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Arsenal 11–1 Bristol City
The match was played at Meadow Park in Borehamwood
Event2019–20 FA WSL
Arsenal Women Bristol City Women
11 1
Date1 December 2019 (2019-12-01)
VenueMeadow Park, Borehamwood
RefereeHelen Conley
Attendance1,513

The 2019–20 FA Women's Super League (FA WSL) match between Arsenal and Bristol City at Meadow Park, Borehamwood, took place on 1 December 2019. Arsenal won the match 11–1, setting a new league record scoreline, surpassing the 9–0 record win set by Liverpool over Doncaster Rovers Belles in 2013.[1]

Dutch international striker Vivianne Miedema was involved in 10 of the 11 goals, which broke her own FA WSL record, previously set at five against Liverpool in September 2018. She scored a double hat-trick, a first in the league, and assisted four goals. Her six goals made her the highest-scoring non-British player in FA WSL history, overtaking South-Korean Ji So-yun. The other Arsenal scorers were Lisa Evans (twice), Leah Williamson, Jordan Nobbs, and Emma Mitchell. Yana Daniëls scored the only goal for Bristol.

BBC Sport called the match an "amazing 11–1 thrashing". The Guardian praised Miedema's performance as "one of the great individual displays of any era". The international press also covered the record-breaking game. The result put Arsenal top of the league on goal difference and left Bristol City in 11th place. The return match was never played, however, after The Football Association suspended the season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Arsenal ended the season in third position while Bristol City finished in 10th position, narrowly avoiding relegation. Miedema ended up as the 2019–20 FA WSL top scorer with 16 goals. She was also named Women's Footballer of Year by the Football Writers' Association.

Background

Arsenal finished the previous season season as league champions,[2] while Bristol City had finished in sixth place.[3] Prior to 1 December 2019, seven rounds of matches had been played in the 2019–20 season. Arsenal began the match in third position in the table. They were one point behind leaders Chelsea and level with Manchester City on 18 points, but behind on goal difference by seven.[4] Winless Bristol City were in 10th place, tied on 3 points with Birmingham City, but slightly ahead on goal difference. Both teams had played the previous weekend: Arsenal had beaten Liverpool and Bristol had lost to Manchester City.[3] The two teams had met 10 days earlier in the League Cup, at the same venue, Arsenal's home Meadow Park in Borehamwood, with the home team emerging 7–0 winners.[5]

Match

Summary

The match kicked off at 12:30 pm on Sunday 1 December 2019 in front of 1,513 spectators.[4][6] Arsenal manager Joe Montemurro played his team in a 3-4-3 formation. Bristol City manager Tanya Oxtoby played hers in a 4-2-3-1 line-up.[6] According to BBC Sport both teams were without injured players on their squad and could play to their full strength.[4] In the second minute, Arsenal's Beth Mead had the first chance of the match to score but saw her attempt saved by goalkeeper Sophie Baggaley. This was quickly followed by two corners for the home team. Lisa Evans opened the scoring for Arsenal with a 7th minute header from close range, assisted by striker Vivianne Miedema with a cross. Defender Leah Williamson doubled the lead three minutes later, again with a header, and again assisted by Miedema. The assist-maker then turned goal scorer herself in the 15th minute, with a right-footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner, off an assist from Lia Wälti. Miedema scored the fourth goal of the match from very close range after receiving a pass from Mead. Miedema's first hat-trick of the day came in the 36th minute, after she scored another goal at close range. Arsenal went into the half-time break with a 5–0 lead.[4]

External videos
video icon Arsenal Women 11-1 Bristol City Highlights, YouTube video from Arsenal

Miedema resumed scoring six minutes into the second half, netting her fourth goal of the day (Arsenal's sixth) with a right-footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. The assist came from Daniëlle van de Donk with a through ball. Jordan Nobbs became the fourth goalscorer of the game to make it 7–0 in the 54th minute with a right-footed shot, having been passed the ball by the Dutch striker. Miedema and Evans then helped each other. First Evans set up Miedema to score 8–0. Next, on the hour mark, Miedema's chip over the defence set up the sprinting Evans for her second goal of the day, making it 9–0.[2][4] Miedema scored her sixth goal (and second hat-trick) in the 64th minute to send Arsenal to double figures. When manager Montemurro subbed her off the pitch, she received a standing ovation.[4][7] Her substitute, Emma Mitchell, scored the home team's final goal of the match with an assist from Mead. Bristol City was awarded a late penalty after their Belgian striker, Yana Daniëls, was brought down in the box by goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger. In the 85th minute, Daniëls scored on the rebound of her own penalty kick. According to BBC Sport, by the end of the game, Arsenal had made 34 shots, an average of one every three minutes.[4][8]

Match details

Arsenal11–1Bristol City
 Report
Referee: Helen Conley
Arsenal
Bristol City
GK 1 Austria Manuela Zinsberger
CB 13 Switzerland Lia Wälti
CB 6 England Leah Williamson downward-facing red arrow 66'
CB 5 Scotland Jennifer Beattie downward-facing red arrow 65'
RWB 14 Netherlands Jill Roord
CM 22 Austria Viktoria Schnaderbeck
CM 7 Netherlands Daniëlle van de Donk
CM 8 England Jordan Nobbs
LWB 17 Scotland Lisa Evans
CF 11 Netherlands Vivianne Miedema downward-facing red arrow 70'
CF 23 England Beth Mead
Substitutes:
GK 18 France Pauline Peyraud-Magnin
DF 5 Scotland Emma Mitchell upward-facing green arrow 70'
DF 16 Republic of Ireland Louise Quinn upward-facing green arrow 65'
MF 20 Germany Leonie Maier upward-facing green arrow 66'
MF 10 Scotland Kim Little
Manager:
Australia Joe Montemurro
GK 1 England Sophie Baggaley
DF 2 Wales Loren Dykes
DF 4 England Jasmine Matthews
DF 5 Scotland Frankie Brown
MF 8 England Carla Humphrey
FW 9 England Ebony Salmon downward-facing red arrow 67'
FW 10 Belgium Yana Daniëls
FW 11 England Charlie Wellings downward-facing red arrow 80'
DF 12 England Florence Allen downward-facing red arrow 57'
DF 16 England Meaghan Sargeant
MF 25 New Zealand Olivia Chance
Substitutes:
GK 13 Scotland Eartha Cumings
DF 3 Wales Gemma Evans
DF 18 England Maisy Collis upward-facing green arrow 57'
MF 19 England Katie Robinson upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 20 England Georgia Wilson upward-facing green arrow 67'
DF 7 England Poppy Pattinson
MF 22 England Ellie-Mai Sanford
Manager:
Australia Tanya Oxtoby

Match rules[9]

  • 90 minutes
  • No extra time or penalties
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of three substitutions

Statistics

Statistics[4] Arsenal Bristol City
Goals scored 11 1
Total shots 34 5
Shots on target 16 2
Ball possession 74% 26%
Corner kicks 12 3
Fouls conceded 2 2
Yellow cards 0 0
Red cards 0 0

Records

The match resulted in the following league records:

  • A record scoreline, surpassing the 9–0 win set by Liverpool over Doncaster Rovers Belles in 2013.[4]
  • The highest winning margin.[10]
  • The first time a team scored double figures.[11]
  • Miedema became the first player to score a double hat-trick.[12]
  • Miedema's ten goal involvements broke the previous record of five, which she set in September 2018 against Liverpool (three goals, two assists).[4]
  • Miedema surpassed South-Korean Ji So-yun as the highest-scoring non-British player in league history.[13]

Post-match

Reactions

BBC Sport called the match an "amazing 11–1 thrashing" and singled out Miedema for her "remarkable individual performance". They thought her fourth goal was the best of the match, a goal The Independent described as "wonderful" and named Goal of the Match by The Football Association.[4][6][14] The Times wrote it was difficult to find fresh superlatives to describe Miedema and called her "unplayable".[15] The Guardian wrote that the "collective was clicking like never before", displaying "crisp instinctive passing", and describing Miedema's as "one of the great individual displays of any era",[2] an assessment echoed by The Telegraph and goal.com.[8][16] The international press also reacted. ESPN labelled Miedema's performance as a "stunning solo display of attacking football".[11] Dutch football magazine Voetbal International called her "inimitable".[7] German football magazine Kicker said it was something Messi, Ronaldo, and Lewandowski can only dream of.[17] Eurosport wrote she further proved her credentials as a nominee for the Ballon d'Or Féminin.[18]

Woman in football kit with ball
Miedema during an Arsenal home game, February 2020

In a post-match interview Miedema said: "The last few games have been really difficult for us, so it was important to raise the goal difference. I felt really good. I was probably happier with the assists than with the goals. We created more space with three-at-the-back. We knew where we could get at Bristol having played them recently. We’ve got the players to play three or four at the back which really helps."[6] Looking back on the game after the season had ended she said it had felt like a training game.[19]

Bristol City manager Oxtoby said her team did not follow the game plan, resulting in an unacceptable performance. She described the players and staff as "devastated", adding "We need to move on because, from my perspective, there's nothing to be learned from that."[4]

Aftermath

After the match, Arsenal moved from third to first in the table while Chelsea had their next game (against Everton) postponed by a frozen pitch. Manchester City recorded a 1–0 win over Liverpool, which was not enough to keep their goal difference advantage over Arsenal.[4][20] Bristol City dropped from 10th to 11th owing to goal difference. Miedema kept her position as the league's top goalscorer with 10 goals, and top assist maker with seven assists.[4][21] Her double hat-trick brought her season goal total across all competitions, club and Dutch national team, to 28 from 16 games.[7]

The return match was never played as The Football Association suspended the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic on 13 March 2020.[3][22] On 5 June, Chelsea were declared champions, based on points per games average, ahead of Manchester City and Arsenal. Because Arsenal did not finish in the top two, the team did not qualify for 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League. Bristol City finished in 10th position, narrowly avoiding relegation.[23] Miedema's 16 goals in the abbreviated season earned her the league's Golden Boot award for most goals scored. She was also named Women's Footballer of Year by the Football Writers' Association[24] and PFA Fans’ Player of the Year.[25]

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b c Wrack, Suzanne (4 December 2019). "Vivianne Miedema: Arsenal's six-goal headline stealer who hates limelight". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Barclays FA WSL 2020/21 Fixtures and Results". The Football Assocation. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Arsenal Women 11–1 Bristol City Women". BBC Sport. 1 December 2019. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  5. ^ "Arsenal 7–0 Bristol City". womenscompetitions.thefa.com. The Football Association. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d "Arsenal 11 - 1 Bristol City". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Onnavolgbare Miedema sloopt tegenstander met zes goals". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 1 December 2019.
  8. ^ a b Whyatt, Katie (1 December 2019). "Women's Super League round-up: Vivianne Miedema scores six and creates four more as Arsenal hammer Bristol City 11-1". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020.
  9. ^ The FA Women’s Super League and The FA Women’s Championship Competition Rules (PDF). The Football Association. 3 October 2019. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020.
  10. ^ Cox, Sam (1 December 2019). "Match report: Arsenal Women 11-1 Bristol City". Arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020.
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  14. ^ Holmes, Tom (1 December 2019). "Vivianne Miedema's six goals and four assists help Arsenal Women to record-breaking 11-1 win". The Independent. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020.
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  19. ^ Randev, Sonia (1 July 2020). ""I don't feel 23 – I feel 40!" Arsenal's Vivianne Miedema, FWA Women's Footballer of the Year". FourFourTwo. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Manchester City Women 1–0 Liverpool Women". BBC Sport. 1 December 2019. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
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  25. ^ Collings, Simon (24 August 2020). "Arsenal star Vivianne Miedema wins WSL Fans' Player of the Year award after superb season". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 21 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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