A 78th-minute goal from Arsenal striker Stina Blackstenius gave her side a thrilling 4-3 away victory to Manchester City after a see-saw battle on Sunday that revived the Gunners’ title challenge following a 1-0 loss to Chelsea last week.
Chelsea, which faces Aston Villa later on Sunday, tops the standings with 34 points, seven ahead of Arsenal and Manchester United, which takes on Tottenham Hotspur. Manchester City slipped to fourth in the standings on 25 points.
Mariona Caldentey got the Gunners off to a flying start with a goal after 42 seconds, and seven minutes later the visitor was two up when defender Lotte Wubben-Moy headed home a free kick.
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Mary Fowler grabbed the first of her two goals for City in the 20th minute, heading home from close range at the back post and five minutes after the break Vivianne Miedema levelled amid a frenetic start to the second half.
A minute later Frida Maanum put Arsenal back in front, but the visitor’s joy was shortlived as Steph Catley was adjudged to have brought down Aoba Fujino and despite the contact appearing to happen outside the box, the referee awarded a penalty that Fowler fired home to make it 3-3.
City brought on striker Khadija Shaw as the side chased a winner, but it was Sweden international Blackstenius who grabbed the glory, making up for a number of misses by slamming home Beth Mead’s pass to secure a well-deserved win for Arsenal.
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