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Ruthless Arsenal put four past Reading

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Kim Little scored her fifth goal in nine matches against Reading

Ruthless Arsenal boosted their Champions League qualification hopes after cruising past Reading at Meadow Park in the Women’s Super League.

Kim Little’s fourth-minute penalty opened the scoring for the Gunners after Easther Mayi Kith brought down Katie McCabe in the area.

Frida Maanum added a second just before half-time and created Arsenal’s third when her cross was turned in by Reading defender Emma Mukandi two minutes after the restart.

Arsenal’s fourth came through Leah Williamson, who tucked home a rebound in the 69th minute.

Victory left Arsenal three points behind Manchester City in third place, having played one game fewer and boasting a superior goal difference.

Reading remained in ninth, three points clear of bottom side Leicester City.

Gunners March on after convincing display

Arsenal’s brilliant March continues. Having beaten Chelsea in the League Cup final last weekend, and dispatching Liverpool in midweek, Jonas Eidevall’s side started quickly, immediately winning a penalty.

Reading goalkeeper Grace Moloney got a glove to Little’s strike from the spot, but was beaten for power diving to her left.

Maanum deservedly doubled Arsenal’s lead, slotting home Caitlin Foord’s cut-back, before the Norwegian’s cross was poked into her own net by Reading defender Mukandi.

England captain Williamson found the net for the first time in more than a year for the Gunners after Stina Blackstenius’ initial shot was saved.

Arsenal created chances throughout and it was only down to smart stops from Moloney that limited the scoreline.

Blackstenius should have added a fifth goal in the closing stages, rounding Moloney but sending her finish wide from a tight angle.

Lacklustre Reading’s away struggles continue

Reading are the only side without an away point in the WSL so far this season, losing all eight of their games on the road while conceding 24 goals.

They offered very little after falling behind, not recording a shot in the first half.

Rachel Rowe clipped the top of the bar in the second period after a counter-attack, and fired another effort wide in the closing stages.

Defeat means the Royals have now lost 12 of their 14 WSL meetings with Arsenal, drawing the other two.

They face Chelsea next on Sunday in the FA Cup quarter-finals, while Arsenal take on Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League last-eight tie on Tuesday, 21 March.

Line-ups

Arsenal Women

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1Zinsberger
  • 26WienroitherSubstituted forPelovaat 60′minutes
  • 3Wubben-Moy
  • 2Carvalho Souza
  • 16Maritz
  • 13WältiSubstituted forQueiroz Costaat 84′minutes
  • 10Little
  • 6WilliamsonSubstituted forKühlat 72′minutes
  • 19FoordSubstituted forHurtigat 72′minutes
  • 12MaanumSubstituted forBlacksteniusat 60′minutes
  • 15McCabe

Substitutes

  • 5Beattie
  • 14D’Angelo
  • 17Hurtig
  • 18Marckese
  • 20Queiroz Costa
  • 21Pelova
  • 22Kühl
  • 25Blackstenius

Reading Women

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1MoloneyBooked at 56mins
  • 2Bryson
  • 16Mayi Kith
  • 5Evans
  • 3Mukandi
  • 9Eikeland
  • 27VanhaevermaetSubstituted forTroelsgaardat 58′minutes
  • 20Moore
  • 7Wellings
  • 23Rowe
  • 12HarriesSubstituted forWoodhamat 58′minutesBooked at 86mins

Substitutes

  • 11Wade
  • 15Hendrix
  • 17Caldwell
  • 18Jane
  • 25Burns
  • 28Woodham
  • 33Meadows-Tuson
  • 51Troelsgaard

Referee:
Amy Fearns

Attendance:
3,964

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Arsenal Women 4, Reading Women 0.

  2. Second Half ends, Arsenal Women 4, Reading Women 0.

  3. Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  4. Foul by Easther Mayi Kith (Reading Women).

  5. Lily Woodham (Reading Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  6. Gio Queiroz (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  7. Foul by Lily Woodham (Reading Women).

  8. Substitution, Arsenal Women. Gio Queiroz replaces Lia Wälti.

  9. Attempt saved. Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Victoria Pelova with a cross.

  10. Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Faye Bryson.

  11. Attempt saved. Victoria Pelova (Arsenal Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kathrine Kühl.

  12. Attempt missed. Rachel Rowe (Reading Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Amalie Eikeland.

  13. Attempt missed. Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kathrine Kühl with a through ball.

  14. Jade Moore (Reading Women) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Lily Woodham.

  15. Substitution, Arsenal Women. Lina Hurtig replaces Caitlin Foord.

  16. Substitution, Arsenal Women. Kathrine Kühl replaces Leah Williamson.

  17. Offside, Arsenal Women. Leah Williamson tries a through ball, but Stina Blackstenius is caught offside.

  18. Attempt missed. Rafaelle (Arsenal Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Victoria Pelova with a cross following a corner.

  19. Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Easther Mayi Kith.

  20. Goal! Arsenal Women 4, Reading Women 0. Leah Williamson (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.





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