Live Blog: Arsenal Women host Manchester City in FA Cup Fifth Round
Arsenal are looking to bounce back from last weekend's defeat against struggling West Ham
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Full time: Arsenal 0-1 Manchester City.
90' This time Kheating does claim the corner- D'Angelo had come up from her own goal and put a strong challenge in on Kelly! 0-1
90' Little's half-volley is brilliantly saved by Kheating! The goalkeeper then looked to have spilled the resulting corner, but the ball wasn't over the goalline according to the officials. 0-1
90' Chloe Kelly is booked for a foul. 0-1
90' Hasegawa is replaced by centre-back Kennedy as City continue to slow down proceedings to the frustration of the home fans. 0-1
90+2' Outstanding save from Keating to get a hand to Pelova's looping header! 0-1
90+1' Six added minutes for Arsenal to take the game to extra time. 0-1
89' Chance again for Arsenal but Blackstenius' header is straight at Keating. 0-1
86' Angeldahl is on for Park. City have taken the string out of the game here. 0-1
86' Angeldahl is on for Park. City have taken the string out of the game here. 0-1
83' Little replaces Maanum to huge cheers at Meadow Park. 0-1
81' Kim Little is preparing to come on as Arsenal's final substitute. 0-1
76' Williamson is replaced by Codina in defence after a good game for the Gunners. Walti is introduced in place of Cooney-Cross. 0-1
74' Goal! Arsenal 0-1 Man City: Kelly has the chance to swing in a free-kick from the right. Her delivery isn't dealt with by Arsenal and Aleixandri slams the loose ball past D'Angelo to put City in front. 0-0
72' Arsenal give the ball away and Hemp can surge forward, but runs straight at Williamson who smashes the ball away. 0-0
71' First opportunity for Mead, who fires a shot at Keating from the edge of the penalty area. 0-0
70' Foord brings down Wubben-Moy's long ball but her cross doesn't reach Blackstenius. 0-0
67' And Shaw is now replaced by Fowler upfront. 0-0
66' Catley and Blackstenius replace McCabe and Russo. 0-0
64' The next corner finds Shaw at the back post and her header is cleared off the line by Williamson! 0-0
63' A rare venture forward earns City a corner. It finds Shaw who's header is brilliantly saved by D'Angelo at full stretch! 0-0
61' Williamson goes long for Russo and her cross is smashed away by a City defender. 0-0
60' This time Williamson dummies Mead's low corner but Russo couldn't take the ball down. 0-0
60' Mead's corner is headed away by Shaw at the near post, but she then has a second chance to swing the ball in. Russo got something on it, and the last touch was off a City player so Mead's third corner then finds Russo at the far post, but her shot is blocked. Wubben-Moy then heads over from another corner, via a deflection! 0-0
56' Good from Foord who gets into the box and wins a corner. Keating receives treatment from the physios in the meantime. 0-0
54' Fox defends well and sprints forward on the ball, finding Russo. Her cross from the right is eventually claimed by Keating. 0-0
50' Arsenal have started this second half well. Pelova gets a left-footed shot away and it's wide of the far post. 0-0
49' Shaw's driven shot is straight at D'Angelo. 0-0
46' McCabe runs onto the ball and unleashes a long shot which is blocked, before Williamson's cross is headed away. 0-0
46' We're underway in the second half. Both sides are unchanged. 0-0
Here come the teams for the second half. If this game finishes level after 90 minutes, we will have extra time and penalties.
The tannoy has confirmed that over 47,000 tickets have been sold for Arsenal Women's game against Spurs at Emirates Stadium next month.
A tight, hard-fought first 45 with few clear-cut chances for either side. Intriguing viewing for a neutral, I'm sure.
Half time: Arsenal 0-0 Manchester City.
45+1' Cooney-Cross floats in a cross to Mead, who can't guide her header down. 0-0
45+1' One added minute. 0-0
44' Foord skips into the box but her final touch is too heavy and the ball is back in City hands. Half-time swiftly approaching. 0-0
42' Hemp and Kelly both have powerful shots that are blocked on the edge of the box. Foord brings the ball forward but Casparij does really well against Russo and the attack comes to nothing. 0-0
40' The away side continue to pile the pressure on Arsenal. This time Kelly intercepts Pelova's poor pass to Wubben-Moy, but Williamson is there to defend well. 0-0
38' England manager Sarina Wiegman is in attendance along with her assistant. Plenty of Lionesses stars and future starts are on show. 0-0
34' D'Angelo does well to claim a cross, under pressure from Kelly. The Canadian has looked composed in goal in this first half. 0-0
32' Kelly sends McCabe the wrong way but can only find D'Angelo with a low pass. She lures in Shaw to press and clears the ball just in the nick of time. 0-0
29' Arsenal counter through Pelova, who plays through Foord but the offside flag goes up once again against the forward. Great work by Russo too to win the ball back. 0-0
25' A coming together off the ball sees McCabe hit the deck after clashing with Hemp... 0-0
23' Kelly's free kick causes problems as McCabe and Williamson go up for the same header while Foord gets on top of Shaw. The result is a corner, which is worked all the way back to the halfway line. 0-0
19' City continue to create chances- McCabe blocks Hemp's effort inside the box. 0-0
16' Clever chip by Hemp to find Park and Casparij can swing in a cross. It's deflected behind for a throw-in, which finds its way to Shaw, who fires a shot over the bar. 0-0
14' First real chance for Arsenal as Maanum plays the ball up to Foord- she cuts inside and bends a shot into the arms of Keating. 0-0
10' Fox leads Arsenal forward and Greenwood has to challenge her England teammate Mead by the corner flag. 0-0
8' Park drives forward and finds Hemp. She cuts inside and sends in a low-cross that gets past Wubben-Moy and is claimed well by D'Angelo. 0-0
6' Kelly's deep corner is headed behind at the back post by Hemp, who was marked tightly and forced away from goal. 0-0
3' Arsenal work the ball out from the back well despite Hemp's aggressive pressing. It's great to see Leah Williamson back on the Meadow Park pitch. 0-0
1' Both sides take the knee and we're underway at Meadow Park! 0-0
Here come the teams! It's the WSL's third and second placed sides going head to head in the FA Cup fifth round, as Arsenal take on Manchester City. A lot is at stake.
And in other important news, the scoreboard at Meadow Park is finally working again!
The North Bank is packed once again and is a sea of red and white. A good number of Manchester City fans have made the journey down to support their side too.
Both teams have finished their warm-ups and have headed down the tunnel.
Arsenal were meant to play against London City Lionesses in midweek but their Conti Cup quarter-final was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch at Princes Park. The game has been rearranged to Wednesday night.
Arsenal were beaten 2-1 by West Ham United in the WSL last weekend to lose further ground on their title rivals. Alessia Russo gave the Gunners the lead just before half time before a controversial penalty and mistake by Manu Zinsberger gifted West Ham two goals.
The Gunners last won the FA Cup in 2016. They reached the final in 2019 but were beaten by Chelsea at Wembley.
Arsenal beat Watford 5-1 at Meadow Park in the fourth round, whilst Man City won 4-0 away at Women's Championship side Durham.
I was here at Meadow Park last season when Katie McCabe's rocket helped Arsenal take a massive step towards Champions League football. It's no wonder Jonas Eidevall said on Friday that he has happy memories of playing Manchester City here.
It's a packed press box here at Meadow Park and the rest of the stadium is sold-out, as are Layth's copies of the Gooner Fanzine! Every single one has been sold by the Gooner editor, so thank you to all the Arsenal fans here for your support.
Sabrina D'Angelo is given the nod to start in goal by Jonas Eidevall. Khiara Keating is between the sticks for Man City- her last outing at Meadow Park saw the young keeper make a costly mistake to gift Stina Blackstenius Arsenal's winning goal.
Manchester City's frightening front three of Chloe Kelly, Bunny Shaw and Lauren Hemp lead the line for the away side. Former Arsenal academy prospect Ruby Mace is on the bench.
Arsenal are also without defender Amanda Ilestedt. Manchester City are without a couple of new signings, who are cup-tied.
Vivianne Miedema is out with a 'slight knee irritation'. Arsenal are hopeful that she will be fit for the game against Manchester United next weekend.
Vivianne Miedema is out with a 'slight knee irritation'. Arsenal are hopeful that she will be fit for the game against Manchester United next weekend.
Arsenal subs: Zinsberger, Williams, Catley, Catley, Codina, Walti, Little, Lacasse, Blackstenius.
Man City subs: MacIver, Stokes, Fowler, Angeldahl, Morgan, Mace, Kennedy
Arsenal: D'Angelo; McCabe, Wubben-Moy, Williamson, Fox; Cooney-Cross, Pelova; Foord, Maanum, Mead; Russo.
Man City: Keating, Aleixandri, Greenwood (C), Coombs, Kelly, Hemp, Ouahabi, Park, Casparij, Shaw, Hasegawa.
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It's certainly always sunny for the FA Cup, and this afternoon will be no different here in Hertfordshire. Arsenal host Manchester City in the Adobe Women's FA Cup, kicking off at 12:30pm.
Hello and welcome to a sunny Meadow Park!