English Women's Super League

FT Saturday, December 6, 2025
Liverpool WLDDW 1
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Arsenal WDLDW 2
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LIV101
ARS112
Emirates Stadium · 34,345 att.

Match Report

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Stina Blackstenius earns Arsenal victory over Liverpool

Substitute Stina Blackstenius came up trumps to earn Arsenal a much-needed 2-1 victory over Women's Super League strugglers Liverpool.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
8
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
5
1
Corner Kicks
9
6
Saves
0
42
Possession
58
3
SHOTS
19
1
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
314
Accurate Passes
457
402
Passes
542
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
8
4
Crosses
22
0.3
Cross %
0.4
48
Long Balls
38
12
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
10
Effective Tackles
8
17
Tackles
11
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
9
Interceptions
8
33
Effective Clearances
12
33
Clearances
12

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 28Anneke BorbeG
  2. 7Steph CatleyCD-L
  3. 3Lotte Wubben-MoyCD-R
  4. 24Taylor HindsLB
  5. 2Emily FoxRB
  6. 12Frida MaanumAM
  7. 8Mariona CaldenteyLM
  8. 32Kyra Cooney-CrossRM
  9. 23Alessia RussoF
  10. 15Olivia SmithAM-L
  11. 9Beth MeadAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Katie McCabeSUB
  2. 21Victoria PelovaSUB
  3. 5Laia CodinaSUB
  4. 6Leah WilliamsonSUB
  5. 19Caitlin FoordSUB
  6. 10Kim LittleSUB
  7. 22Jenna NighswongerSUB
  8. 53Amy LiddiardSUB
  9. 25Stina BlacksteniusSUB

LIV · 5-4-1

  1. 22Faye KirbyG
  2. 17Jenna ClarkCD
  3. 3Gemma EvansCD-L
  4. 34Hannah SilcockCD-R
  5. 16Lily WoodhamLB
  6. 2Lucy ParryRB
  7. 8Fuka NaganoCM-L
  8. 19Kirsty MacleanCM-R
  9. 13Mia EnderbyLM
  10. 7Cornelia KapocsRM
  11. 11Beata OlssonF

Substitutes

  1. 29Alejandra BernabeSUB
  2. 15Sofie LundgaardSUB
  3. 9Leanne KiernanSUB
  4. 1Rachael LawsSUB
  5. 87Maizie TruemanSUB

Timeline

  1. 16' Goal! Arsenal Women 1, Liverpool Women 0. Olivia Smith (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steph Catley.
  2. 30' Goal! Arsenal Women 1, Liverpool Women 1. Beata Olsson (Liverpool Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mia Enderby with a through ball.
  3. 57' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Katie McCabe replaces Taylor Hinds.
  4. 57' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Stina Blackstenius replaces Frida Maanum.
  5. 58' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Caitlin Foord replaces Beth Mead.
  6. 64' Caitlin Foord (Arsenal Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 67' Substitution, Liverpool Women. Sofie Lundgaard replaces Lucy Parry.
  8. 69' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Kim Little replaces Kyra Cooney-Cross.
  9. 71' Substitution, Liverpool Women. Alejandra Bernabé replaces Hannah Silcock because of an injury.
  10. 87' Goal! Arsenal Women 2, Liverpool Women 1. Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Emily Fox with a through ball.
  11. 90'+2' Substitution, Liverpool Women. Leanne Kiernan replaces Kirsty MacLean.
  12. 90'+2' Jenna Clark (Liverpool Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+6' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Laia Codina replaces Olivia Smith.

Women's Super League News

All news
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