Arsenal obliterates Bristol City 5-0 with a great performance

BOREHAMWOOD. Arsenal annihilates Bristol City 5-0 with goals of

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David Brown
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Arsenal obliterates Bristol City 5-0 with a great performance

BOREHAMWOOD. Arsenal wipes out Bristol City 5-0 with goals of B. Mead (7′), B. Mead (32′), E. Powell (34′ own), Alessia Russo (59′) and Alessia Russo (73′). Arsenal was much superior in terms of ball possession (74%) and that 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. In front of 3,565 spectators.​ The referee was Lisa Benn. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 12.18 degrees Celsius or 53.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 52%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Arsenal W

5 - 0

Team 1

Bristol City W

  • ! 74 Ball Possession 26
Shots
  • 32 Total 4
  • 12 On Target 1
  • 8 Off Target 1
  • 12 Shots blocked 2
  • 193 Attack 69
  • 121 Dangerous attack 21
  • 105 Ball safe 96
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 4 Total 2
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Arsenal had a superior ball possession 74% while Bristol City was struggling with a 26% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was putting more pressure with 121 dangerous attacks and 32 shots of which 12 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match​.

Arsenal shot 32 times, 12 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Bristol City shot 4 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

B. Mead(goal)
7'
B. Mead(goal)
32'
34'
E. Powell(own-goal)
Alessia Russo(goal)K. Little
59'
Cloe Lacasse- sub ->C. Foord
63'
K. McCabe- sub ->B. Mead
63'
69'
J. Bull- sub ->E. Powell
69'
R. Furness- sub ->E. Syme
69'
N. Layzell- sub ->S. Stratigakis
Alessia Russo(goal)K. McCabe
73'
79'
M. Ward- sub ->L. Evans
L. Wienroither- sub ->Emily Fox
81'
K. Reid- sub ->L. Williamson
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City W
52
20
Chelsea W
46
18
Arsenal W
44
20
Manchester United W
35
20
Liverpool W
32
19
Tottenham W
27
19
Aston Villa W
21
20
Brighton W
19
20
Everton W
19
20
Leicester W
17
20
West Ham W
14
20
Bristol City W
6
20

After this match, Arsenal has 40 points to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Bristol City will stays with 6 points to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Arsenal will host Leicester W on the 21st of April with a 5-0 head to head stats in favor of Arsenal (0 draws).

Bristol City will host Liverpool W on the 21st of April with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool W (2 draws).

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal W
G
Sabrina DAngelo 14.Canada
7.3
D
Emily Fox 2.United States
7.9
81'
D
L. Wubben-Moy 3.England
8.7
D
L. Williamson 6.England
7.8
87'
D
S. Catley 7.Australia
8.5
M
B. Mead 9.England
9.5
63' Goals7', 32'
M
K. Little 10.Scotland
8.7
M
C. Foord 19.Australia
7.5
63'
M
Victoria Pelova 21.Netherlands
8.2
M
Alessia Russo 23.England
9.5
Goals59', 73'
M
Stina Blackstenius 25.Sweden
7.1
Substitutes
G
M. Zinsberger 1.Austria
D
K. McCabe 15.Republic of Ireland
7.3
63'
D
L. Wienroither 26.Austria
6.4
81'
D
T. Goldie 29.England
D
K. Reid 62.England
7.1
87'
F
Cloe Lacasse 24.Canada
6.4
63'
F
V. Lia 53.England

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: Sabrina DAngelo (7.3), Emily Fox (7.9), L. Williamson (7.8), L. Wubben-Moy (8.7), S. Catley (8.5), Victoria Pelova (8.2), K. Little (8.7), B. Mead (9.5), Alessia Russo (9.5), C. Foord (7.5) and Stina Blackstenius (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: M. Zinsberger, K. McCabe (7.3), Cloe Lacasse (6.4), L. Wienroither (6.4), T. Goldie, V. Lia and K. Reid (7.1).

Substitutions

Arsenal made 4 changes: Emily Fox for L. Wienroither (81′), B. Mead for K. McCabe (63′), C. Foord for Cloe Lacasse (63′) and L. Williamson for K. Reid (87′).

Player of the match: B. Mead​

The most impressive player for Arsenal was B. Mead.

His rating is 9.5 with 2 goals, 40 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 4 crosses.

Bristol City – Formation

Bristol City W
G
F. Bentley 1.England
7.9
D
E. Powell 2.Wales
5.7
69'
D
B. Aspin 5.England
6.8
D
M. Connolly 6.Republic of Ireland
6.4
D
A. Rodgers 8.Scotland
6.4
D
J. Napier 11.Scotland
5.4
M
E. Syme 16.England
6.4
69'
M
A. Thestrup 17.Denmark
6.4
M
S. Stratigakis 18.Canada
6.4
69'
M
L. Evans 22.Scotland
6.4
79'
M
F. Morgan 24.Wales
6.4
Substitutes
G
O. Clark 13.Wales
G
S. Yáñez 30.United States
D
S. Struck 3.Denmark
D
N. Layzell 4.England
6.6
69'
D
M. Ward 29.England
6.7
79'
M
R. Furness 10.Northern Ireland
7.0
69'
M
J. Bull 15.England
6.3
69'
M
C. Jones 23.Wales
M
F. Slocombe 36.England

Bristol City started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Lauren Smith played with: F. Bentley (7.9), E. Powell (5.7), A. Rodgers (6.4), B. Aspin (6.8), M. Connolly (6.4), J. Napier (5.4), F. Morgan (6.4), E. Syme (6.4), S. Stratigakis (6.4), A. Thestrup (6.4) and L. Evans (6.4).

They had on the bench: S. Struck, N. Layzell (6.6), R. Furness (7.0), O. Clark, J. Bull (6.3), C. Jones, M. Ward (6.7), S. Yáñez and F. Slocombe.

Substitutions

Bristol City made 4 changes: E. Powell for J. Bull (69′), E. Syme for R. Furness (69′), S. Stratigakis for N. Layzell (69′) and L. Evans for M. Ward (79′).

Player of the match: F. Bentley​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol City was the goalkeeper: F. Bentley. His rating is 7.85. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

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