Summary

  • Man City host Arsenal - team news

  • Listen to BBC Radio 5 Live commentary from Etihad Stadium

  • Champions would go 10 points clear of visitors with win

Live Reporting

  1. Manchester City 2-2 Arsenal

    It was one of those strikes where you knew it was going in as soon as she hit it.

  2. Manchester City 2-2 Arsenal

    Emma Sanders
    BBC Sport women’s football news reporter at Etihad Stadium

    What an impact! We got a great view of the ball leaving Kerstin Casparij's boot and she was already half-celebrating before it flew in as you could see there was no way Anneke Borbe was getting to it. A wonderful strike from City's vice-captain.

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    GOAL - Manchester City 2-2 Arsenal

    Kerstin Casparij (63 mins)

    A stunner with her first touch!

    Kerstin Casparij will have been upset to have been left out of the starting XI today but what a way to respond.

    The ball is knocked back into her path on the edge of the box and she brilliantly places one into the far corner.

  4. SUBSTITUTIONS

    Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal

    Here come the changes for City.

    On: Mary Fowler, Kerstin Casparij and Iman Beney.

    Off: Beth Mead, Carlotta Wamser and Niamh Charles.

  5. Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal

    Aoba Fujino is played in behind the Arsenal defence after a brilliant Carlotta Wamser ball but there is absolutely no one in the box for her to play it to.

  6. Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal

    Lauren Hemp spreads it wide for Beth Mead, who cuts inside on her left foot but it's never troubling Anneke Borbe.

  7. Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal

    Beth Mead throws herself into a challenge and is left in a heap.

  8. Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal

    Emma Sanders
    BBC Sport women’s football news reporter at Etihad Stadium

    A Manchester City fan in front of us keeps singing "Champions of Europe, you'll never say that" towards the Arsenal fans. Who is going to tell him?

  9. Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal

    It's very comfortable for Arsenal at the moment. Think it might be time for some City changes very soon.

    Carlotta Wamser battles for possession with Ona BatlleGetty Images

  10. Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal

    The City press is almost non-existent so far. It's been far too easy for Arsenal to play themselves out of danger.

  11. Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal

    Arsenal look a completely different side today and you wouldn't bet against them scoring more.

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    A topic for conversation (probably controversial!) - Bunny Shaw is a great striker, but does she turn up enough in the biggest games? Only 2 goals against Chelsea and 3 against Arsenal (so far) in her league career.

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  13. Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal

    That is Alessia Russo's first goal in the WLS this season.

    The first of many, you would assume.

    Alessia Russo celebratesGetty Images

  14. Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal

    Emma Sanders
    BBC Sport women’s football news reporter at Etihad Stadium

    That's a huge goal from Alessia Russo, who has struggled so far this season and finally gets her moment.

    It's so rare we see Yui Hasegawa give the ball away, let alone inside her own half, and she has been punished for it.

    Momentum is definitely with Arsenal at the moment.

  15. Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal

    Sue Smith
    Former Leeds and England forward on BBC Radio 5 Live

    It just shows that Bunny Shaw had an opportunity just moments before. Arsenal do ever so well, it's such good pressure-rising from them. When it falls to Russo she's on the edge of the box, right footed. It's brilliant from her.

  16. Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal

    It's almost a gift for Arsenal and they grab it with both hands.

    What have City got now?

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    GOAL - Manchester City 1-2 Arsenal

    Alessia Russo (49 mins)

    Finish!

    From Bunny Shaw's miss to Alessia Russo's screamer!

    Yui Hasegawa, of all people, loses the ball in her own box, Russo finds the space for a strike and whips a beauty into the far corner.

    Alessia Russo scoresGetty Images

  18. Manchester City 1-1 Arsenal

    Aoba Fujino guides a beauty of a ball through the Arsenal defence for Bunny Shaw but her second touch is too heavy and it's a huge let-off for Arsenal.

  19. Manchester City 1-1 Arsenal

    What a few days for Barbara!

  20. Manchester City 1-1 Arsenal

    Emma Sanders
    BBC Sport women’s football news reporter at Etihad Stadium

    I spoke to Manchester City fan Barbara Joyce at half-time and she hopes there will be more action in the second half. It felt slow at times in the first half and having just spent the last two days in Paris to see Celine Dion, it was an anti-climax for her!