Live Blog: Final game of the WSL season as Arsenal Women host Manchester United
The Gunners must avoid defeat to secure second place
Arsenal and Manchester United scarves outside the Emirates. Credit- Suzy Lycett @boodlepim
Live BLog Saturday May 10th
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Full time: Arsenal 4-3 Manchester United!
90+7' Codina returns from injury to replace Fox. 4-3
90+6' Russo marauds down the right wing to destination corner flag, holding the ball up as Fox keeps possession. 4-3
90+3' Terland breaks in behind down the left and Zinsberger claims well, fouled by Malard. 4-3
90+1' Seven added minutes. 4-3
89' Another change for the visitors as Awujo replaces Miyazawa in midfield. 4-3
88' Blackstenius and Wubben-Moy come on for Mariona and McCabe- Catley moves to left-back. 4-3
87' Kelly is the Arsenal Women Supporters Club Player of the Match. Blackstenius will come on shortly. 4-3
85' Russo heads wide from Mariona's well-weighted cross, and her effort took a deflection behind. 4-3
84' Arsenal finally break forward and Mead's shot is blocked. 46,603 is the official attendance figure. 4-3
82' Walti is booked for pulling back Bizet, who has been involved everywhere today. 4-3
79' Finally a booking as Miyazawa goes through the back of McCabe. 4-3
77' The flag is up against Malard and she continues to run with the ball and then shoots past Zinsberger. No yellow card for kicking the ball away. Intriguing. 4-3
76' Le Tissier vs Zinsberger, and the goalkeeper is sent the wrong way! 4-3
76' United penalty! McCabe with no complaints whatsoever as she fouls Bizet. 4-2
75' Arsenal Women's last 4 games have involved 24 goals and there's still about 20 minutes left here! 4-2
73' Toone's afternoon is also done as she is replaced by Naalsund. 4-2
71' Mead and Walti replace Kelly and Maanum. 4-2
70' Goal! Sloppy from McCabe whose pass out from the back is straight to Terland, and her shot takes a big deflection past Zinsberger, who again got a palm to it. 4-2
70' Walti and Mead will come on shortly. 4-1
68' Toone swings in a free kick from a narrow angle and it's over the head of everyone in the penalty area. 4-1
66' This is now Arsenal Women's highest goalscoring WSL season since 2021/22. 4-1
64' I've talked so much this season about scoring quickfire goals under Renée Slegers- and that's 3 in 11 minutes here! 4-1
61' Goal!!! There may not be a more popular goalscorer- captain Kim Little buries a shot into the far corner after being teed up by Frida Maanum, and Arsenal are running away with it! 4-1
61' Arsenal have now scored at least 3 goals in their last 8 WSL home games. 3-1
60' Arsenal are all over United here as Foord picks up possession in the box but can't get much of a shot away. 3-1
58' Good work from Little to cut the ball back to McCabe before the referee misses an absolute stonewall handball against Celin Bizet in the penalty area- Arsenal are rightly fuming. 3-1
56' Goal! Lovely move from Arsenal as McCabe threads a low ball into the box which Maanum curls into the far corner. Exquisite. 3-1
53' Mariona hit the post from the spot against Liverpool in December but I think she's scored every penalty since- incredibly calm from 12 yards. 2-1
50' Goal! Mariona steps up and sends Tullis-Joyce the wrong way from the spot as Arsenal regain their lead! 2-1
48' Foord wins Arsenal a penalty after she's dragged down in the box by Clinton! Soft, but enough contact. 1-1
46' The second half is underway! 1-1
Elisabeth Terland comes on at half time for United, replacing Anna Sandberg.
The teams are back out for the second half.
Probably a fair scoreline with Arsenal just shading the first half- Kelly’s early goal cancelled out by Toone. As things stand, Arsenal will seal second place, and they’ve offered more in attack so far.
Half time: Arsenal 1-1 Man United.
45+2' Mariona plays through Foord and she draws a good save from Tullis-Joyce at the near post! 1-1
45+1' Three added minutes. 1-1
44' Chance! Russo on the charge is pulled back by Turner, and her low cross is put behind by Janssen for a corner. 1-1
43' Bizet bursts past McCabe into the box and her dinked cross hits the top of the crossbar and bounces onto the roof of the net. 1-1
41' Russo stretches to reach Kelly's cross but Turner defends well. She then gets a head to Williamson's delivery but the flag is up. 1-1
39' Malard with an acrobatic effort over the crossbar on the volley. 1-1
38' Little drives forward and picks out Maanum in the right side of the box and she goes for goal first time- just not enough power to really test Tullis-Joyce. Could have had a touch too. 1-1
34' Good delivery by Kelly cutting inside from the right, attacked by Russo but she is penalised for a high foot. 1-1
34' Kelly wins a corner as her cross is blocked behind by former Arsenal defender Janssen. McCabe sends in a low delivery that United deal with before Fox's follow-up cross is headed away. 1-1
31' Lovely ball from Williamson through the lines and McCabe is brought down in midfield. 1-1
29' A bit flat and scrappy with the midfield very congested. Good defending by Janssen up against Russo as she looked to turn past her into the box before Maanum curls an effort wide from 10 yards out! 1-1
27' The Norwegian will be able to continue after both teams take a drinks break. 1-1
26' Bizet is down receiving treatment after a tussle between Malard and Fox which the referee took pity on the Arsenal right-back. 1-1
23' Mariona battles with three United players to keep the ball before Russo scraps with Janssen. Foord was there at the far post but United defend well to head away. 1-1
21' Kelly with the trademark Beth Mead cross-shot onto the roof of the net after Russo broke forward. 1-1
19' A lull in the game with United recovering well after Arsenal's rapid start. 1-1
15' Zinsberger then has to rush off her line to clear with Galton racing through. The Arsenal fans are really rallying behind their second choice goalkeeper after two difficult games. 1-1
13' Goal! Ella Toone equalises, heading home from a corner. Zinsberger got a hand on it but couldn’t do enough. 1-1
13' Superb save from Zinsberger to prevent Clinton's strike from range picking out the top corner- outstanding stop! 1-0
9' Looks like a back three for Man United with Sandberg and Bizet the wing-backs- Arsenal's wingers have found joy in behind both of them in the early stages. 1-0
8' Close again! Great work from Fox and her cross is headed wide by Russo. 1-0
6' Foord drives into the box and had Kelly screaming for the ball at the back post but she went for goal, with Tullis-Joyce saving down low. 1-0
4' United respond as Galton heads back across goal and Zinsberger claims well under pressure from Clinton, who just left a bit in there to send the goalkeeper down. 1-0
2' Kelly puts Arsenal in front inside two minutes after an uncharacteristic error from Tullis-Joyce in goal! She spills the cross and it's a clever chipped finish from Kelly to give Arsenal the perfect start! 1-0
1' Underway for the final time this WSL season! 0-0
Arsenal are in this season's red and white kit- no sign of next year's number yet! Dark blue for Man United.
"Only in the land" reads the Arsenal flag on the opposite side of the pitch, referring to 2007's European success. Can they do it again in Lisbon?
Here come the teams for the final game of the WSL season!
I believe over 45,000 tickets have been sold for today's game.
The biggest question for Arsenal: can they patch up their leaky defence? Nine goals conceded in two games to mid table opposition will have Barcelona licking their lips, and surely Man United too.
Today, Renee Slegers' side need just a point to seal second, with defeat to Manchester United allowing Marc Skinner's outfit to leapfrog the Gunners.
So Arsenal have passed up two opportunities to seal second place, and a more favourable path to next season's Champions League group stage, losing 5-2 and 4-2 to Aston Villa and Brighton away from home.
And pitchside, Mariona Caldentey has been awarded the Arsenal Women Supporters Club Player of the Season award.
Laia Codina is back in the Arsenal squad, replacing Amanda Ilestedt on the bench. Frida Maanum makes her 150th Arsenal appearance.
The news for United is that Aofie Mannion is suspended after her red card in the Manchester derby, so Maya Le Tissier starts at right back. Melvine Malard is preferred to Elisabeth Terland upfront.
One change from Bank Holiday Monday's 4-2 defeat to Brighton as Chloe Kelly replaces Beth Mead.
Subs: Awujo, Naalsund, George, Griffiths, Hill, Middleton-Patel, Rendell, Terland.
Man United: Tullis-Joyce; Sandberg, Turner, Janssen, Le Tissier; Clinton, Miyazawa; Galton, Toone, Bizet; Malard.
Subs: Williams, Wubben-Moy, Codina, Nighswonger, Walti, Cooney-Cross, Pelova, Mead, Blackstenius.
Arsenal: Zinsberger; McCabe, Catley, Williamson, Fox; Little, Mariona; Foord, Maanum, Kelly; Russo.
Team news is in, with little in the way of surprise in the Arsenal lineup.
It's lunchtime kick-offs across the board for the synchronised final day, and this one is the only with anything left to play for. Arsenal must draw or beat Manchester United to seal second place, which means one less round of qualifying for next season's Champions League.
Good morning and welcome to the Emirates Stadium for the final Arsenal Women game of the season (I'm not counting the Champions League final, fyi).