Arsenal outclass Spurs in front of record WSL crowd

Mueez Ajao

– Vivianne Miedema scored twice as Arsenal cruised to a north London derby victory against Tottenham in front of a record crowd at Emirates Stadium.

– With 47,367 fans watching, Beth Mead curled in a sublime opening goal.

47,367 FANS!
A RECORD #BARCLAYSWSL ATTENDANCE 🤩 pic.twitter.com/q7iCHSYfmy
— Barclays Women's Super League (@BarclaysWSL) September 24, 2022

– Miedema doubled the Gunners’ lead before Rafaelle Souza headed home the third and Miedema added her second.

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– The previous Women’s Super League record of 38,262 was set in 2019 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the reverse fixture.

– Saturday’s win was Arsenal’s 10th successive victory in the WSL.

– The Gunners piled on pressure from the start and a partisan crowd were willing to play their part in intimidating Tottenham, who struggled to get into the game.

– Mead should have opened the scoring inside the first two minutes when her shot deflected wide for a corner.

– The England forward made no mistake three minutes later, curling her shot in from outside the box into the top-right corner.

– Arsenal had confidence in abundance and were willing to shoot from all areas, Kim Little saw her effort from outside the box go just wide and Laura Wienroither also had a chance from long range.

– Spurs were sloppy in possession and Miedema latched on to a careless pass deep in the Spurs half to send the crowd wild for a second time.

– Arsenal were completely dominant and Souza leaped highest to nod home Mead’s corner before Miedema glanced a header into the back of the net moments after the record attendance was announced over the sound system, with both greeted by rapturous applause.

– Arsenal have not conceded in their past eight WSL games and have scored 39 goals in their 10 wins, which go back to last season.

– The Gunners had 38 shots in their 4-0 win over Brighton on the opening weekend of the season and wave after wave of attack came again against Spurs, who were found wanting in possession and in attack.