Arsenal 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur: Alessia Russo keeps Gunners in Women’s Super League title race

Alessia Russo scored the one purpose of the sport as Arsenal overcame native rivals Tottenham in entrance of a sellout crowd at Emirates Stadium.
The England striker smashed the ball residence from shut vary early in the second half after Kim Little and Beth Mead mixed to create the prospect.
Victory keeps Arsenal firmly in the Women’s Super League title race, three factors behind leaders Manchester City.
Tottenham keep sixth as their winless run extends to 4 video games.
The official attendance of 60,050 is the second highest in WSL historical past, simply wanting the report 60,160 on the Emirates for Arsenal’s win over Manchester United in February.
Jonas Eidevall’s aspect dominated all through however after Russo stabbed simply vast from a nook early on, they struggled to create any possibilities of observe in the primary half.
Spurs defended deep, giving the hosts no house to play across the penalty space, and offered a risk on the break with Jessica Naz – who began forward of membership captain Beth England – coming closest to opening the scoring when her shot was tipped on to the crossbar by Arsenal goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger.
Arsenal began rapidly once more in the second half and this time they did discover the breakthrough. Little lifted a beautiful diagonal ball from the nook of the penalty space to Mead, whose management was excellent earlier than she fought by the problem of Amanda Nilden to tee up Russo.
The former Manchester United ahead duly thumped the ball into an unguarded web from six yards out for her sixth league purpose of the season.
Arsenal continued to regulate the sport however a second purpose was not forthcoming and regardless of Spurs displaying somewhat extra as an attacking drive late on, Russo’s purpose was sufficient to safe a seventh straight residence win for the Gunners – the primary time they’ve managed that in a single WSL season.
More to observe.
Line-ups
Arsenal Women
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Zinsberger
- 15McCabeBooked at 80minutes
- 27CodinaSubstituted forWilliamsonat 73′minutes
- 3Wubben-MoyBooked at 65minutes
- 7Catley
- 21PelovaSubstituted forCooney-Crossat 74′minutes
- 13Wälti
- 9Mead
- 10Little
- 19FoordSubstituted forMaanumat 84′minutes
- 23RussoSubstituted forBlacksteniusat 73′minutes
Substitutes
- 6Williamson
- 12Maanum
- 25Blackstenius
- 32Cooney-Cross
- 40Williams
- 53Lia
- 61Earl
- 62Reid
- 86Bouhaddi
Tottenham Women
Formation 4-4-2
- 22Spencer
- 29NevilleSubstituted forPetzelbergerat 61′minutes
- 4James-Turner
- 5Bartrip
- 6Nildén
- 14Bizet IldhusøySubstituted forVinbergat 77′minutes
- 16GrahamSubstituted forAhtinenat 61′minutesBooked at 79minutes
- 25SummanenBooked at 82minutes
- 8ClintonBooked at 85minutes
- 17ThomasSubstituted forEnglandat 70′minutes
- 7NazSubstituted forSpenceat 62′minutesBooked at 83minutes
Substitutes
- 1Votíková
- 2Grant
- 9England
- 11Petzelberger
- 13Vinberg
- 20Ahtinen
- 21Bühler
- 24Spence
- 77Wang
- Referee:
- Abigail Byrne
- Attendance:
- 60,050
Live Text
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Match ends, Arsenal Women 1, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0.
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Second Half ends, Arsenal Women 1, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0.
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Delay over. They are able to proceed.
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Delay in match due to an harm Manuela Zinsberger (Arsenal Women).
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Attempt missed. Bethany England (Tottenham Hotspur Women) header from the centre of the field misses to the precise. Assisted by Matilda Vinberg with a cross.
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Grace Clinton (Tottenham Hotspur Women) is proven the yellow card for a nasty foul.
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Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Grace Clinton (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
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Substitution, Arsenal Women. Frida Maanum replaces Caitlin Foord.
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Drew Spence (Tottenham Hotspur Women) is proven the yellow card for a nasty foul.
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Eveliina Summanen (Tottenham Hotspur Women) is proven the yellow card for a nasty foul.
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Lia Wälti (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Eveliina Summanen (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
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Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Rebecca Spencer.
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Delay over. They are able to proceed.
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Katie McCabe (Arsenal Women) is proven the yellow card.
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Delay in match (Arsenal Women).
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Attempt saved. Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) proper footed shot from outdoors the field is saved in the highest centre of the purpose.
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Olga Ahtinen (Tottenham Hotspur Women) is proven the yellow card for a nasty foul.
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Kim Little (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.