WSL · ENG · Round 5

Manchester City (W)
3 - 2 Full time
Arsenal (W)

Joie Stadium · Manchester

Lineups

Manchester City4-2-3-1
AY31Yamashita
KC18⚽Casparij
JR4Rose
AG5Greenwood
LO15Ouahabi
LB19↓90'Blindkilde
YH25Hasegawa
AF20Fujino
VM10↓76'Miedema
GC6↓59'Clinton
KS9⚽Shaw
DV14van Domselaar
EF2Fox
LW3Wubben-Moy
SC7Catley
KM11McCabe
KL10↓80'Little
VP21↓68'Pelova
OS15↓68'Smith
MC8⚽↓80'Caldentey
CF19↓68'Foord
AR23Russo
Arsenal4-2-3-1

Manchester City substitutes

24 Iman Beney 7.1 ⚽↑59'
7 Laura Coombs 5.9 ↑76'
22 Sydney Lohmann ↑90'
35 Khiara Keating
44 Codie Thomas
28 Gracie Prior
13 Laura Wienroither
3 Naomi Layzell
48 Rachael Adedini

Coach: Andreé Jeglertz

Arsenal substitutes

9 Beth Mead 6.4 ↑68'
18 Chloe Kelly 7.4 ⚽↑68'
25 Stina Blackstenius 7.0 ↑68'
12 Frida Maanum 6.3 ↑80'
32 Kyra Cooney-Cross 5.9 ↑80'
1 Manuela Zinsberger
26 Katie Reid
5 Laia Codina
24 Taylor Hinds

Coach: Renée Slegers

Match events

36'Khadija Shaw assist: Kerstin Casparij 1 - 0⚽
Second half
46'Mariona Caldentey assist: Emily Fox 1 - 1⚽
59'↑ Iman Beney ↓ Grace Clinton⇄
61'Kerstin Casparij 2 - 1⚽
68'↑ Stina Blackstenius ↓ Victoria Pelova⇄
68'↑ Beth Mead ↓ Caitlin Foord⇄
68'↑ Chloe Kelly ↓ Olivia Smith⇄
76'↑ Laura Coombs ↓ Vivianne Miedema⇄
80'↑ Kyra Cooney-Cross ↓ Mariona Caldentey⇄
80'↑ Frida Maanum ↓ Kim Little⇄
83'Chloe Kelly assist: Stina Blackstenius 2 - 2⚽
88'Iman Beney 3 - 2⚽
90+2'↑ Sydney Lohmann ↓ Laura Blindkilde⇄

Where to watch

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Match details

CompetitionWSL
Kick-off (UTC)Saturday, 4 October 2025, 11:00 UTC — shown in your local time at the top of this page
StatusFinished

Line-ups, match events and the head-to-head record for this fixture are shown on this page where the data feed publishes them.

Head to head

9Manchester City (W) wins2Draws10Arsenal (W) wins

21 past meetings on record. Biggest Manchester City (W) win: Arsenal 5–0 Manchester City (2021). Biggest Arsenal (W) win: Arsenal 1–2 Manchester City (2025).

8 Feb 2026Arsenal 1 - 0 Manchester CityWSL
6 Feb 2025Arsenal 1 - 2 Manchester CityWomen's League Cup
2 Feb 2025Manchester City 3 - 4 ArsenalWSL
22 Sep 2024Arsenal 2 - 2 Manchester CityWSL
5 May 2024Manchester City 1 - 2 ArsenalWSL
11 Feb 2024Arsenal 0 - 1 Manchester CityWomen's FA Cup
5 Nov 2023Arsenal 2 - 1 Manchester CityWSL
2 Apr 2023Arsenal 2 - 1 Manchester CityWSL
11 Feb 2023Manchester City 2 - 1 ArsenalWSL
8 Feb 2023Arsenal 1 - 0 Manchester CityWomen's League Cup
Show all 21 past meetings
23 Jan 2022Manchester City 1 - 1 ArsenalWSL
26 Sep 2021Arsenal 5 - 0 Manchester CityWSL
7 Feb 2021Arsenal 1 - 2 Manchester CityWSL
13 Dec 2020Manchester City 2 - 1 ArsenalWSL
1 Oct 2020Manchester City 2 - 1 ArsenalWomen's FA Cup
2 Feb 2020Manchester City 2 - 1 ArsenalWSL
27 Oct 2019Arsenal 1 - 0 Manchester CityWSL
11 May 2019Arsenal 1 - 0 Manchester CityWSL
2 Dec 2018Manchester City 2 - 0 ArsenalWSL
12 May 2018Arsenal 2 - 1 Manchester CityWSL
30 Sep 2017Manchester City 5 - 2 ArsenalWSL