Arsenal Women duo Naomi Williams and Cecily Wellesley-Smith have both returned to the Gunners at the start of the January transfer window.

Williams has been recalled from her loan at Bristol City in order to provide goalkeeping cover, with Manu Zinsberger out for the season with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

First choice goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar was sidelined due to injury in December, with Anneke Borbe playing all five games before Christmas.

Wellesley-Smith signed her first professional contract with Arsenal in 2025 but the centre-back featured just once for Leicester City this season. The Foxes have been linked with defenders Ash Neville and Sarah Mayling, as per BBC Sport.

21-year-old Williams has not made a competitive appearance for the Gunners, and did not feature in the league for Bristol City, playing three times in the Subway Cup.

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