Kim Little was sorely missed for Arsenal while poor refereeing and the state of pitches in the WSL were hot topics
A nervy, pressurised game in Manchester ended up with City victorious and Arsenal’s title hopes hanging by a thread. Joe Montemurro’s side are now outsiders in the race after losing to their nearest rivals in quick succession, and they badly missed Kim Little on Sunday. She did not even make the bench, presumably due to a knock, and it meant their link from back to front was badly disrupted. Vivianne Miedema became isolated as a result and, with Lia Walti’s absence in front of the back four also keenly felt, a lack of strength in depth was exposed again. They rallied after going two goals down but, one fine save apart, Ellie Roebuck was not tested often enough in the City goal and they will have to find a way to recover from this.
In to double figures for the season...@pauline_bremer is enjoying life in the #BarclaysFAWSL right now pic.twitter.com/7KVw43KzXQ
Team goal goals
@carlytelford1 starting the move
@erincuthbert_ with the pinpoint pass
@Bethany_Eng15 with the composed finish#BarclaysFAWSL x @ChelseaFCW pic.twitter.com/3830P2AS4t
Giving a penalty when the player heads the ball has to be one of the worst refereeing decisions I’ve ever seen in my life.
Someone at @BarclaysFAWSL needs to starting training these refs better. #MUWomen
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