BOREHAMWOOD. Arsenal was after all too much to handle for West Ham with the goal of B. Mead was the key of the match after he scored in the 41st and 18th minute. Frida Maanum (2′), Bethany Mead (18′) and Bethany Mead (41′). Arsenal made the most of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Meadow Park stadium in Borehamwood on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 3,886 spectators.​ The referee was Lisa Benn. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 4.46 degrees Celsius or 40.03 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
  • 14 Total 13
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 6
  • 138 Attack 90
  • 99 Dangerous attack 57
  • 97 Ball safe 98
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 10 Total 7
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Arsenal was in firm control of the ball 59% while West Ham was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was more pushing with 99 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match​.

Arsenal shot 14 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, West Ham shot 13 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Arsenal didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, West Ham received 1 yellow card (Hawa Cissoko).

Match Timeline

Frida Maanum(goal)Kyra Cooney-Cross
2'
B. Mead(goal)Kyra Cooney-Cross
18'
37'
H. Cissoko- Yellow
B. Mead(goal)Alessia Russo
41'
62'
J. Ziu- sub ->Emma Harries
Cloe Lacasse- sub ->Bethany Mead
64'
64'
Lia Walti- sub ->Victoria Pelova
74'
79'
Isibeal Atkinson- sub ->Viviane Asseyi
K. Little- sub ->Alessia Russo
83'
V. Miedema- sub ->Frida Maanum
83'
85'
Melisa Filis- sub ->Honoka Hayashi

Standings

After this match, Arsenal will have 19 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, West Ham will stay with 4 points like Bristol City W to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Arsenal will host Brighton W on the 18th of May with a 11-0 head to head stats in favor of Arsenal (0 draws).

West Ham will play away agasint Tottenham W on the 18th of May with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Tottenham W (3 draws).

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal W
G
M. Zinsberger 1.Austria
7.5
D
L. Wubben-Moy 3.England
7.7
D
S. Catley 7.Australia
7.7
D
K. McCabe 15.Republic of Ireland
7.3
64'
D
Amanda Ilestedt 28.Sweden
7.3
M
B. Mead 9.England
9.1
64' 18', 41'
M
Frida Maanum 12.Norway
7.8
83' 2'
M
C. Foord 19.Australia
6.7
M
Victoria Pelova 21.Netherlands
6.4
74'
M
K. Cooney-Cross 32.Australia
8.4
F
Alessia Russo 23.England
7.7
83'
Substitutes
G
Sabrina DAngelo 14.Canada
D
Jennifer Beattie 5.Scotland
D
N. Maritz 16.Switzerland
6.4
64'
D
Laia Codina 27.Spain
M
K. Little 10.Scotland
6.4
83'
M
Lia Walti 13.Switzerland
7.0
74'
M
K. Kühl 22.Denmark
F
V. Miedema 11.Netherlands
7.0
83'
F
Cloe Lacasse 24.Canada
6.8
64'

Arsenal started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Jonas Eidevall decided to play with the following team: Manuela Zinsberger (7.5), Katie McCabe (7.3), Amanda Ilestedt (7.3), Lotte Wubben-Moy (7.7), Stephanie Catley (7.7), Victoria Pelova (6.4), Kyra Cooney-Cross (8.4), Bethany Mead (9.1), Frida Maanum (7.8), Caitlin Foord (6.7) and Alessia Russo (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jennifer Beattie, Kim Little (6.4), Vivianne Miedema (7.0), Lia Wälti (7.0), Sabrina D’Angelo, Noelle Maritz (6.4), Kathrine Møller Kühl, Cloé Lacasse (6.8) and Laia Codina.

Substitutions

Arsenal made 5 changes: Frida Maanum for Vivianne Miedema (83′), Bethany Mead for Cloé Lacasse (64′), Katie McCabe for Noelle Maritz (64′), Alessia Russo for Kim Little (83′) and Victoria Pelova for Lia Wälti (74′).

Player of the match: Bethany Mead​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Bethany Mead.

His rating is (9.1) with 2 goals, 27 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

West Ham – Formation

West Ham W
G
M. Walsh 25.England
6.3
D
K. Smith 2.Scotland
6.3
D
R. Shimizu 3.Japan
6.7
D
A. Tysiak 5.Belgium
7.0
D
L. Evans 7.Scotland
7.0
D
H. Cissoko 23.France
7.5
37'
M
A. Stringer 4.England
6.4
M
E. Harries 12.England
6.4
62'
M
H. Hayashi 19.Japan
6.6
85'
F
R. Ueki 9.Japan
7.5
F
V. Asseyi 20.France
7.5
79'
Substitutes
D
A. Denton 18.England
D
S. Cooke 21.England
D
Jessie Stapleton 24.Republic of Ireland
M
J. Ziu 16.Republic of Ireland
6.6
62'
M
Melisa Filis 17.England
6.4
85'
M
Keira Flannery 41.England
F
Isibeal Atkinson 11.Republic of Ireland
7.1
79'
F
P. Ademiluyi 35.England

West Ham started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Rehanne Skinner played with: Megan Walsh (6.3), Lisa Evans (7.0), Risa Shimizu (6.7), Amber Tysiak (7.0), Hawa Cissoko (7.5), Kirsty Smith (6.3), Emma Harries (6.4), Abbey-Leigh Stringer (6.4), Honoka Hayashi (6.6), Viviane Asseyi (7.5) and Riko Ueki (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Isibeal Atkinson (7.1), Jessica Ziu (6.6), Melisa Filis (6.4), Anouk Denton, Shannon Cooke, Jessie Stapleton, Princess Ademiluyi and Keira Flannery.

Substitutions

West Ham made 3 changes: Emma Harries for Jessica Ziu (62′), Honoka Hayashi for Melisa Filis (85′) and Viviane Asseyi for Isibeal Atkinson (79′).

Player of the match: Riko Ueki​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for West Ham was Riko Ueki.

His rating is (7.5) with 21 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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