Arsenal v Chelsea LIVE: Result and final score from WSL clash at the Emirates
Jonas Eidevall is under further pressure after champions Chelsea continued their winning start to the season under Sonia Bompastor
Chelsea continued their perfect start to the season with a 2-1 win over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium.
Sonia Bompastor’s side got off to a flying start when Mayra Ramirez struck early with a clever flick over her head to give Chelsea the lead, before Sandy Baltimore added a second.
Caitlin Foord replied for Arsenal before half-time with a stunning solo goal, but it was not enough as Chelsea held on for a fourth successive victory, to pile more pressure on Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall.
Arsenal 0-2 Chelsea
25 mins
McCabe and Nusken collide and there’s a brief break in play.
Arsenal 0-2 Chelsea
23 mins
It was actually briliiant defending from Buchanan there, as Williamson was arriving at the back post for the tap-in.
Ramirez leads the Chelsea counter, but it’s stopped by Fox and McCabe.
Arsenal 0-2 Chelsea
21 mins
Some great play from Foord and Little almost creates an opening in the Chelsea box, but Buchanan is equal to it.
Arsenal recycle it to Foord on the wing and she cuts inside and skips past Lucy Bronze before fizzing in a shot that is deflected over for a corner.
The set-piece delivery is a good one and Hampton misses it, but Chelsea eventually clear.
Arsenal 0-2 Chelsea
18 mins
Just as Arsenal had started to look settled, they go further behind. Eidevall may be under some real pressure if it stays like this!
GOAL! Arsenal 0-2 Chelsea
16 mins
GOAL! A lovely goal from the away side.
It starts on the right wing as Rytting Kaneryd skips bak inside past one challenge and lays it off to Lauren James. The England international shimmies to skip past a challenge of her own, and plays a brilliant ball across goal to Baltimore, who nods in from close range.
Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea
13 mins
Both sides seem to have settled now, with Arsenal also looking comfortable in possession after a frantic first 10 minutes. They win a corner that is headed away by Bright.
Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea
10 mins
Bright gets a warning as she cuts down Russo as Arsenal started the counter. The away side win possession back quickly though, and they look like they’re starting to get into their rhythm.
Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea
7 mins
A frenetic start at the Emirates – real end-to-end stuff.
It’s Arsenal’s chance to go on the attack again, but Foord’s cross is cut out before Little drives an effort over from just outside the box.
Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea
5 mins
Arsenal carve out a half-chance almost immediately but Russo can’t get clean contact on the header.
The home side come again and Russo drives into the box, but a brilliant tackle diverts it away.
GOAL! Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea
4 mins
GOAL! Out of nowhere from the corner!
The ball is delivered into the Arsenal box and it falls to Ramirez. She’s got her back to goal but she hooks a brilliant shot over her head and into the corner!
It looked like it had gone wide but it nestles in the corner of the net for 1-0!
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