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Beth Mead finished as runner up in the Ballon d’Or as the winners were announced on Monday night.
Beth Mead finished as runner up in the Ballon d’Or as the winners were announced on Monday night.
Leah Williamson will miss Arsenal’s game against Reading on Sunday as Jonas Eidevall says she is expected to be out for ‘several weeks’ with a return unlikely before the next international break in November.
Arsenal women are up for all the FA WSL awards for September with the manager and players in the running for Manager, Player and Goal of the Month.
The Arsenal defeated Tottenham 4-0 at the Emirates in front of a record Barclays Women Super League crowd of 53,737 fans, keeping them top of the league, with a 100% record, ahead of Manchester United and Aston Villa.
Beth Mead was buzzing as she admitted she’s still on ‘cloud nine’ following her Euros triumph with England and Arsenal’s start to the WSL season.
Arsenal will open the Barclays WSL season with a sold-out home game at Borehamwood FC on Friday.
Arsenal’s match against Everton will not take place this weekend as all football in England is cancelled, from the Premier League down to the National League, while the women’s season opener against Manchester City will also not take place.
Arsenal go into Sunday’s game against West Ham knowing that they need Manchester United to produce a miracle and beat Chelsea if they want to claim the FA WSL, but Leah Williamson doesn’t want to know the score as the game is going on.
Arsenal defeated Spurs 3-0 in the first women’s North London Derby played at the Emirates Stadium and the title race will be decided on Sunday with the gap closed to one point with Chelsea.
The Gunners destroyed Villa 7-0 while Chelsea had a tough 1-0 away win at Birmingham thanks to a late Pernille Harder penalty.
Arsenal won 3-0 on Sunday night to keep the gap to one point behind the league leaders who won 3-1 away at Spurs, despite being one player down for more than 60 minutes.
Arsenal and Chelsea won their respective games 5-0, ending the weekend in a stalemate as Chelsea move closer to the tile with four games to go.
Arsenal carried on their good work with a well-earned win 4-2 against bottom of the table team Birmingham.
Arsenal’s FA WSL game against Reading, that was due to take place on Sunday, has been postponed.
Arsenal were soundly beaten 2-0 at bottom of the table Birmingham on Sunday. It was a poor performance, in line with others recently and with four defeats in five games for the Gunners, alarm bells should be ringing very loudly.
Kim Little is making her her 100th FA WSL appearance for Arsenal against Manchester United on Sunday.
Arsenal were at home to West Ham in the new Sunday evening slot for Sky Sports and defeated West Ham 4-0 thanks to a Kim Little brace, another Beth Mead special plus an own goal.
Arsenal have entered their long run to Christmas the best manner by defeating title rivals Manchester City 5-0. That’s seven wins out of seven games…
Arsenal will have to hit the ground running when the season 2021/22 starts with the FA WSL season opener planned in a congested period amidst crucial Champions League ties.
Arsenal have all but qualified for the 2021/22 tournament thanks to a last minute penalty winner from Kim Little.