• 44': Attempt saved. Caitlin Foord (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City Women). Assisted by Alessia Russo.
• 44': Offside, Arsenal Women. Alessia Russo is caught offside.
• 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
• 45'+1': Attempt missed. Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Grace Clinton following a fast break.
• 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women).
• 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 45'+5': First Half ends, Manchester City Women 1, Arsenal Women 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Manchester City Women 1, Arsenal Women 0.
• 46': Goal! Manchester City Women 1, Arsenal Women 1. Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Emily Fox.
• 47': Alessia Russo (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 47': Foul by Jade Rose (Manchester City Women).
• 49': Delay in match because of an injury Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women).
• 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
• 58': Attempt missed. Alessia Russo (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
• 59': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Iman Beney replaces Grace Clinton.
• 60': Attempt saved. Iman Beney (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Daphne van Domselaar (Arsenal Women). Assisted by Vivianne Miedema.
• 60': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Kim Little.
• 61': Attempt saved. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daphne van Domselaar (Arsenal Women). Assisted by Alex Greenwood with a cross.
• 61': Attempt blocked. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
• 61': Goal! Manchester City Women 2, Arsenal Women 1. Kerstin Casparij (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
• 62': Attempt saved. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daphne van Domselaar (Arsenal Women). Assisted by Leila Ouahabi with a cross.
• 63': Attempt blocked. Kim Little (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victoria Pelova.
• 63': Attempt blocked. Iman Beney (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Khadija Shaw.
• 65': Foul by Laura Blindkilde Brown (Manchester City Women).
• 65': Olivia Smith (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 66': Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Leila Ouahabi.
• 67': Attempt blocked. Victoria Pelova (Arsenal Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Olivia Smith.
• 68': Substitution, Arsenal Women. Stina Blackstenius replaces Victoria Pelova.
• 68': Substitution, Arsenal Women. Beth Mead replaces Caitlin Foord.
• 68': Substitution, Arsenal Women. Chloe Kelly replaces Olivia Smith.
• 71': Attempt saved. Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City Women). Assisted by Mariona Caldentey.
• 72': Attempt saved. Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City Women).
• 72': Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Alex Greenwood.
• 73': Attempt blocked. Alessia Russo (Arsenal Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mariona Caldentey with a cross.
• 76': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Laura Coombs replaces Vivianne Miedema because of an injury.
• 77': Attempt missed. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Leila Ouahabi with a cross.
• 78': Attempt saved. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Daphne van Domselaar (Arsenal Women).
• 78': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Daphne van Domselaar.
• 79': Foul by Iman Beney (Manchester City Women).
• 79': Steph Catley (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 80': Attempt missed. Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Beth Mead.
• 80': Substitution, Arsenal Women. Kyra Cooney-Cross replaces Mariona Caldentey.
• 80': Substitution, Arsenal Women. Frida Maanum replaces Kim Little.
• 82': Foul by Kyra Cooney-Cross (Arsenal Women).
• 82': Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 83': Goal! Manchester City Women 2, Arsenal Women 2. Chloe Kelly (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Stina Blackstenius.
• 84': Attempt missed. Chloe Kelly (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alessia Russo.
• 88': Attempt saved. Frida Maanum (Arsenal Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City Women). Assisted by Lotte Wubben-Moy.
• 88': Goal! Manchester City Women 3, Arsenal Women 2. Iman Beney (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
• 90': Alessia Russo (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
• 90': Foul by Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City Women).
• 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
• 90'+1': Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+1': Foul by Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal Women).
• 90'+2': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Sydney Lohmann replaces Laura Blindkilde Brown.
• 90'+3': Foul by Chloe Kelly (Arsenal Women).
• 90'+3': Leila Ouahabi (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 90'+4': Chloe Kelly (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+4': Foul by Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women).
• 90'+5': Foul by Laura Coombs (Manchester City Women).
• 90'+5': Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Steph Catley (Arsenal Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Katie McCabe.
• 90'+6': Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Jade Rose.
• 90'+7': Attempt missed. Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal Women) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Chloe Kelly with a cross.
• 90'+8': Second Half ends, Manchester City Women 3, Arsenal Women 2.
• 0': Match ends, Manchester City Women 3, Arsenal Women 2.