English Women's Super League

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Manchester City WWLWW 0
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Arsenal WLWWW 1
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MNC000
ARS101
Emirates Stadium · 39,155 att.

Match Report

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Olivia Smith solo goal sees Arsenal beat WSL leaders Man City

Olivia Smith's superb 17th-minute solo effort proved enough to help Arsenal down Women's Super League leaders Manchester City.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
7
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
1
49.3
Possession
50.7
8
SHOTS
12
1
ON GOAL
4
0.1
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
373
Accurate Passes
398
447
Passes
467
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
2
17
Crosses
9
0.2
Cross %
0.2
45
Long Balls
41
20
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
5
19
Effective Tackles
9
27
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
4
Interceptions
6
17
Effective Clearances
20
17
Clearances
20

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

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. 23Alessia RussoAM
  7. 8Mariona CaldenteyLM
  8. 10Kim LittleRM
  9. 15Olivia SmithF
  10. 19Caitlin FoordAM-L
  11. 9Beth MeadAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 21Victoria PelovaSUB
  2. 5Laia CodinaSUB
  3. 31Smilla HolmbergSUB
  4. 13Barbora VotíkováSUB
  5. 12Frida MaanumSUB
  6. 6Leah WilliamsonSUB
  7. 18Chloe KellySUB
  8. 44Sophie HarwoodSUB
  9. 40Naomi WilliamsSUB

MNC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Ayaka YamashitaG
  2. 27Rebecca KnaakCD-L
  3. 4Jade RoseCD-R
  4. 5Alex GreenwoodLB
  5. 18Kerstin CasparijRB
  6. 10Vivianne MiedemaAM
  7. 25Yui HasegawaLM
  8. 19Laura Blindkilde BrownRM
  9. 9Khadija ShawF
  10. 11Lauren HempAM-L
  11. 14KerolinAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Sam CoffeySUB
  2. 35Khiara KeatingSUB
  3. 46Lily MurphySUB
  4. 22Sydney LohmannSUB
  5. 15Leila OuahabiSUB
  6. 28Gracie PriorSUB
  7. 7Laura CoombsSUB
  8. 6Grace ClintonSUB
  9. 24Iman BeneySUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Arsenal Women 1, Manchester City Women 0. Olivia Smith (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mariona Caldentey with a through ball.
  2. 45' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Sam Coffey replaces Laura Blindkilde Brown.
  3. 68' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Frida Maanum replaces Beth Mead.
  4. 73' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Iman Beney replaces Kerolin.
  5. 80' Daphne van Domselaar (Arsenal Women) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 84' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Smilla Holmberg replaces Katie McCabe.
  7. 84' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Leah Williamson replaces Steph Catley.
  8. 84' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Chloe Kelly replaces Olivia Smith.
  9. 89' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Laia Codina replaces Mariona Caldentey.
  10. 90'+6' Substitution, Manchester City Women. Grace Clinton replaces Vivianne Miedema because of an injury.

Women's Super League News

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