Arsenal overcomes Manchester United 3-1

LONDON. Arsenal conquers Manchester United 3-1.

February 18, 2024

LONDON. Arsenal beats Manchester United 3-1. Arsenal was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Geyse da Silva (10′), Cloé Lacasse (35′) and Kim Little (44′). Manchester United reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 6′) by Lucía García, but there was not much to do for them.

The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Kirsty Dowle. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.65 degrees Celsius or 52.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.

Match Statistics

Arsenal W

3 - 1

Manchester United W

51 Ball Possession 49

Shots

16 Total 9
5 On Target 3
3 Off Target 3
8 Shots blocked 4

100 Attack 81
61 Dangerous attack 48
78 Ball safe 74

1 Penalties 0
5 Corners 5
3 Off Sides 3

Fouls

11 Total 11
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Arsenal was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Manchester United that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was more aggressive with 61 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.

Arsenal shot 16 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Manchester United shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Arsenal received 3 yellow cards (Katie McCabe, Caitlin Foord and Lotte Wubben-Moy). On the opposite side, Manchester United received 2 yellow cards (Gemma Evans and Hannah Jayne Blundell).

Match Timeline

10'

Geyse(own-goal)

26'

H. Blundell- Yellow

34'

G. Evans- Yellow

Cloe Lacasse(goal)

35'

K. McCabe- Yellow

38'

K. Little(penalty)

44'

62'

R. Williams- sub ->Geyse da Silva

K. Cooney-Cross- sub ->Victoria Pelova

46'

L. Galton- sub ->Gemma Evans

L. Wubben-Moy- Yellow

50'

Alessia Russo- sub ->Stina Blackstenius

66'

70'

H. Ladd- sub ->Lisa Fjeldstad Naalsund

Frida Maanum- sub ->Bethany Mead

75'

V. Miedema- sub ->Kim Little

75'

78'

M. Malard- sub ->Nikita Parris

C. Foord- sub ->Stephanie Catley

84'

C. Foord- Yellow

90'

Lucía García(goal)Ella Toone

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Arsenal has 31 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, Manchester United will stays with 24 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Arsenal will host Tottenham W on the 3rd of March with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (1 draw).

Manchester United will play away against West Ham W on the 3rd of March with a 6-1 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (1 draw).

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal W

Sabrina DAngelo 14.Canada

7.0

L. Wubben-Moy 3.England

7.0

50'

S. Catley 7.Australia

6.8

84'

K. McCabe 15.Republic of Ireland

7.5

38'

Laia Codina 27.Spain

7.1

B. Mead 9.England

7.1

75'

K. Little 10.Scotland

7.5

75'

44'

Lia Walti 13.Switzerland

7.1

Victoria Pelova 21.Netherlands

6.8

46'

Cloe Lacasse 24.Canada

8.5

35'

Stina Blackstenius 25.Sweden

6.7

66'

Substitutes

M. Zinsberger 1.Austria

S. Bouhaddi 86.France

K. Reid 62.England

Frida Maanum 12.Norway

6.6

75'

K. Cooney-Cross 32.Australia

6.4

46'

V. Miedema 11.Netherlands

6.6

75'

C. Foord 19.Australia

6.3

84'

90'

Alessia Russo 23.England

6.8

66'

V. Lia 53.England

Arsenal adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Jonas Eidevall decided to play with the following team: Sabrina D’Angelo (7.0), Katie McCabe (7.5), Laia Codina (7.1), Lotte Wubben-Moy (7.0), Stephanie Catley (6.8), Lia Wälti (7.1), Victoria Pelova (6.8), Bethany Mead (7.1), Kim Little (7.5), Cloé Lacasse (8.5) and Stina Blackstenius (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Manuela Zinsberger, Vivianne Miedema (6.6), Frida Maanum (6.6), Caitlin Foord (6.3), Alessia Russo (6.8), Kyra Cooney-Cross (6.4), Vivienne Lia, Katie Reid and Sarah Bouhaddi.

Arsenal could not rely on the presence of Caitlin Foord (injured).

Substitutions

Arsenal made 5 changes: Victoria Pelova for Kyra Cooney-Cross (46′), Kim Little for Vivianne Miedema (75′), Bethany Mead for Frida Maanum (75′), Stina Blackstenius for Alessia Russo (66′) and Stephanie Catley for Caitlin Foord (84′).

Player of the match: Cloé Lacasse

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Cloé Lacasse.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 25 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 12 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United W

M. Earps 27.England

6.7

M. Le Tissier 4.England

7.5

H. Blundell 6.England

6.1

26'

G. Evans 15.Wales

5.7

46'

34'

M. Turner 21.England

6.7

E. Toone 7.England

7.1

K. Zelem 10.England

6.4

L. Naalsund 16.Norway

6.8

70'

Lucía García 17.Spain

7.5

90'

Geyse 23.Brazil

6.3

62'

N. Parris 22.England

6.7

78'

Substitutes

P. Tullis-Joyce 91.United States

A. Mannion 5.England

Irene Guerrero 8.Spain

L. Galton 11.England

7.0

46'

H. Ladd 12.Wales

6.8

70'

A. Aherne 36.England

M. Malard 9.France

7.0

78'

R. Williams 28.England

7.0

62'

Also Manchester United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Marc Skinner played with: Mary Earps (6.7), Hannah Jayne Blundell (6.1), Maya Le Tissier (7.5), Millie Turner (6.7), Gemma Evans (5.7), Lisa Fjeldstad Naalsund (6.8), Katie Zelem (6.4), Geyse da Silva (6.3), Ella Toone (7.1), Lucía García (7.5) and Nikita Parris (6.7).

They had on the bench: Aoife Mannion, Irene Guerrero, Melvine Malard (7.0), Leah Galton (7.0), Hayley Ladd (6.8), Rachel Williams (7.0), Alyssa Aherne and Phallon Tullis-Joyce.

Substitutions

Manchester United made 4 changes: Gemma Evans for Leah Galton (46′), Nikita Parris for Melvine Malard (78′), Geyse da Silva for Rachel Williams (62′) and Lisa Fjeldstad Naalsund for Hayley Ladd (70′).