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​

Arsenal W

4 - 0

Brighton W

  • ! 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

7'
E. Kullberg- Red
K. Little(goal)C. Foord
28'
46'
K. Robinson- sub ->L. Bance
Stina Blackstenius(goal)B. Mead
50'
C. Foord- Yellow
59'
B. Mead(goal)V. Miedema
63'
Lina Hurtig- sub ->S. Blackstenius
64'
S. Catley- sub ->C. Foord
64'
77'
Frida Maanum- sub ->L. Wälti
77'
B. Mead(goal)
83'
L. Wubben-Moy- sub ->L. Williamson
83'
86'
Chelsea Ferguson- sub ->J. Olme

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Chelsea W
58
22
Manchester United W
56
22
Arsenal W
47
22
Manchester City W
47
22
Aston Villa W
37
22
Everton W
30
22
Liverpool W
23
22
West Ham W
21
22
Tottenham W
18
22
Leicester W
16
22
Brighton W
16
22
Reading W
11
22

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

Arsenal W
G
M. Zinsberger 1.Austria
D
Rafaelle 2.Brazil
D
L. Wienroither 26.Austria
M
L. Williamson 6.England
83'
M
K. Little 10.Scotland
28'
M
Lia Walti 13.Switzerland
77'
M
K. McCabe 15.Republic of Ireland
F
C. Foord 19.Australia
64' 59'
F
B. Mead 9.England
63', 83'
F
V. Miedema 11.Netherlands
77'
F
Stina Blackstenius 25.Sweden
64' 50'
Substitutes
G
K. Marckese 18.United States
D
Jennifer Beattie 5.Scotland
D
L. Wubben-Moy 3.England
83'
D
N. Maritz 16.Switzerland
D
S. Catley 7.Australia
64'
M
J. Nobbs 8.England
77'
M
Frida Maanum 12.Norway
77'
F
Mana Iwabuchi 23.Japan
F
Lina Hurtig 17.Sweden
64'

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

Brighton W
G
M. Walsh 1.England
D
E. Kullberg 16.Sweden
7'
D
Victoria Williams 20.England
D
P. Pattinson 3.England
D
J. Fox 2.England
M
Kayleigh Green 15.Wales
F
V. Sarri 7.Greece
F
Bance 12.England
46'
F
Lee Geum Min 9.South Korea
F
J. Olme 10.Sweden
86'
F
E. Terland 11.Norway
Substitutes
G
K. Startup 40.England
M
Park Yee-Un 14.Korea Republic
M
Lulu Jarvis 23.England
F
K. Robinson 22.England
46'
F
Chelsea Ferguson 24.England
86'

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.​