Arsenal Women 11–1 Bristol City Women
.jpg) The match was played at Meadow Park in Borehamwood | |||||||
| Event | 2019–20 FA WSL | ||||||
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| Date | 1 December 2019 | ||||||
| Venue | Meadow Park, Borehamwood | ||||||
| Referee | Helen Conley | ||||||
The 2019–20 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 WSL record scoreline, surpassing the 9–0 win set by Liverpool Ladies over Doncaster Rovers Belles in 2013.
Dutch striker Vivianne Miedema was involved in 10 of the 11 goals, which broke her own WSL record for single-game goal involvements set at five in September 2018 against Liverpool. She scored a double hat-trick, a first in the WSL, and assisted four goals. Her six goals also took her all-time WSL goal tally to 36, overtaking Ji So-yun as the highest-scoring non-British player in league history.
Background
By 1 December 2019 seven matches of the 2019–20 FA WSL season had been played. Arsenal begun the match in third position in the table, level with Manchester City on 18 points but behind on goal difference by seven. Winless Bristol City were in 10th place, tied on 3 points with Birmingham City but slightly ahead on goal difference. Both teams had been in league action the previous weekend. Arsenal had beaten Liverpool and Bristol had lost to Manchester City.[1] The two teams had met 10 days previously in the League Cup, with Arsenal emerging 7–0 winners.[2] According to BBC Sport both teams went into the game at full strength.[3] Arsenal's lineup contained four changes from the League Cup match, while Bristol City made two changes.
Match
Summary
The match at Arsenal's home Meadow Park kicked off at 12:30 GMT in front of 1,513 spectators.[4][3] Lisa Evans opened the scoring in the 7th minute before Leah Williamson doubled Arsenal's advantage three minutes later, both assisted by Vivianne Miedema. Miedema then scored a hat-trick in the space of 21 minutes to send Arsenal into the half-time break with a 5–0 lead.
Miedema resumed scoring six minutes into the second half, betting her fourth of the day and Arsenal's sixth before Jordan Nobbs became the fourth goalscorer of the game to make it 7–0 in the 54th minute. Two minutes later Miedema once again netted before claiming her fourth assist on the hour mark as Evans got her brace to make it 9–0. Miedema scored her sixth and final goal of the day four minutes later to send Arsenal to double figures before Emma Mitchell scored one with an assist from Beth Mead. Bristol City were awarded a late penalty after Belgian striker Yana Daniëls was brought down in the box by Arsenal's goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger. Daniëls tucked away the rebound in the 85th minute after Zinsberger had saved the original penalty before the final whistle confirmed the largest victory in WSL history. By the end of the game Arsenal had made 34 shots, an average of one every three minutes.[3]
Match details
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Statistics
| Statistics | Arsenal | Bristol City |
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| Goals scored | 11 | 1 |
| Total shots | 32 | 5 |
| Shots on target | 17 | 2 |
| Ball possession | 65% | 35% |
| Corner kicks | 12 | 3 |
| Fouls conceded | 2 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 0 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
Records
The match resulted in the following WSL records:
- The 11–1 was a new record scoreline, surpassing the 9–0 win set by Liverpool Ladies over Doncaster Rovers Belles in 2013.[2]
- It also became the highest winning margin.[5]
- Miedema became the first player to score a double hat-trick.[6] The six goals were scored in the space of 19 minutes.[3]
- Ten goal involvements broke the previous record of five, which was set, also by Miedema, in September 2018 against Liverpool (three goals, two assists).[7]
- Miedema set her all-time WSL goal tally to 36, overtaking Ji So-yun as the highest-scoring non-British player in league history.[8]
Post-match
Arsenal moved from third to first in the table, ahead of Manchester City on goal difference after City recorded a 1–0 win over Liverpool[9] and Chelsea had their game against Everton postponed by a frozen pitch. Bristol City dropped from 10th to 11th owing to goal difference despite Birmingham City not playing Tottenham until midweek.[3]
References
- ^ "Fixtures and results". The FA Womens Leagues and Competitions. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Arsenal 7–0 Bristol City". womenscompetitions.thefa.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Arsenal Women 11–1 Bristol City Women". BBC Sport. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "Arsenal 11 - 1 Bristol City". The FA.
- ^ "Match report: Arsenal Women 11-1 Bristol City". Arsenal.com. 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Arsenal 11-1 Bristol City: Vivianne Miedema becomes first WSL player to score double hat-trick". Arsenal.com. 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Miedema OptaStats". OptaJoe. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "WSL: Arsenal's Vivianne Miedema hits six in record 11-1 rout of Bristol City". The Guardian. 1 December 2019.
- ^ "Manchester City Women 1–0 Liverpool Women". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 December 2019.