Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Arsenal W (2nd, 51 pts) held a 28-point advantage over Everton W (8th, 23 pts). Scoring rates set the scale: Arsenal W 2.41 scored and 0.64 conceded per game, Everton W 1.14 and 1.68, with the league averaging 1.48.
Everton W had been beaten in three straight games, having scored in 8 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 5 games: 3 Arsenal W wins, 0 for Everton W, 2 draws, at 2.6 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 20% of the meetings went to the host. Goals tend to flow: 60% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
Emirates Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 60,704. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.
Goal scorers
Arsenal W: Emma Stina Blackstenius (90')
Key stats
Possession: Arsenal W 65% · Everton W 35% · Total shots: 16-6 · On target: 4-0 · Corners: 8-3