FA WSLEngland · Round 5 · Season 2026
Manchester City W – Arsenal W
Summary
Manchester City W beat Arsenal W 4–2.
Key moments
- 43'L. Baum – Goal
- 45'L. Hemp – Goal
- 49'A. Russo – Goal
- 63'K. Casparij – Goal
- 72'L. Hemp – Goal
- 84'K. Shaw – Goal
Team comparison
47%Possession53%
9Shots16
5Shots on target9
Recent form
Manchester City WDDWWW
Arsenal WWWDWD
Competition
- Competition
- FA WSL
- Round
- 5
- Season
- 2026
- Manchester City W
- No. 1 in the table
- Arsenal W
- No. 6 in the table
- Full-time
- 90+2'G. Clinton – Substitution, Manchester City WOff: A. Fujino
- 84'K. Shaw – Goal, Manchester City WAssist: A. Fujino
- 82'Olivia Smith – Yellow card, Arsenal WYellow card
- 81'S. Cerci – Substitution, Arsenal WOff: O. Batlle
- 81'S. Holmberg – Substitution, Arsenal WOff: E. Fox
- 72'L. Hemp – Goal, Manchester City WAssist: Y. Hasegawa
- 70'L. Blindkilde – Substitution, Manchester City WOff: S. Coffey
- 68'S. Blackstenius – Substitution, Arsenal WOff: G. Stanway
- 68'O. Smith – Substitution, Arsenal WOff: L. Baum
- 63'K. Casparij – Goal, Manchester City WAssist: L. Hemp
- 62'M. Fowler – Substitution, Manchester City WOff: B. Mead
- 62'I. Beney – Substitution, Manchester City WOff: C. Wamser
- 62'K. Casparij – Substitution, Manchester City WOff: N. Charles
- 49'A. Russo – Goal, Arsenal W
- Half-time
- 45'L. Hemp – Goal, Manchester City WAssist: N. Charles
- 45+3'C. Foord – Substitution, Arsenal WOff: M. Caldentey
- 43'L. Baum – Goal, Arsenal W
- Kick-off
Manchester City WArsenal W
47%Possession53%
9Shots16
5Shots on target9
3Corners8
6Fouls7
2Offsides1
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
442Passes492
84%Pass accuracy84%
7Saves1
Arsenal W · 4-2-3-1Manchester City W · 4-2-3-131Yamashita21Charles5Greenwood4Rose37Wamser17Coffey25Hasegawa11Hemp7Mead20Fujino9Shaw28Borbe22Batlle3Wubben-Moy6Williamson2Fox4Stanway32Cooney-Cross8Caldentey10Little19Baum23Russo
Manchester City W
Formation: 4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 31GKA. Yamashita
- 21MFN. Charles62'
- 5DFA. Greenwood
- 4MFJ. Rose
- 37DFC. Wamser62'
- 17MFS. Coffey70'
- 25MFY. Hasegawa
- 11MFL. Hemp
- 7MFB. Mead62'
- 20MFA. Fujino90+2'
- 9FWK. Shaw
Substitutes
- 1GKE. Cumings
- 13DFL. Wienroither
- 53DFM. Davies
- 18DFK. Casparij62'
- 28MFG. Prior
- 6MFG. Clinton90+2'
- 19MFL. Blindkilde70'
- 24FWI. Beney62'
- 8FWM. Fowler62'
Coach: Andree Jeglertz
Arsenal W
Formation: 4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 28GKA. Borbe
- 22DFO. Batlle81'
- 3DFC. Wubben-Moy
- 6DFL. Williamson
- 2DFE. Fox81'
- 4MFG. Stanway68'
- 32MFK. Cooney-Cross
- 8MFM. Caldentey45+3'
- 10MFK. Little
- 19MFL. Baum68'
- 23FWA. Russo
Substitutes
- 16MFMisa
- 31DFS. Holmberg81'
- 7DFS. Catley
- 11MFO. Smith68'
- 12MFF. Leonhardsen-Maanum
- 9FWC. Foord45+3'
- 14FWG. Reuteler
- 29FWS. Cerci81'
- 25FWS. Blackstenius68'
Coach: Renee Slegers
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City W | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | +17 | 25 | WWDWW |
| 2 | Chelsea W | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | +23 | 23 | WWWWD |
| 3 | London City Lionesses W | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | +13 | 19 | WWDLW |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur W | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +7 | 16 | LLLWW |
| 5 | Manchester United W | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 15 | WWDDW |
| 6 | Arsenal W | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | LDWDW |
| 7 | Brighton W | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 11 | WLWWL |
| 8 | Everton W | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 11 | WLLDD |
| 9 | Aston Villa W | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -6 | 10 | DWWDL |
| 10 | Crystal Palace W | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -9 | 9 | DLLLW |
| 11 | West Ham W | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | -10 | 9 | LWLWL |
| 12 | Liverpool W | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 8 | LLDLL |
| 13 | Birmingham City W | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 6 | LDWLL |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic W | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -23 | 0 | LLLLL |
- Relegation