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Arsenal

1 — 1 Oct 17, 2026 · 05:15 PM IST

Birmingham City

WSL · Round 6

Venue Emirates Stadium, London

Referee Stephen Parkinson

Attendance 19,426

Player of the Match Olivia Smith 8.3 90' played

Match Events

HT

53' Away ⚽ Océane Hurtré — 0-1

57' Away ↔ Geum-Min Lee → Suzu Amano

66' Home ⚽ Olivia Smith — 1-1

70' Home Georgia Stanway

72' Away Neve Herron

77' Home ↔ Géraldine Reuteler → Stina Blackstenius

78' Home ↔ Emily Fox → Smilla Holmberg

79' Away ↔ Veatriki Sarri → Océane Hurtré

86' Home ↔ Caitlin Foord → Lisa Baum

86' Home ↔ Élisa de Almeida → Ona Batlle

FT

Match Stats

76 24

Ball possession

2.73 0.77

Expected goals (xG)

27 5

Total shots

4 1

Shots on target

43 3

Touches in opposition box

5 1

Big chances

5 0

Big chances missed

533 (87%) 130 (62%)

Accurate passes

1 1

Yellow cards

11 1

Corners

Lineups

Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

Coach: Renée Slegers

Starting XI

16 Misa 6.2

31 Smilla Holmberg 7

6 Leah Williamson 7.4

3 Lotte Wubben-Moy 7.9

22 Ona Batlle 7.4

32 Kyra Cooney-Cross 7.9

4 Georgia Stanway 7.7

19 Lisa Baum 7

25 Stina Blackstenius 6.6

11 Olivia Smith 8.3

23 Alessia Russo 7.7

Substitutes

14 Géraldine Reuteler 6.1

2 Emily Fox 6.6

5 Élisa de Almeida

9 Caitlin Foord

28 Anneke Borbe

40 Isabella Damm

7 Steph Catley

24 Taylor Hinds

Birmingham City (4-4-1-1)

Coach: Amy Merricks

Starting XI

23 Sophie Baggaley 6.6

18 Rebecca McKenna 7

6 Shannon Cooke 7.1

21 Millie Turner 6.6

30 Neve Herron 8.3

22 Océane Hurtré 7.1

26 Asato Miyagawa 7.7

8 Lisa Naalsund 7.1

3 Marie Levasseur 6.7

14 Suzu Amano 6.5

16 Lily Crosthwaite 6.7

Substitutes

7 Geum-Min Lee 6.4

27 Veatriki Sarri 6.1

40 Katie Startup

1 Lucy Thomas

4 Jade Rastocle

2 Martha Harris

15 Rebecca Holloway

19 Chelsea Cornet

10 Wilma Leidhammar