Arsenal miss chances vs Palace as Man City crush Villa (WSL roundup)

Arsenal dropped points at the Emirates Stadium in a 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace, after piling up 30 attempts and nearly 80% possession. The Gunners even hit the target nine times, but couldn’t turn dominance into goals. Crystal Palace’s keeper Pauline Peyraud-Magnin stood firm, making saves from Alessia Russo, Chloe Kelly and Mariona Caldentey, as The Guardian reported.

City keep rolling

Reigning champions Manchester City continued their winning start to the campaign with a dominant 4-1 at Aston Villa. Jade Rose opened the scoring early after Akane Okuma failed to deal with a corner, and Mary Fowler doubled the lead with a low finish assisted by Khadija Shaw.

Amalie Vangsgaard gave City a scare by converting Chasity Grant’s pass to make it 2-1 on 42 minutes, but Shaw restored City’s two-goal cushion after the break. City then wrapped it up in stoppage time when Lauren Hemp’s shot was deflected in by Mathilde Harviken.

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Elsewhere, Brighton fought back from two goals down to claim a late 1-1 at Birmingham City. Oceane Hurtre made it 1-0 early, and Lily Crosthwaite doubled the advantage, before Olivia García pulled one back in the 77th minute. With seconds left, Kiko Seike scored to seal the point.

At Goodison Park, Charlton lost 1-0 to Everton after an own goal and two red cards, as The Guardian detailed. Everton survived a tough spell following Ashleigh Neville’s sending off for a high boot that caught Ruby Mace, and Charlton finished with nine after Hawa Cissoko was shown two yellows in quick succession. Liverpool also ended 1-1 with Tottenham, with Aurelie Csillag scoring the equaliser in the 60th minute.