{"id":298959,"date":"2023-12-12T16:09:35","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=298959"},"modified":"2023-12-12T16:09:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:09:35","slug":"arsenal-women-4-1-chelsea-women-hosts-run-riot-at-the-emirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/arsenal-women-4-1-chelsea-women-hosts-run-riot-at-the-emirates\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal Women 4-1 Chelsea Women: Hosts run riot at the Emirates"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Arsenal Women 4-1 Chelsea Women: Hosts run riot at the Emirates as goals from Beth Mead, Amanda Ilestedt and Alessia Russo see London rivals go joint-top of the WSL<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Arsenal cruised to victory over their London rivals on Sunday afternoon\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Beth Mead, Alessia Russo and\u00a0Amanda Ilestedt helped secure all three points\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Why CHRIS SUTTON will write David Reya a LETTER if he ends up with glorious success &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If Emma Hayes is to end her time at Chelsea with a fifth straight Women\u2019s Super League trophy, Arsenal have decided they are not going to make it easy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Jonas Eidevall had said wanted to make Hayes\u2019 last year in the job as \u2018difficult and unpleasant as possible\u2019. In their first title showdown of the season, it was certainly that for the Chelsea boss.<\/p>\n<p>Her side were out-played and out-fought as Arsenal inflicted a worst league defeat in five years in front of a record 59,042 crowd at the Emirates. Chelsea looked lost in defence without captain Millie Bright but were no better going forward, with Sam Kerr managing just four touches in Arsenal\u2019s box.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners have been ahead of Chelsea for some time when it comes to off-the-pitch areas like attendances. But on it, Hayes\u2019 team has been superior for the last four years. You can not yet rule out both Manchester clubs from the title race, but Arsenal look like the biggest threat to Chelsea\u2019s domination.<\/p>\n<p>A victory for the Blues would have taken them six points clear and, even at this early stage, they would have looked out of sight. But goals from Beth Mead, Amanda Ilestedt and a brace from Alessia Russo means the Gunners are now level with one game to go until the Christmas break.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/14\/78790133-12847229-image-a-38_1702218103466.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Alessia Russo struck twice as Arsenal beat Chelsea 4-1 in their WSL clash on Sunday afternoon<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/14\/78790211-12847229-image-a-41_1702218162503.jpg\" height=\"424\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The England international put the finishing touches on the victory with a brilliant brace<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/14\/78790213-12847229-image-a-40_1702218158538.jpg\" height=\"452\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The result takes Jonas Eidevall&#8217;s side joint-top of the WSL with Chelsea<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/14\/78790101-12847229-image-a-43_1702218176638.jpg\" height=\"422\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Both sides now have 22 points in the table, three points ahead of third-placed Manchester City<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>Mead has been growing into the season after making her return from a serious knee injury in September. The forward now has four goals in her last three games for club and country and she gave Arsenal the lead here in the eighth minute.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea failed to clear their lines and the ball dropped to Victoria Pelova in the box. She laid it back to Mead, who took the ball round Charles and fired into the top left corner.<\/p>\n<h3>ARSENAL VS CHELSEA MATCH FACTS AND RATINGS\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>Arsenal (4-2-3-1):<\/span> Zinsberger 6.5, McCabe 7, Ilestedt 7.5, Wubben-Moy 7, Catley 7 (Maritz 76, 5), Walti 7, Pelova 7.5 (Cooney-Cross 90+3), Mead 7.5 (Lacasse 75, 6), Little 7.5 (Maanum 61, 6), Foord 7.5, Russo 8.5 (Blackstenius 76, 5)<\/p>\n<p><span>Subs not used: <\/span>D\u2019Angelo, Beattie, Miedema, Codina, Cooney-Cross<\/p>\n<p><span>Booked: <\/span>McCabe, Foord, Maritz, Pelova<\/p>\n<p><span>Goals:<\/span> Mead 8, Ilestedt 36, Russo 38, 74<\/p>\n<p><span>Manager:<\/span> Jonas Eidevall<\/p>\n<p><span>Chelsea (4-3-3): <\/span>Berger 5, Perisset 4 (Lawrence 45), Mjelde 4 (Buchanan 45), Carter 5, Charles 5, Nusken 4 (Kirby 45), Cuthbert 6, Rytting Kaneryd 6 (Reiten 64, 5), Fleming 6, James 4 (Fishel 75, 5 ), Kerr 4<\/p>\n<p><span>Subs not used: <\/span>Musovic, Ingle, Hampton, Beever-Jones<\/p>\n<p><span>Booked: <\/span>James<\/p>\n<p><span>Goals: <\/span>Rytting Kaneryd 13<\/p>\n<p><span>Referee: <\/span>Rebecca Welch 5<\/p>\n<p><span>Attendance:<\/span> 59,042<\/p>\n<p>But Arsenal\u2019s lead lasted just five minutes. Chelsea won the ball back in their own half and broke forward at speed. Jessie Fleming played in Rytting Kaneryd down the right and the forward cut in on her left to fire past Manuela Zinsberger at the near post. The goalkeeper should probably have done better, but there was a question of whether Sam Kerr, who was in an offside position, was blocking her view.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea\u2019s equaliser had come against the run of play but they failed to build any momentum as Arsenal continued to dominate.<\/p>\n<p>Hayes had cut a frustrated figure for much of the first half, regularly berating her players and turning around to the rest of her coaching staff in anger. Her mood did not improve when two goals in two minutes put Arsenal 3-1 up before half-time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The first was a gift. Chelsea goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger tried to come and collect a corner but got nowhere near the ball, leaving Ilestedt with an empty net to head into. The second was Arsenal at their best.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Zinsberger played the ball out to Lotte Wubben-Moy, who sent it out wide to Lia Walti. The full back then played a pass over the top of the Chelsea defence which Russo ran onto before sending a powerful finish past Berger.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea improved in the second half but still struggled to threaten Arsenal\u2019s back-line. But with 16 minutes to go, any chance of a comeback was taken away with a poor refereeing decision. Rebecca Welch awarded Arsenal a penalty when Russo stumbled over Berger, but replays showed that Jess Carter had played the ball before the forward lost her footing and fell over the goalkeeper.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was a poor decision which killed off the game, as Russo converted the spot-kick emphatically. Just before that, Lauren James had been lucky to escape with just a yellow card after deliberately leaving a foot in on Walti. Hayes, perhaps wisely, decided to take the forward off just after the penalty was scored.<\/p>\n<p>This was not Chelsea\u2019s day and by the end of the game Arsenal were running through them at will. Stina Blackstenius should have two more but blasted over from close range before sending a header wide.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/14\/78790207-12847229-image-a-42_1702218171107.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A packed out Emirates crowd watched the London derby on Sunday afternoon<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12847229\/Arsenal-Women-4-1-Chelsea-Women-Hosts-run-riot-Emirates-goals-Beth-Mead-Amanda-Ilestedt-Alessia-Russo-London-rivals-joint-WSL.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal Women 4-1 Chelsea Women: Hosts run riot at the Emirates as goals from Beth Mead, Amanda Ilestedt and Alessia Russo see London rivals go joint-top of the WSL Arsenal cruised to victory over their London rivals on Sunday afternoon\u00a0 Beth Mead, Alessia Russo and\u00a0Amanda Ilestedt helped secure all three points\u00a0 Why CHRIS SUTTON will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298958,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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