It would be odd to say a contest which ended 9-1 in the visitors' favour turned on one incident but West Ham were well in the game until the dismissal of captain Gilly Flaherty for dissent.
At that point, Arsenal had just retaken the lead 2-1 but the home side were furious with some dubious offside calls and Flaherty allowed her frustration to get the better of her.
This is the first Barclays Women's Super League match of the season where fans will be allowed into the game. Despite the Government tightening Covid restrictions earlier in the week, up to 1,000 West Ham Women season ticket-holders have been selected to...
Supporters will still be allowed in to watch West Ham Women against Arsenal on Saturday despite more stringent Covid-19 restrictions announced by the government last night.
Although larger test events - such as the horse racing at Doncaster - will now be back behind closed doors, the Women's Super League fixture still meets the new criteria for allowing fans into the game.
Last season's winners Chelsea have been drawn in the same group as losing finalists Arsenal as well as Tottenham and London City Lionesses in a redesigned Continental Tyres League Cup format.
There will now be six groups instead of four for this year's competition, with only the group winners guaranteed a place in the quarter-finals alongside the two best runners-up.
Authorities are preparing to let fans in to West Ham's Women's Super League fixture against Arsenal on 13 September but plans to allow a crowd in at champions Chelsea's trip to Manchester United on the opening weekend of the season have been scrapped.
Up to 1,000 spectators will be permitted at West Ham's Dagenham & Redbridge home, according to The Times. Concerns over local...
Arsenal head coach Joe Montemurro bemoaned his side's lack of competitive match practice ahead of their Women's Champions League quarter-final defeat to Paris St.Germain.
"Big-game intensities, big-game scenarios and big-game physicality, they can only be replicated in big games. We haven't had any. That's the truth, but it's not an excuse," said Montemurro.
Arsenal star Leah Williamson admits a proposed takeover of the Women's Super League by the Premier League could 'potentially' be good for professional women's football but only if it leads to long-term growth of the game.
The Premier League has been in discussions with the Football Association over taking control of the WSL and Women's Championship although any decision has been...
Arsenal's chances of European success this season have been boosted after UEFA announced their new summer signings will be eligible to play in the Champions League quarter-final against Paris St Germain in August.
Switzerland international Noelle Maritz became Arsenal's fourth summer signing, joining Steph Catley, Lydia Williams and Malin Gut at the club. Caitlin Foord, who moved to...
