BOREHAMWOOD. Arsenal beats Tottenham 1-0 after A. Russo scored just 1 goal (49′). Arsenal capitalized on its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Meadow Park stadium in Borehamwood on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Abigail Byrne. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.52 degrees Celsius or 47.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 14 Total 6
- 4 On Target 3
- 3 Off Target 2
- 7 Shots blocked 1
- 62 Attack 55
- 38 Dangerous attack 27
- 54 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 0
- 12 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 7 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Arsenal had a superior ball possession 59% while Tottenham was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal had a more offensive attitude with 38 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.
Arsenal shot 14 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tottenham shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Arsenal received 2 yellow cards (Katie McCabe and Lotte Wubben-Moy). On the other side, Tottenham received 4 yellow cards (Olga Ahtinen, Drew Spence, Eveliina Summanen and Grace Clinton).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Arsenal has 34 points to hold in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Tottenham will stays with 19 points to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Arsenal will play away against Chelsea W on the 17th of March with a 6-3 head to head in favor of Chelsea W (4 draws).
Tottenham will host Leicester W on the 17th of March with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Tottenham (1 draw).
Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal W
65'
73'
49'
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 , Katie McCabe , Laia Codina , Lotte Wubben-Moy , Stephanie Catley , Victoria Pelova , Lia Wälti , Bethany Mead , Kim Little , Caitlin Foord and Alessia Russo .
The home team had on the bench: Leah Williamson , Frida Maanum , Stina Blackstenius , Kyra Cooney-Cross , Naomi Williams, Vivienne Lia, Madison Earl, Katie Reid and Sarah Bouhaddi.
Substitutions
Arsenal made 4 changes: Victoria Pelova for Kyra Cooney-Cross (74′), Laia Codina for Leah Williamson (73′), Alessia Russo for Stina Blackstenius (73′) and Caitlin Foord for Frida Maanum (84′).
Player of the match: Katie McCabe
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Katie McCabe even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 60 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 13. He performed 6 crosses.
Tottenham – Formation
Tottenham W
Tottenham started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Robert Vilahamn played with: Rebecca Spencer , Ashleigh Neville , Amy Turner , Molly Bartrip , Amanda Nildén , Celin Bizet Ildhusøy , Kit Graham , Eveliina Summanen , Grace Clinton , Martha Thomas and Jessica Naz .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Barbora Votíková, Charlotte Grant, Bethany England , Ramona Petzelberger , Matilda Vinberg , Olga Ahtinen , Luana Bühler, Drew Spence and Shuang Wang.
Substitutions
Tottenham made 5 changes: Kit Graham for Olga Ahtinen (61′), Ashleigh Neville for Ramona Petzelberger (61′), Jessica Naz for Drew Spence (62′), Martha Thomas for Bethany England (70′) and Celin Bizet Ildhusøy for Matilda Vinberg (77′).
Player of the match: Rebecca Spencer
The most impressive player for Tottenham was the goalkeeper: Rebecca Spencer. His rating is 7.65. He performed 3 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.
- West Ham – Manchester United – 1-1
- Leicester – Chelsea – 0-4
- Bristol City – Brighton – 3-7
- Aston Villa – Liverpool – 1-4
- Arsenal – Tottenham – 1-0
