English Women's Super League

FT Saturday, October 4, 2025
Arsenal WWWDD 2
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Manchester City LWWWW 3
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MNC123
Joie Stadium · 4,300 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
9
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
5
5
Saves
5
53.3
Possession
46.7
16
SHOTS
18
7
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
425
Accurate Passes
354
507
Passes
441
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
9
Accurate Crosses
6
19
Crosses
16
0.5
Cross %
0.4
52
Long Balls
57
25
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
4
8
Effective Tackles
10
16
Tackles
17
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
11
Interceptions
7
14
Effective Clearances
21
14
Clearances
21

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. 15Leila OuahabiLB
  5. 18Kerstin CasparijRB
  6. 10Vivianne MiedemaAM
  7. 25Yui HasegawaLM
  8. 19Laura Blindkilde BrownRM
  9. 9Khadija ShawF
  10. 6Grace ClintonAM-L
  11. 20Aoba FujinoAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 48Rachael AdediniSUB
  2. 44Codie ThomasSUB
  3. 7Laura CoombsSUB
  4. 35Khiara KeatingSUB
  5. 22Sydney LohmannSUB
  6. 13Laura WienroitherSUB
  7. 3Naomi LayzellSUB
  8. 24Iman BeneySUB
  9. 28Gracie PriorSUB

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 14Daphne van DomselaarG
  2. 7Steph CatleyCD-L
  3. 3Lotte Wubben-MoyCD-R
  4. 11Katie McCabeLB
  5. 2Emily FoxRB
  6. 8Mariona CaldenteyAM
  7. 21Victoria PelovaLM
  8. 10Kim LittleRM
  9. 23Alessia RussoF
  10. 19Caitlin FoordAM-L
  11. 15Olivia SmithAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Frida MaanumSUB
  2. 9Beth MeadSUB
  3. 5Laia CodinaSUB
  4. 26Katie ReidSUB
  5. 18Chloe KellySUB
  6. 25Stina BlacksteniusSUB
  7. 24Taylor HindsSUB
  8. 32Kyra Cooney-CrossSUB
  9. 1Manuela ZinsbergerSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 59' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Iman Beney replaces Grace Clinton.
  4. 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.
  5. 68' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Stina Blackstenius replaces Victoria Pelova.
  6. 68' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Beth Mead replaces Caitlin Foord.
  7. 68' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Chloe Kelly replaces Olivia Smith.
  8. 76' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Laura Coombs replaces Vivianne Miedema because of an injury.
  9. 80' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Kyra Cooney-Cross replaces Mariona Caldentey.
  10. 80' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Frida Maanum replaces Kim Little.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Sydney Lohmann replaces Laura Blindkilde Brown.

Women's Super League News

All news
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.