BOREHAMWOOD. Arsenal crushes Leicester 4-0 with goals of J. Nobbs (22′), V. Miedema (34′), F. Maanum (81′) and F. Maanum (83′). Arsenal was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (75%) was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Meadow Park stadium in Borehamwood on Sunday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Emily Heaslip. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.1 degrees Celsius or 51.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Arsenal W

4 - 0

Leicester W

  • ! 75 Ball Possession 25
Shots
  • 18 Total 1
  • 8 On Target 0
  • 10 Off Target 1
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 93 Attack 40
  • 53 Dangerous attack 12
  • 58 Ball safe 54
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 10 Corners 0
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Arsenal was in firm control of the ball 75% while Leicester was struggling with a 25% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match​.

Arsenal shot 18 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Leicester shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Arsenal received 1 yellow card (J. Nobbs). Regarding the opposition, Leicester received 4 yellow cards (J. Sigsworth, S. O’Brien, S. Tierney and A. Plumptre).

Also, Leicester didn’t finish the match with 11 players after J. Purfield (Leicester) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (43′).

Match Timeline

3'
Jessica Sigsworth- Yellow
6'
S. O’Brien- Yellow
22'
V. Miedema(goal)N. Parris
34'
43'
55'
Molly Pike- sub ->S. Barker
K. Little- sub ->B. Mead
60'
60'
S. Catley- sub ->K. McCabe
60'
61'
Frida Maanum- sub ->V. Miedema
72'
Frida Maanum(goal)J. Nobbs
81'
82'
S. Tierney- Yellow
Frida Maanum(goal)S. Catley
83'
86'
A. Plumptre- Yellow
T. Goldie- sub ->C. Wubben-Moy
86'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Chelsea W
56
22
Arsenal W
55
22
Manchester City W
47
22
Manchester United W
42
22
Tottenham W
32
22
West Ham W
27
22
Brighton W
26
22
Reading W
25
22
Aston Villa W
21
22
Everton W
20
22
Leicester W
13
22
Leicester City W
3
2
    Birmingham W
    11
    22

    Next matches

    In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Arsenal will host Brighton W on the 19th of December with a 6-0 head to head stats in favor of Arsenal (0 draws).

    Leicester will host Birmingham W on the 19th of December with a 0-0 head to head stats.

    Arsenal – Formation

    Arsenal W
    G
    L. Williams 18.Australia
    D
    A. Patten 4.England
    D
    L. Wubben-Moy 3.England
    86'
    D
    S. Boye-Sørensen 20.Denmark
    60'
    M
    J. Nobbs 8.England
    90' 22'
    M
    Lia Walti 13.Switzerland
    M
    K. McCabe 15.Republic of Ireland
    60'
    F
    Mana Iwabuchi 23.Japan
    F
    N. Parris 14.England
    F
    B. Mead 9.England
    60'
    F
    V. Miedema 11.Netherlands
    72' 34'
    Substitutes
    G
    M. Zinsberger 1.Austria
    G
    F. Stenson 24.England
    D
    Jennifer Beattie 5.Scotland
    D
    T. Goldie 29.England
    86'
    D
    V. Schnaderbeck 22.Austria
    60'
    D
    S. Catley 7.Australia
    60'
    M
    Frida Maanum 12.Norway
    72' 81', 83'
    M
    K. Little 10.Scotland
    60'
    F
    C. Foord 19.Australia

    The manager Jonas Eidevall decided to play with the following team: L. Williams, A. Patten, C. Wubben-Moy, J. Nobbs, L. Wälti, S. Boye, M. Iwabuchi, N. Parris, K. McCabe, B. Mead and V. Miedema.

    The home team had on the bench: M. Zinsberger, F. Maanum, K. Little, J. Beattie, T. Goldie, V. Schnaderbeck, S. Catley, C. Foord and F. Stenson.

    Substitutions

    Arsenal made 5 changes: B. Mead for K. Little (60′), S. Boye for V. Schnaderbeck (60′), K. McCabe for S. Catley (60′), V. Miedema for F. Maanum (72′) and C. Wubben-Moy for T. Goldie (86′).

    Leicester – Formation

    Leicester W
    G
    Demi Lambourne 1.England
    D
    S. Howard 15.Scotland
    D
    G. Brougham 6.England
    M
    A. Plumptre 22.England
    86'
    M
    S. Tierney 3.England
    82'
    M
    S. Barker 18.England
    55'
    M
    S. O’Brien 27.England
    6'
    F
    Jemma Purfield 23.England
    43'
    F
    E. de Graaf 14.Netherlands
    F
    Jessica Sigsworth 9.England
    61' 3'
    F
    Natasha Flint 7.England
    Substitutes
    Mackenzie Smith 34.England
    61'
    G
    S. Harris 48.England
    M
    Molly Pike 8.England
    55'
    M
    L. Zajmi 20.Slovenia
    M
    C. Devlin 10.England
    M
    A. Grant 19.Scotland

    Lydia Bedford played with: D. Lambourne, S. Howard, J. Purfield, E. de Graaf, A. Plumptre, G. Brougham, S. Tierney, S. Barker, S. O’Brien, J. Sigsworth and N. Flint.

    These were the players on the bench: M. Pike, L. Zajmi, S. Harris, C. Devlin, M. Smith and A. Grant.

    Substitutions

    Leicester made 2 changes: S. Barker for M. Pike (55′) and J. Sigsworth for M. Smith (61′).

    Results of the day

    These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.​