Arsenal W crushes Brighton W in a game dominated by the Gunners
Arsenal W defeated Brighton W by a resounding 6-0 in an FA WSL match played at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners dominated the game from the first minute, taking advantage of Brighton W’s ineffectiveness to secure a victory that allows them to consolidate their position in the table.
Arsenal W opened the scoring in the 13th minute with a goal from Beth Mead, assisted by Frida Leonhardsen-Maanum. Four minutes later, Caitlin Foord extended the lead, taking advantage of a pass from Katie Little. In the 25th minute, Leonhardsen-Maanum made it 3-0, assisted by Katie McCabe.
Brighton W found no answers in attack and was forced to defend in its own half. In the 76th minute, Swedish Lina Hurtig scored Arsenal’s fourth goal, taking advantage of a poor clearance from the rival defense.
Arsenal W continued to look for the goal and found it in the 90th minute through Alessia Russo, who converted a penalty. The game ended with a resounding 6-0 reflecting Arsenal W’s superiority.
Arsenal W dominated possession of the ball (50%), had 13 shots (5 on target), 3 corners and committed 5 fouls.
Brighton W had 50% possession, had 2 shots (1 on target), 1 corner and committed 9 fouls.
Arsenal W remains in the fight for the FA WSL title, while Brighton W will have to improve their performance to aspire to a better position in the table.
Substitutions brighton w: at minute 50 R. McLauchlan came in and M. Thorisdottir went out., at minute 87 M. Olislagers came in and V. Losada went out., at minute 87 B. Vilamala came in and F. Kirby went out., at minute 87 A. Masaka came in and K. Seike went out.
Substitutions arsenal w: at minute 56 K. Cooney-Cross came in and K. Little went out., at minute 56 L. Codina came in and E. Fox went out., at minute 56 S. Blackstenius came in and F. Leonhardsen-Maanum went out., at minute 72 L. Hurtig came in and C. Foord went out., at minute 79 R. Kafaji came in and B. Mead went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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