BOREHAMWOOD. Arsenal liquidates Brighton 4-0 with goals of K. Little (28′), S. Blackstenius (50′), B. Mead (63′) and B. Mead (83′). Arsenal was unquestionably better 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 Friday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Lisa Benn. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 10.8 degrees Celsius or 51.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.
Match Statistics
- ! 74 Ball Possession 26
Shots
- 31 Total 3
- 17 On Target 1
- 14 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 160 Attack 52
- 131 Dangerous attack 19
- 76 Ball safe 90
- 0 Penalties 0
- 13 Corners 1
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Arsenal had a strong ball possession 74% while Brighton was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal had a more offensive attitude with 131 dangerous attacks and 31 shots of which 17 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.
Arsenal shot 31 times, 17 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Brighton shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Arsenal received 1 yellow card (C. Foord). Talking about the opposition, Brighton didn’t receive any yellow card.
Also, Brighton didn’t finish the match with 11 players after E. Kullberg (Brighton) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (7′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Arsenal has 3 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. Talking about the opposition, Brighton stays with 0 points (11th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Arsenal will host Aston Villa W on the 28th of May with a 3-0 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (1 draw).
Brighton will host Leicester W on the 28th of May with a 1-1 head to head statistic.
Arsenal – Formation
The manager Jonas Eidevall decided to play with the following team: M. Zinsberger, Rafaelle, L. Williamson, L. Wienroither, K. Little, L. Wälti, C. Foord, K. McCabe, B. Mead, V. Miedema and S. Blackstenius.
The home team had on the bench: J. Beattie, J. Nobbs, L. Wubben-Moy, K. Marckese, M. Iwabuchi, F. Maanum, N. Maritz, L. Hurtig and S. Catley.
Substitutions
Arsenal made 5 changes: C. Foord for S. Catley (64′), S. Blackstenius for L. Hurtig (64′), V. Miedema for J. Nobbs (77′), L. Wälti for F. Maanum (77′) and L. Williamson for L. Wubben-Moy (83′).
Brighton – Formation
Hope Patricia Powell played with: M. Walsh, E. Kullberg, V. Williams, P. Pattinson, J. Fox, K. Green, V. Sarri, L. Bance, Lee Geum-Min, J. Olme and E. Terland.
They had on the bench: Park Ye-Eun, K. Robinson, L. Jarvis, K. Startup and C. Ferguson.
Substitutions
Brighton made 2 changes: L. Bance for K. Robinson (46′) and J. Olme for C. Ferguson (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.