LEICESTER. Arsenal defeats Leicester 5-0 after playing a incredible match. B. Mead (2′), V. Miedema (67′), V. Miedema (75′), A. Plumptre (79′ own) and T. Heath (83′). Arsenal was truly better in terms of ball possession (76%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Rebecca Welch. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.5 degrees Celsius or 49.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- ! 24 Ball Possession 76
Shots
- 1 Total 29
- 0 On Target 15
- 1 Off Target 14
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 36 Attack 110
- 9 Dangerous attack 68
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 17
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 1 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Arsenal was in firm control of the ball 76% while Leicester was struggling with a 24% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal was putting more pressure with 68 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 15 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.
Leicester shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Arsenal shot 29 times, 15 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
Leicester received 2 yellow cards (S. Tierney and S. O’Brien). On the other side, Arsenal received 2 yellow cards (L. Wubben-Moy and K. McCabe).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Leicester will host Reading W on the 1st of May with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Reading W (0 draws).
Arsenal will play away agasint Everton W on the 24th of April with a 8-0 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (0 draws).
Leicester – Formation
The manager Lydia Bedford decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Leicester made only 1 change substituting N. Flint for P. Bailey-Gayle (71′).
Arsenal – Formation
Jonas Eidevall played with: .
Substitutions
Arsenal made 5 changes: K. Little for F. Maanum (62′), K. McCabe for S. Catley (62′), S. Blackstenius for N. Parris (71′), C. Foord for T. Heath (80′) and V. Miedema for J. Nobbs (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.
- Chelsea – Reading – 5-0
- Tottenham – Aston Villa – 0-1
- Leicester – Arsenal – 0-5
- Manchester United – Brighton – 1-0