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Arsenal v Manchester United: Women’s Super League – live
Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United: Women’s Super League – as it happened
Smilla Holmberg’s stoppage-time equaliser denied Manchester United a victory at the Emirates Stadium
Updated 19 Sept 2026Will MageeSat 19 Sep 2026 14.49 EDTFirst published on Sat 19 Sep 2026 11.42 EDTShareKey events- 19 Sept 2026Full time, Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United
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Well, I don’t know about you but I enjoyed that. Defensive errors, late equalisers, high drama … what’s not to like. That’s all from me, unfortunately, but Tom Garry’s report will follow shortly. Until next time.
19 Sept 202614.33 EDTTom GarryThere are mixed feelings among the home supporters as they head for the exits. It’s a combination of relief but also frustration. Another home draw is damaging for their title hopes, make no mistake about it, even though the season is still young. Manchester City only dropped points in four games last term. The margins are fine. Arsenal need to score more goals, and quickly. As for Manchester United, their fans look proud as their show their appreciation to Olid and her team after a much-improved display.
19 Sept 202614.31 EDTAs for Olid, the manner in which United conceded will no doubt take some of the shine off her first point in the WSL. Even so, there were some encouraging signs of improvement compared to their first two games.
19 Sept 202614.29 EDTSlegers has a lot to chew over after that match. Arsenal showed some nice combinations throughout but, until they went behind, they were just a little bit too indecisive on the ball, a little reluctant to really go for it. Once it looked like they might lose they turned it on, wresting back momentum and bombarding United’s box until, at last, they got their breakthrough. The question is why they couldn’t sustain similar pressure earlier on.
19 Sept 202614.25 EDTFull time, Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United
After a patchy performance which looked like it might end in a first defeat of the season, Arsenal were rescued by Holmberg right at the death. For United, meanwhile, what an agonising way to miss out on their first win.
19 Sept 202614.22 EDTGOAL! Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United (Holmberg 90+4)
More frustration, more frustration … but wait a minute! Williamson lofts a lovely ball to the far post and Holmberg smashes in from close range. Can Arsenal win it now?
90+2 min Arsenal want a penalty after Cerci goes down under pressure in the box, but there’s nothing doing.
19 Sept 202614.19 EDT90+1 min Foord and Little try desperately to work an opening, but can’t. Kelly tries another shot from distance, but it’s blocked.
19 Sept 202614.18 EDT90 min The board goes up and there will be six minutes of added time, a development which draws a hopeful roar from the home fans.
19 Sept 202614.17 EDT88 min Little picks out Foord, whose cross to the far post is only just cleared for a corner. There’s a big scrummage in the middle of the box, but Tullis-Joyce eventually gathers.
19 Sept 202614.15 EDT87 min Medina swaps out for Mared Griffiths, the 19-year-old Wales international.
19 Sept 202614.14 EDT85 min Tullis-Joyce with another crucial stop! Stanway to Russo, Russo to Kelly, and Kelly thrashes a shot from distance which bounces in front of the United keeper but is well-saved regardless. Medina then goes down with cramp, much to the annoyance of the home crowd.
19 Sept 202614.12 EDT84 min So close, but so far. Williamson gets her head on the corner delivery, but she can’t muster up direction or power.
19 Sept 202614.10 EDT83 min Holmberg, who’s been lively since she came on, wins another corner.
19 Sept 202614.10 EDT82 min Holmberg turns Medina out wide and crosses in for Cerci, but she’s too far out to give Tullis-Joyce a real scare.
19 Sept 202614.08 EDT81 min A last roll of the dice for Slegers, Batlle coming off for Chloe Kelly.
19 Sept 202614.07 EDT80 min Russo tries to turn Janssen in the box, but the United centre-back reads it and clears.
19 Sept 202614.06 EDT78 min Williamson sends in a menacing delivery, but Park clears. Arsenal are chasing a leveller but United are in spoiler mode.
19 Sept 202614.04 EDT75 min Great save! Holmberg gets away on the right and sends in an early delivery, which falls for Foord only for Tullis-Joyce to make an excellent reflex stop.
19 Sept 202614.02 EDT72 min Stanway plays a pass to Holmberg from deep and the Sweden international roars forward to win a corner. Fox and Sandberg get a ticking off for shoving.
The delivery falls perfectly for Russo, but her point-blank header is blocked on the line by Sandberg. Heads in hands for the hosts.
19 Sept 202613.58 EDT70 min More subs for Arsenal, Baum and Blackstenius coming off for Caitlin Foord and Selina Cerci as Slegers searches for an equaliser.
19 Sept 202613.56 EDTGOAL! Arsenal 0-1 Manchester United (Zigiotti 67)
We have our opener and it comes from a mix-up between Stanway and Catley. The former underhits a pass to her teammate and Zigiotti nicks it and sends Catley sprawling, going clean through. She fires a low shot beneath Rodríguez and into the back of the net, wheeling away in celebration. A disappointed hush falls on the Emirates.
65 min Holmberg and Fox combine out wide on the right, the latter whipping in a cross which Le Tissier defends well.
19 Sept 202613.51 EDT64 min Another change for United, Terland coming off for Lea Schüller.
19 Sept 202613.51 EDT63 min Fox makes a powerful run forward and wins a corner. It’s cleared but comes to Little, who curls a cross to the far post for Russo to glance a header wide.
19 Sept 202613.49 EDTTom GarryThis fixture finished 0-0 in both league meetings last season ... surely not another?
19 Sept 202613.48 EDT59 min Holmberg picks up where Smith left off, running at Sandberg and winning a corner off the United left-back. Arsenal play it short and Little’s cross is blocked by Hinata Miyazawa at the price of another corner.
The second corner is too deep but Russo collects and recycles. She can’t pick out a teammate, however. Arsenal have been just a little bit too hesitant in their decision-making.
19 Sept 202613.45 EDT58 min Slegers makes a double change, Caldentey and Smith coming off for Kim Little and Smilla Holmberg.
19 Sept 202613.44 EDT57 min Terland picks out Park 30 yards out and she has a go, but her shot sails over the crossbar.
19 Sept 202613.43 EDT54 min Stanway combines with Russo, who is brought down 25 yards out by a heavy challenge from Maya Le Tissier. Arsenal play it short, Stanway and Smith exchange passes, but United crowd out their hosts before they can make a proper chance.
19 Sept 202613.40 EDT52 min Awujo comes off for Rebeca Bernal, the Mexico international who only joined United at the start of the month.
19 Sept 202613.39 EDT51 min Good chance! Batlle makes another of her driving runs forward and picks out Russo ahead of her. The angle is too tight for her to shoot, but she lashes in a dangerous cross which is only just cleared at the cost of a corner. Tullis-Joyce mops up before the hosts can do any more damage.
19 Sept 202613.36 EDT48 min Stanway picks out Blackstenius in the box, who works it to Smith, whose cross is cleared. Arsenal are pushing and probing.
19 Sept 202613.35 EDTTom GarryThere are a few concerned-looking faces among the Arsenal crowd as they take their seats for the second half. They know their team can ill-afford to drop points here today after last week’s draw.
19 Sept 202613.34 EDTSecond half kicks off
Arsenal get the game going again and immediately try to put pressure on United, who defend well.
19 Sept 202613.32 EDTThe teams are back out, Gunnersaurus is doing his final high-fives, and the second half is about to begin. Who’s going to get the better of this one? Surely someone is going to score?
19 Sept 202613.29 EDTWhat did we make of that first half, then? Drop me an email with your thoughts.
19 Sept 202613.19 EDTHalf-time, Arsenal 0-0 Manchester United
Both sides have played some good football and there have been decent openings for Terland, Caldentey and Blackstenius, but it’s goalless at the break. The second half is going to be very, very interesting.
19 Sept 202613.17 EDT45 min Huge save! Rodríguez sends a route-one ball up to the onrushing Batlle, who loses the ball on the edge of the area. It comes to Baum, however, who loops in an inch-perfect cross for Blackstenius to blast a header at goal. Tullis-Joyce is equal to it, making an acrobatic stop.
19 Sept 202613.13 EDT42 min Stanway plays an excellent diagonal ball from deep to Baum on the right, but she eventually runs into trouble. Baum then gets booked for dragging back Awujo as she looks to counterattack.
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