Arsenal and Chelsea leading the tittle race on the Women’s Super League table after a Tottenham loss joined a Manchester derby draw in the fifth week of action.
Arsenal has a three-point lead on Chelsea and Spurs as Katie McCabe, Lotte Wubben-Moy, and Frida Maanum scored in a decisive win.
Sandy MacIver had been relatively untroubled in the Everton goal before Katie McCabe’s half-volley stunner looped over her for the opener just after the half-hour, before she was nutmegged by Carlotte Wubben-Moy from a corner (41) as Arsenal built up a comfortable lead before the break.
The hosts looked more dangerous after half-time and had various chances to add to their lead before Frida Maanum powered past MacIver from 20 yards four minutes from time to earn a fifth win from five games, as the Gunners restored their three-point lead at the top of the WSL.
The defending champions only allowed four shots and not a single shot on target but needed 83 minutes to make the breakthrough at the Cherry Red Records Stadium when substitute Harder fired home after a short corner. Kirby wrapped up the win in the 94th minute with her 50th career goal in the FAWSL as Emma Hayes’ side went second in the table on goal difference, while the visitors stay bottom as they still look for their first points of the season.
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