"Katie McCabe and Olivia Smith scored stunning goals as Arsenal overcame Everton 3-1 in Saturday's Women's Super League match. Three of the four goals at Goodison Park were netted between the 11th and 15th minutes, before Smith struck in superb fashion late on to settle the contest. McCabe got things started with a sublime left-footed strike, but Everton - who shocked reigning champions Chelsea last time out - responded via a fine strike from Honoka Hayashi."
"McCabe's strike was assigned an expected goals (xG) value of just 0.04, while Smith's registered just 0.02 xG. Hayashi's equaliser, meanwhile, had just a 6% chance of finding the net as she hit it. But Arsenal were worthy winners. The Gunners had 22 shots, hitting the target 10 times, with Everton managing to have just two attempts on target from three shots in total."
Arsenal defeated Everton 3-1 at Goodison Park, with three goals arriving between the 11th and 15th minutes and Olivia Smith sealing the win with an 87th-minute volley. Katie McCabe opened the scoring with a sublime left-footed strike, Honoka Hayashi equalised for Everton, and Alessia Russo diverted Kim Little's shot for Arsenal's second while marking her 100th WSL appearance. Arsenal controlled more than 70% possession, produced 22 shots and hit the target 10 times. McCabe's and Smith's goals carried very low xG values, and Everton have now lost five consecutive WSL home games.
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