Arsenal leapfrogged Manchester City and went second in the Women's Super League table with a thrilling 4-3 victory over Gareth Taylor's team at the Joie Stadium. (More Sports News)
Renee Slegers suffered her first defeat as Arsenal head coach against runaway WSL leaders Chelsea last week, while City were hoping to respond after a chaotic week that saw wantaway winger Chloe Kelly join🃏 the Gunners on loan
Arsenal leapfrogged Manchester City and went second in the Women's Super League table with a thrilling 4-3 victory over Gareth Taylor's team at the Joie Stadium. (More Sports News)
Renee 🌳Slegers suffered her first defeat as Arsenal head coach against runaway WSL leaders Chelsea last week, while City were hop𝔉ing to respond after a chaotic week that saw wantaway winger Chloe Kelly join the Gunners on loan.
Arsenal could hardly have asked for a better start as thꦑey went 2-0 up inside eight minutes. Some loose play from Laia Aleixandri allowed Mariona Caldentey to slot home after 42 seconds, then Loܫtte Wubben-Moy headed in from a deep free-kick.
Mary Fowler's header halved the arrears in the 20th minute, then Arsenal legend Vivianne Miedema drilled home an equ𝓰alise൩r against her former club early in the second half.
However, little over a minute later, Frida Maan♉um raced onto Caldentey's throughball to restore Arsenal's advantage at 3-2.
The twists and turns continued asܫ Fowler levelled the scores again with a 55th-minute penalty, but Stina Blackstenius had the final say when she slot🍎ted home from Beth Mead's centre.
The win❀ takes Arsenal second in the table, seven points behind Chelsea, having playe🧜d an additional game.
City are fourth, two points adrift of both the Gunners an💛d Manchester United, with their hopes of Champions League qualification ta♏king a blow.
Data Debrief: Blackstenius maintains City hoodoo
City must be sick of the sight of Blackstenius. She has now sℱcored the winning goal in each of Arsenal'ꩲs last three victories over the Citizens in the WSL.
This is just 🌱the second time Arsenal have scored four goals away at City in the WSL, previously doing so on their very first tr🍰ip there in August 2014.