Caitlin Foord strikes in Arsenal’s Tremendous League win – FTBL | The house of soccer in Australia – The Girls’s Sport

Caitlin Foord has starred – and scored – in Arsenal’s win over Everton that is given the Gunners the proper begin to their 2024 pursuit of the Girls’s Tremendous League title.

The Matildas’ striker put Arsenal forward after simply 9 minutes of their 2-1 win at their Meadow Park residence on Saturday (Sunday AEDT), a triumph that places them alongside champions Chelsea on the prime of the WSL desk.

It was the Australian’s third purpose of the league season as she regarded Arsenal’s essential risk all through a lot of the afternoon together with her vitality and foraging runs down the left flank.

It was a easy end for Foord, who discovered a contact of area within the field and was discovered expertly by Victoria Pelova’s cut-back from the suitable, giving her little greater than a tap-in.

However whereas the house facet continued to dominate, they switched off to permit Everton’s Katja Snoeijs to latch on to a Karoline Olesen by ball and equalise halfway although the primary half.

One fantastic run by Foord ended up together with her being tackled by Everton’s fellow Matilda Clare Wheeler, and she or he got here near placing the Gunners forward simply earlier than halftime when she poked simply extensive.

England star Beth Mead did get the breakthrough in first-half added time, nodding residence a Lia Walti cross, however Arsenal continued to make heavy climate of changing their 19 makes an attempt into additional targets.

Steph Catley, on the bench, obtained a run out within the final quarter-hour however Arsenal’s third Matilda, Kyra Cooney-Cross was an used substitute.

Finally, the win, nevertheless laboured, was all that mattered for Arsenal, who’ve performed a recreation greater than Chelsea, however have now moved on to 25 factors to sit down behind the leaders solely on purpose distinction.

On the resumption of WSL motion after the winter break, it was the proper manner for them to resume stress on the champions, who will probably be with out the injured Sam Kerr for the remainder of the season.

Chelsea, although, can restore their benefit on Sunday (Monday AEDT) at Stamford Bridge once they deal with Manchester United, who ought to present a substantial examination of the Blues’ prospects with out their star striker.

Manchester Metropolis, who’re third and three factors behind the highest two, may deliver Mary Fowler again into the beginning line-up as they tackle Teagan Micah’s Liverpool at residence,

West Ham ought to give a league debut to Katrina Gorry whereas Tottenham Hotspur are more likely to do the identical for Charli Grant of their London derby.