"Arsenal started on the front foot, with Frida Maanum registering a shot on target after just 30 seconds, before Lotte Wubben-Moy and Mariona Caldentey also tested Faye Kirby with tame attempts inside the opening 10 minutes. Wubben-Moy then struck the woodwork with her header from Caldentey's cross, but Smith made the breakthrough for the Gunners, as she dribbled past three players before firing the ball into the bottom-left corner from distance."
"However, Arsenal struggled to take any of their own chances. Russo and Caitlin Foord both went close, but neither player was able to hit the target from inside the box. Blackstenius, who was denied with 10 minutes to go by an outstanding block from Gemma Evans, found the winner as she took down a long ball from Emily Fox, before finding the top-left corner from the edge of the box."
Arsenal defeated Liverpool 2-1 at the Emirates thanks to Stina Blackstenius's 87th-minute winner. Olivia Smith opened the scoring with a long-range dribble and strike, and Beata Olsson equalised for Liverpool after Alessia Russo was dispossessed. Arsenal dominated the second half, registering 2.08 expected goals from 19 shots while Liverpool managed 0.17 from three attempts and no second-half shots. Mariona Caldentey created four chances, completed 31 final-third passes and made three interceptions. Caitlin Foord and Russo came close before Blackstenius finished from the edge of the box after a long ball from Emily Fox.
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