Manchester City W v Arsenal W

Match summary

Arsenal W edged Manchester City W 3–4 in a thriller at Joie Stadium, Manchester on 2 February 2025 (FA WSL). Half-time: 1–2. The scoring started in the 1’ when Mariona Caldentey — Normal Goal struck for Arsenal W. The decisive moment arrived in the 78’, courtesy of S. Blackstenius (assist: B. Mead) — Normal Goal for Arsenal W. Possession finished Manchester City W 52% – Arsenal W 48%. Shots on target: Manchester City W 6 vs Arsenal W 5.

Reviewed by the Queen of the Pitch team.

Goals

Arsenal W 1’ — Mariona Caldentey — Normal Goal
Arsenal W 8’ — L. Wubben-Moy (assist: K. Cooney-Cross) — Normal Goal
Manchester City W 20’ — M. Fowler (assist: A. Fujino) — Normal Goal
Manchester City W 50’ — V. Miedema — Normal Goal
Arsenal W 51’ — F. Maanum (assist: Mariona Caldentey) — Normal Goal
Manchester City W 55’ — M. Fowler — Penalty
Arsenal W 78’ — S. Blackstenius (assist: B. Mead) — Normal Goal

Cards

Manchester City W 79’ — Kerstin Casparij — Yellow Card

Substitutions

Manchester City W 65’ — J. Park ⟶ Kerolin
Manchester City W 65’ — V. Miedema ⟶ K. Shaw
Arsenal W 69’ — K. Cooney-Cross ⟶ L. Wälti
Arsenal W 88’ — S. Blackstenius ⟶ R. Kafaji
Arsenal W 90+5’ — B. Mead ⟶ A. Ilestedt

Match statistics

Manchester City W	Stat	Arsenal W
6	Shots on Goal	5
14	Total Shots	10
5	Shots off Goal	0
3	Blocked Shots	5
52%	Ball Possession	48%
3	Corner Kicks	3
1	Offsides	10
6	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	0
	Red Cards
1	Goalkeeper Saves	3
85%	Passes %	84%
423	Passes accurate	385
498	Total passes	459
8	Shots insidebox	9
6	Shots outsidebox	1
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	goals_prevented

Line-ups

Manchester City W Coach: G. Taylor

Starting XI

35. K. Keating
18. K. Casparij
4. Laia Aleixandri
27. R. Knaak
15. Leila Ouahabi
10. J. Roord
25. Y. Hasegawa
16. J. Park
20. A. Fujino
6. V. Miedema
8. M. Fowler

Substitutes

14. Kerolin
21. K. Shaw
19. L. Blindkilde Brown
28. G. Prior
3. N. Layzell
31. A. Yamashita
53. M. Davies
46. L. Murphy
30. A. Oyama

Arsenal W Coach: R. Slegers