English Women's Super League

FT Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Leicester City LLLLL 0
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Arsenal WWLLW 7
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Emirates Stadium · 18,130 att.

Match Report

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Arsenal put 7 past Leicester to keep WSL title hopes alive

Stina Blackstenius and Smilla Holmberg claimed braces as Arsenal kept alive their Women's Super League title hopes by thrashing bottom club Leicester 7-0 at Emirates Stadium.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
0
Corner Kicks
8
9
Saves
1
32.7
Possession
67.3
3
SHOTS
28
1
ON GOAL
16
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
225
Accurate Passes
546
299
Passes
612
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
0
Accurate Crosses
9
3
Crosses
29
0.0
Cross %
0.3
51
Long Balls
26
16
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.3
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
5
17
Effective Tackles
9
29
Tackles
9
0.6
Tackle %
1.0
14
Interceptions
8
45
Effective Clearances
7
45
Clearances
7

Head to Head

ARS leads series 5-0

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 14Daphne van DomselaarG
  2. 11Katie McCabeCD-L
  3. 5Laia CodinaCD-R
  4. 24Taylor HindsLB
  5. 2Emily FoxRB
  6. 12Frida MaanumAM
  7. 21Victoria PelovaLM
  8. 10Kim LittleRM
  9. 25Stina BlacksteniusF
  10. 15Olivia SmithAM-L
  11. 31Smilla HolmbergAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Leah WilliamsonSUB
  2. 19Caitlin FoordSUB
  3. 13Barbora VotíkováSUB
  4. 44Sophie HarwoodSUB
  5. 8Mariona CaldenteySUB
  6. 60Mia DixonSUB
  7. 28Anneke BorbeSUB
  8. 23Alessia RussoSUB
  9. 3Lotte Wubben-MoySUB

LEI · 5-4-1

  1. 13Olivia ClarkG
  2. 2Sari KeesCD
  3. 17Julie ThibaudCD-L
  4. 12Asmita AleCD-R
  5. 29Ashleigh NevilleLB
  6. 20Sarah MaylingRB
  7. 5Emily van EgmondCM-L
  8. 3Sam TierneyCM-R
  9. 23Olivia McloughlinLM
  10. 21Hannah CainRM
  11. 27Shannon O'BrienF

Substitutes

  1. 16Katie KeaneSUB
  2. 28Rachel WilliamsSUB
  3. 11Alisha LehmannSUB
  4. 31Chantelle SwabySUB
  5. 7Missy GoodwinSUB
  6. 10Emma JanssonSUB
  7. 32Rosella AyaneSUB
  8. 15Heather PayneSUB
  9. 9Noémie MouchonSUB

Timeline

  1. 25' Goal! Arsenal Women 1, Leicester City Women 0. Frida Maanum (Arsenal Women) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Taylor Hinds.
  2. 27' Goal! Arsenal Women 2, Leicester City Women 0. Smilla Holmberg (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frida Maanum.
  3. 41' Goal! Arsenal Women 3, Leicester City Women 0. Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal Women) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Frida Maanum.
  4. 45'+5' Goal! Arsenal Women 4, Leicester City Women 0. Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Victoria Pelova.
  5. 45' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Alessia Russo replaces Stina Blackstenius.
  6. 45' Substitution, Leicester City Women. Katie Keane replaces Olivia Clark because of an injury.
  7. 45' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Mariona Caldentey replaces Kim Little.
  8. 48' Goal! Arsenal Women 5, Leicester City Women 0. Smilla Holmberg (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Olivia Smith.
  9. 52' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Caitlin Foord replaces Olivia Smith because of an injury.
  10. 52' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Leah Williamson replaces Emily Fox.
  11. 55' Goal! Arsenal Women 6, Leicester City Women 0. Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Laia Codina.
  12. 57' Substitution, Leicester City Women. Chantelle Swaby replaces Asmita Ale.
  13. 57' Substitution, Leicester City Women. Noémie Mouchon replaces Sam Tierney.
  14. 57' Leah Williamson (Arsenal Women) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 61' Chantelle Swaby (Leicester City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 63' Goal! Arsenal Women 7, Leicester City Women 0. Leah Williamson (Arsenal Women) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Smilla Holmberg with a cross following a corner.
  17. 70' Substitution, Leicester City Women. Emma Jansson replaces Emily van Egmond.
  18. 70' Substitution, Leicester City Women. Alisha Lehmann replaces Shannon O'Brien.
  19. 81' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Sophie Harwood replaces Katie McCabe.

Women's Super League News

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