Arsenal Women Beat Leaders West Ham Clinch Comeback Victory
Olivia Smith of Arsenal celebrates scoring her teams goal Photo by Harry MurphyGetty Images
Arsenal Women handed Manchester City a 1-0 defeat at the Emirates, while West Ham fought back from two goals down against Brighton to win 3-2.
Arsenal 1-0 Manchester City
Liverpool 4-1 Aston Villa
London City Lionesses 0-1 Everton
West Ham United 3-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea (2.25 KO)
Arsenal became only the second side this season to deny Manchester City a victory.
Mariona Caldentey’s perfectly-weighted pass saw Olivia Smith get away from Rebecca Knaak and take the ball past goalkeeper Ayaka Yamashita to slot it into the empty net. Vivianne Miedema had the ball in the net for City, but the whistle had already gone for a foul.
West Ham came from two goals down to pull off a 3-2 win over Brighton and move up to 10th spot.
Kiko Seike fired Albion ahead from outside the box late in the first half. Manuela Vanegas doubled the lead after the hour mark, hitting the top corner off Madison Haley’s ball. Ffion Morgan halved the deficit from wide right with eight minutes of the 90 left, Shekiera Martinez then levelled from a distance and Viviane Asseyi grabbed a dramatic stoppage-time decider.
Liverpool climbed off the bottom at Leicester City’s expense with a big win over Aston Villa.
The Reds hit Villa with two goals in the opening quarter of an hour, as Mia Enderby put away a ball from Ceri Holland and Martha Thomas finished off the second. Miri Taylor pulled a goal back from a Kirsty Hanson cross before the break. Grace Fisk sealed the win with a goal from Jenna Clark’s corner, Aurélie Csillag added a fourth in stoppage time.
Liverpool v Aston Villa Barclays Women's Super League
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Grace Fisk of Liverpool celebrates scoring her teams third goal with teammates Photo by Jess HornbyGetty Images
Everton took all three points from their trip to mid-table London City Lionesses.
Inma Gabarro gave the Toffees a 62nd-minute advantage, assisted by Nicole Momiki.
UEFA Women’s Champions League resumes midweek
Knockout Round Play-off first legs see Arsenal away to OH Leuven on Wednesday 11 February at 5:45 pm, and on Thursday 12 February, Manchester United at Atletico Madrid with an 8pm kick-off (UK times).
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Wilf Frith
Wilf Frith is a women’s football news editor who works for Her Goal Magazine and had been with all its predecessors since 1996, becoming a founding team member after running Sunday Kicks. He has also held previous long-term roles as press officer for the Cornwall Women’s Football League and Penzance Ladies FC.