Live Blog: Friday Night Football as Everton host Arsenal Women

The Gunners are looking to bounce back from last weekend's FA Cup exit




Live BLog Friday Mar 14th

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  1. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:56 #6687

    Full time: Everton 1-3 Arsenal!

  2. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:55 #6686

    90+7' This time she's onside but Brosnan saves! 1-3

  3. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:54 #6685

    90+6' Blackstenius has the chance to make it 4-1 but puts her shot wide, and the offside flag is up anyway. 1-3

  4. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:50 #6684

    90+2' Seven added minutes... 1-3

  5. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:49 #6683

    90' GOAL! That will do it for Arsenal, Russo timing her run perfectly, taking the ball past Brosnan and finding the net! 1-3

  6. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:47 #6682

    89' Good goalkeeping from Zinsberger to come off her line and clear- Hurtig is finishing the game at right-back, by the way! 1-2

  7. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:44 #6681

    87' Lina Hurtig replaces Emily Fox. 1-2

  8. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:39 #6680

    81' Another strong save by the busy Brosnan, this time to deny Blackstenius after she timed her run in behind. 1-2

  9. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:37 #6679

    79' Both McCabe and Mead have shots saved by Brosnan. 1-2

  10. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:33 #6678

    75' It is absolutely freezing now on Merseyside. Arsenal have pushed for a third goal, with Catley hitting the woodwork twice. 1-2

  11. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:30 #6677

    72' Foord's goal has gone down officially as an OG by the looks of it. 1-2

  12. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:27 #6676

    69' Close! Catley's header hits the crossbar. 1-2

  13. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:23 #6675

    64! GOAL! Caitlin Foord! Stunning build up play as Fox’s reverse pass tees up Russo, Blackstenius can’t turn the ball home but Foord can!!! 1-2

  14. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:20 #6674

    62' A quadruple change for Arsenal- Foord, Mead, Blackstenius, Cooney-Cross on for Maanum, Little, Kelly, Walti. 1-1

  15. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:17 #6673

    59' What a chance- the ball falls to Williamson in the box and she lifts her shot high and wide. 1-1

  16. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:15 #6672

    57' Little jinks into the box and tees up Russo for a powerful effort over the bar. 1-1

  17. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:13 #6671

    55' Looks like Kyra Cooney-Cross will come on shortly. 1-1

  18. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:11 #6670

    53' Close again from Maanum, another positive Arsenal move and the Norwegian's sweeping left-footed finish just evades the top corner. 1-1

  19. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:09 #6669

    51' Top save by Brosnan as Kelly fires a cross in and Maanum flicks it goalbound, well stopped. 1-1

  20. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:06 #6668

    48' Danger there for Arsenal as an enticing cross from the left wing just evades Payne at the back post. 1-1

  21. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:05 #6667

    47' Clever flick from Kelly to set up Russo and she takes aim first time. Straight at Brosnan from a narrow angle. 1-1

  22. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:04 #6666

    46' The second half is underway. With Liverpool 2-0 up against Man United, Arsenal can go second if they win here and that result holds on the red side of the city. 1-1

  23. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 20:02 #6665

    Arsenal are unchanged for the second half.

  24. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:54 #6664

    This has Lina Hurtig 89th minute winner from off the bench written all over it, my football senses tell me.

  25. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:52 #6663

    Not for the want of trying with a few interesting tweaks, but that just seemed a predictable half for Arsenal against a well-organised Everton side who carry a threat on the counter. Too many errors leading to goals for Arsenal of late.

  26. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:49 #6662

    Half time: Everton 1-1 Arsenal.

  27. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:46 #6661

    45+1' Mariona finds some space but fires over from 25 yards. 1-1

  28. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:44 #6660

    43' Arsenal have a free-kick a good 30 yards from goal. McCabe's delivery is headed away by Vanhaevermaet, who then clears the resulting ball in from Kelly. 1-1

  29. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:41 #6659

    41' A deep Arsenal cross picks out Brosnan. Copy and paste that a minute later, but swap Everton and Zinsberger for Arsenal and Brosnan. 1-1

  30. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:38 #6658

    36' Goal! Arsenal were on top after going in front but Toni Payne levels for the home side from close range. 1-1

  31. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:36 #6657

    36' Arsenal are on top here, now Little can fire the ball across goal but no teammate is there at the back post. 0-1

  32. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:35 #6656

    34' Close! Some space for Kelly on the edge of the box and her left-footed effort is just over the crossbar. 0-1

  33. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:34 #6655

    33' Gago goes for a Gago-al from a narrow angle but Williamson gets across to block. 0-1

  34. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:34 #6654

    32' Some good pressing from Arsenal forces a corner but Everton clear. 0-1

  35. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:31 #6653

    30' That goal came at a crucial time for the Gunners, who had created very little in the opening 20 minutes or so. Russo's ninth in the league this season. 0-1

  36. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:26 #6652

    25' GOAL! Arsenal have the breakthrough after 25 minutes as Alessia Russo turns the ball past Courtney Brosnan, who should have done better. Nice work from Kim Little in the buildup- 0-1

  37. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:20 #6651

    20' Just not sticking for anyone so far as Arsenal battle for possession in midfield. Who will strike first? 0-0

  38. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:16 #6650

    16' Walti and Arsenal are certainly looking to zip some direct passes into the box from central areas, haven't stuck so far.

  39. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:15 #6649

    15' Everton keeper Brosnan is down so we'll call this a tactical timeout. Back up now after the teams take on some instructions. 0-0

  40. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:11 #6648

    11' Three offsides for Arsenal in the first 10 minutes- Kelly is not happy with the assistant. 0-0

  41. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:10 #6647

    10' Ooooo. Fernandez tries to play through the lines and her pass cannons off Maanum and behind for a goal kick. 0-0

  42. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:09 #6646

    8' Good move from Everton and Hayashi drives an early effort towards the bottom corner- Zinsberger quickly across to save well. 0-0

  43. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:07 #6645

    7' Poor header by McCabe and Holmgaard breaks forward. Nothing doing in the end for the home side. 0-0

  44. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:04 #6644

    4' First attack for Everton through Payne but Catley defends well and Arsenal can work the ball forward. 0-0

  45. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:03 #6643

    3' Walti and Maanum combine to find Kelly out wide, she moved the ball back to Walti and her cross picks out Brosnan in goal. 0-0

  46. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 19:01 #6642

    1' Underway at Walton Hall Park! 0-0

  47. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 18:59 #6641

    There will be one minute of applause after the tragic passing of young footballer Poppy Atkinson.

  48. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 18:57 #6640

    Here come the teams! Arsenal in red and white, Everton blue.

  49. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 18:55 #6639

    Arsenal drew 1-1 here last season with teenage substitute Izzy Hobson scoring a late equaliser for the home side. In October, it was goalless between the two sides in North London.

  50. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 18:52 #6638

    So then, after losing to Liverpool in the FA Cup, the Champions League is Arsenal's last realistic hope for silverware this season. That starts again in Madrid on Tuesday, giving Friday night in Everton a real banana skin feel. It's a strong Arsenal side, but Brian Sorensen and co will feel they can give the Gunners a real game here.

  51. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 18:48 #6637

    It's a sell-out here at Walton Hall Park, with Arsenal's loyal travelling fans also filling their small away allocation. Outstanding commitment from each and every single one.

  52. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 18:45 #6636

    Daphne van Domselaar is out after suffering a concussion during the Liverpool defeat, so Manu Zinsberger comes into the side.

  53. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 18:39 #6635

    Chloe Kelly goes up against her former club, having been cup-tied to take on Liverpool on Sunday. She's only been available for three of the seven games Arsenal have played since joining on loan on deadline day, due to being ineligible for a number of fixtures.

  54. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 18:36 #6634

    Everton line up in a 4-4-1-1, but Brian Sorensen's side can easily move to a back five, as they did in the 0-0 draw at the Emirates earlier this season.

  55. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 18:32 #6633

    Arsenal make four changes from Sunday's FA Cup defeat at home to Liverpool. Zinsberger, Walti, Maanum and Kelly come in for van Domselaar, Cooney-Cross, Mead and Foord.

  56. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 18:30 #6632

    Subs: Ramsey, Wheeler, Lawley, Hope, Watson, Payne, Sarri, K Holmgaard, Olesen.

  57. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 18:29 #6631

    Everton: Brosnan; S Holmgaard; Stenevik, Fernandez, Mjelde; Kago, Hayashi, Ladd, Vanhaevermaet; Snoejis; Payne.

  58. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 18:28 #6630

    Subs: Williams, Mead, Hurtig, Foord, Pelova, Nighswonger, Blackstenius, Ilestedt, Cooney-Cross.

  59. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 18:28 #6629

    Arsenal: Zinsberger; McCabe, Catley, Williamson, Fox; Walti, Little; Mariona, Maanum, Kelly; Russo.

  60. Freddie Cardy at Walton Hall Park: 18:25 #6628

    Good evening and welcome to a cold Walton Hall Park as Everton take on Arsenal in the WSL.


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