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Renée Slegers backs Arsenal Women’s high press after Villa goal before Liverpool trip
Renée Slegers isn't backing away from Arsenal Women's high press before Sunday's trip to Liverpool, and she's right not to. It did cost them the opening goal against Aston Villa, when Arsenal overcommitted to it and Chastity Grant scored. That came on 25 minutes of a 1-1 draw at the Emirates on 1 November, and… Continue reading
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Arsenal Women twice lead City but lose 4-2 and sit 10th
Manchester City 4-2 Arsenal Women. Arsenal led twice at the Etihad and still lost. Lisa Baum opened the scoring on 43 minutes, the ball going in off her knee after the City keeper parried Lotte Wubben-Moy’s header. Lauren Hemp equalised in first-half stoppage time with a shot that took a nick off Emily Fox. Alessia… Continue reading
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Arsenal Women can equal club-record unbeaten run against Manchester United
Manchester United at the Emirates on Saturday, 17:30, and there's a club record sitting on it. Win and Renée Slegers' side equal the longest unbeaten run in the club's history, set between 2011 and 2012. Not a bad carrot after a week of hearing about a goalless draw. Slegers' line is "we are looking to… Continue reading
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Arsenal Women held 0-0 by Crystal Palace on first home outing
Arsenal 0-0 Crystal Palace, and newly promoted Palace went home from the Emirates with a point they'd have taken before kick-off. Over 25 shots, and by Arseblog News's count very few of them were clear-cut. Palace were happy to sit in. Arsenal didn't find a way through them, which is a sentence WSL watchers have… Continue reading