Arsenal Women host Leicester City Women in a Wednesday evening Women’s Super League fixture at Emirates Stadium as Renée Slegers’ side look to extend their winning run while keeping one eye on Saturday’s Champions League semi-final second leg at Lyon. The Gunners carry a 2-1 advantage to France after Olivia Smith’s winner completed a dramatic turnaround at the Emirates, with an Ingrid Syrstad Engen own goal also helping the cause.
Kick off: 19:00 BST, Wednesday, April 29, 2026
We're back in @BarclaysWSL action tonight at Emirates Stadium 🏟️
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— Arsenal Women (@ArsenalWFC) April 29, 2026
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London
TV: Sky Sports (UK)
Leicester Arrive in Freefall With Survival on the Line
Rick Passmoor’s side have lost eight consecutive WSL matches and remain without a single away win this season. Sunday’s 5-1 thrashing at London City Lionesses was another damaging blow, and defeat on Wednesday would confirm them in last place with two games remaining. With the WSL expanding to 14 teams next season, automatic relegation is avoided, but a playoff against the third placed WSL2 side still awaits.
Gunners Boast a Flawless Record Against the Foxes
Arsenal have won all nine previous WSL meetings with Leicester, scoring 33 goals and conceding just four across those contests. The reverse fixture in November ended 4-1 to the Gunners, with Stina Blackstenius grabbing a brace. Alessia Russo carries a remarkable record of 10 goal involvements in just six WSL starts against this opposition.
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— Arsenal Women (@ArsenalWFC) April 28, 2026
Predicted Lineups:
Arsenal (4-3-3): Van Domselaar; Holmberg, Wubben-Moy, Codina, Hinds; Pelova, Little, Maanum; Smith, Russo, Foord
Leicester (3-5-2): Clark; Thibaud, Kees, Swaby; Mayling, McLoughlin, Tierney, Jansson, Neville; O’Brien, Williams
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