Arsenal Women travel to face Liverpool Women in the Women's Super League this Saturday aiming to continue their recent positive momentum. The match at St Helens Stadium kicks off at 12:00 local time as part of the ninth round of the WSL regular season.
Arsenal head into the fixture on a two-game winning streak, having secured a 3-0 victory over SL Benfica in the Champions League last Wednesday and a 2-1 league win at Tottenham the previous weekend. Their form contrasts with a Liverpool side that has not won in its last four outings across all competitions. The Gunners currently sit seventh in the standings with nine points from seven matches, ten points behind leaders Chelsea. Their record of two wins, three draws and two losses has yielded seven goals scored and eight conceded.
Recent results and form
Alessia Russo's hat-trick powered the 3-0 win against Benfica on Wednesday 28 October, with goals in the 39th, 66th and 79th minutes. That followed a comeback victory over Tottenham on Saturday 24 October where Georgia Stanway and Russo, from the penalty spot, overturned an early deficit. The team's recent five-game sequence reads two wins, two draws and a loss, a run that includes a 1-1 draw with Birmingham City on Saturday 17 October and a 4-2 defeat to Manchester City on Sunday 4 October. Before facing Liverpool, Arsenal have a key home match against Aston Villa this Sunday 1 November. Villa, currently eighth, were beaten 1-0 by Arsenal in the reverse fixture on the final day of August.
Team selections
Cooney-Cross and Georgia Stanway anchored the midfield, with Reuteler, Alessia Russo and Caitlin Foord supporting striker Olivia Smith. Liverpool's most recent starting eleven, used in a draw with London City Lionesses, featured a 4-2-3-1 formation with goalkeeper K. Keating and attackers including B. Olsson and C. Kapocs.
This period presents a key opportunity for Arsenal to climb the table. A positive result at Liverpool would provide a significant boost ahead of a busy schedule.
