English Women's Super League

FT Saturday, May 9, 2026
Arsenal LWWLD 3
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Aston Villa LDWLL 0
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Match Report

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Alessia Russo scores twice as Arsenal thrash Aston Villa

Alessia Russo inspired Arsenal to end a tough week on a high with a 3-0 win over Aston Villa.

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Team Stats

2
Fouls
10
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
4
10
Corner Kicks
1
1
Saves
8
51.7
Possession
48.3
28
SHOTS
1
11
ON GOAL
1
0.4
On Target %
1.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
455
Accurate Passes
414
504
Passes
486
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
11
Accurate Crosses
1
32
Crosses
7
0.3
Cross %
0.1
17
Long Balls
43
9
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
8
Blocked Shots
0
5
Effective Tackles
6
7
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
15
Interceptions
5
3
Effective Clearances
23
3
Clearances
23

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-4-2

  1. 1Sabrina D'AngeloG
  2. 24Océane DeslandesCD-L
  3. 25Miri TaylorCD-R
  4. 38Rachel MaltbyLB
  5. 16Noelle MaritzRB
  6. 6Oriane Jean-FrançoisCM-L
  7. 21Lucia KendallCM-R
  8. 9Rachel DalyLM
  9. 17Ebony SalmonRM
  10. 20Kirsty HansonCF-L
  11. 13Maya HijikataCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Lucy StaniforthSUB
  2. 48Maddie CalderSUB
  3. 18Georgia MullettSUB
  4. 46Piper LeaSUB
  5. 26Ellie RoebuckSUB
  6. 10Gabi NunesSUB
  7. 47Jessica JohnsonSUB

ARS · 5-3-2

  1. 28Anneke BorbeG
  2. 3Lotte Wubben-MoyCD
  3. 5Laia CodinaCD-L
  4. 2Emily FoxCD-R
  5. 24Taylor HindsLB
  6. 31Smilla HolmbergRB
  7. 8Mariona CaldenteyCM
  8. 15Olivia SmithCM-L
  9. 10Kim LittleCM-R
  10. 12Frida MaanumCF-L
  11. 23Alessia RussoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Chloe KellySUB
  2. 21Victoria PelovaSUB
  3. 25Stina BlacksteniusSUB
  4. 13Barbora VotíkováSUB
  5. 14Daphne van DomselaarSUB
  6. 19Caitlin FoordSUB
  7. 9Beth MeadSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Aston Villa Women 0, Arsenal Women 1. Alessia Russo (Arsenal Women) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  2. 35' Goal! Aston Villa Women 0, Arsenal Women 2. Frida Maanum (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alessia Russo with a through ball.
  3. 52' Goal! Aston Villa Women 0, Arsenal Women 3. Alessia Russo (Arsenal Women) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frida Maanum with a through ball.
  4. 60' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Beth Mead replaces Smilla Holmberg.
  5. 60' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Stina Blackstenius replaces Alessia Russo.
  6. 68' Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Georgia Mullett replaces Kirsty Hanson.
  7. 68' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Victoria Pelova replaces Kim Little.
  8. 69' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Chloe Kelly replaces Olivia Smith.
  9. 78' Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Lucy Staniforth replaces Rachel Daly.
  10. 85' Substitution, Arsenal Women. Caitlin Foord replaces Mariona Caldentey.
  11. 85' Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Gabi Nunes replaces Oriane Jean-François.

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.