Match ends, Arsenal Women 5, Liverpool Women 0.
09 Sep 2018
Arsenal Women put five past Liverpool
Vivianne Miedema scored a hat-trick as Arsenal Women began the new Women's Super League season with a 5-0 thrashing of Liverpool Women.
The Netherlands international striker tucked home Katie McCabe's cross from six yards to give Arsenal the lead.
She then set up Lisa Evans to fire in the second and was again the architect for Kim Little to slot in the third.
Miedema scuffed in the fourth before half-time and completed her treble by driving in from a free-kick late on.
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It was the first hat-trick scored by an Arsenal player in the WSL since Gunners and England legend Kelly Smith in September 2014.
Liverpool briefly threatened to get back into the contest at 2-0 down but Christie Murray's fierce 20-yard drive was brilliantly tipped over the bar by goalkeeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin.
But Arsenal could have also scored further goals, with Miedema the main threat as she twice saw efforts deflected over the bar, while Jordan Nobbs fired across the face of goal.
- Line-ups
- Match Stats
- Live Text
Line-ups
Arsenal Women
- 18Peyraud-Magnin
- 20Bloodworth
- 16Quinn
- 19Wälti
- 7van de Donk
- 10LittleSubstituted forKuykenat 83'minutes
- 8Nobbs
- 15McCabe
- 17EvansSubstituted forSamuelssonat 67'minutes
- 11Miedema
- 23Mead
Substitutes
- 1van Veenendaal
- 3Mitchell
- 12Samuelsson
- 24Kuyken
Liverpool Women
- 1Preuss
- 44Murray
- 6Bradley
- 12LittleSubstituted forBabajideat 45'minutes
- 2Matthews
- 3Robe
- 5FaheyBooked at 80mins
- 8Coombs
- 10Murray
- 7Clarke
- 17CharlesSubstituted forSweetman-Kirkat 81'minutes
Substitutes
- 9Sweetman-Kirk
- 11Daniels
- 18Kitching
- 19Rodgers
- 20Babajide
- 21Kearns
- 24Linnett
- Referee:
- Jason Richardson
Match Stats
Home TeamArsenal WomenAway TeamLiverpool Women
- Possession
- Home68%
- Away32%
- Shots
- Home17
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home9
- Away1
- Corners
- Home9
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home5
- Away14
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Arsenal Women 5, Liverpool Women 0.
Attempt missed. Courtney Sweetman-Kirk (Liverpool Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Foul by Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal Women).
Leighanne Robe (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!
Goal! Arsenal Women 5, Liverpool Women 0. Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Katie McCabe following a set piece situation.
Jordan Nobbs (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Niamh Fahey (Liverpool Women).
Lia Wälti (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Niamh Fahey (Liverpool Women).
Attempt missed. Jordan Nobbs (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
Substitution
Substitution, Arsenal Women. Ava Kuyken replaces Kim Little.
Attempt missed. Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
Attempt saved. Katie McCabe (Arsenal Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Substitution
Substitution, Liverpool Women. Courtney Sweetman-Kirk replaces Niamh Charles.
Booking
Niamh Fahey (Liverpool Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Daniëlle van de Donk (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Niamh Fahey (Liverpool Women).
Attempt saved. Sophie Bradley (Liverpool Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Corner, Liverpool Women. Conceded by Pauline Peyraud-Magnin.
Attempt blocked. Lia Wälti (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Leighanne Robe.
Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Sophie Bradley.
Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rinsola Babajide (Liverpool Women).
Attempt saved. Jordan Nobbs (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Satara Murray (Liverpool Women) because of an injury.
Katie McCabe (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Satara Murray (Liverpool Women).
Substitution
Substitution, Arsenal Women. Jessica Samuelsson replaces Lisa Evans.
Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Sophie Bradley.
Attempt blocked. Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Attempt saved. Jordan Nobbs (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Foul by Jordan Nobbs (Arsenal Women).
Christie Murray (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Niamh Fahey (Liverpool Women).
Attempt missed. Christie Murray (Liverpool Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. Rinsola Babajide (Liverpool Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Lia Wälti (Arsenal Women).
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