Manchester City continued their flawless start to the Women's Super League season, coming from behind twice to defeat Arsenal 4-2. This result extends their lead over Arsenal to 10 points after just five matches.
The defending champions saw Kerstin Casparij score with her first touch after being introduced as a second-half substitute. Lauren Hemp and Khadija “Bunny” Shaw also found the net for City, with Alessia Russo scoring her first league goal of the campaign for Arsenal.
Arsenal, last season's runners-up, have now won only once in the league this term, not since the opening weekend. Their head coach, Renée Slegers, had stated on Friday that she retained the full support of Arsenal's executives.