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Arsenal need a win against Tottenham to revive their WSL season
Arsenal have gone five Women’s Super League games without a win and badly need a change in results.
They face Tottenham in the north London derby at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.
Arsenal are the more decorated club, but they have struggled to turn possession and chances into goals this season.
Their poor form has left them well behind the league leaders and nine points off third-placed London City, while Tottenham are four points ahead of their neighbours.
Arsenal manager Renée Slegers is under pressure, although the club’s hierarchy is understood to still back her.
Both teams need a win to strengthen their Champions League hopes, and Arsenal may need a run of victories to catch up.
Tottenham have shown more clinical form, including big wins earlier in the season, and their former Arsenal player Victoria Pelova has scored five league goals.
Arsenal need a win against Tottenham in Saturday’s north London derby to revive their Women’s Super League season.
Arsenal are winless in five league matches and nine points behind third-placed London City, according to the Guardian.
Tottenham are four points above Arsenal before the match and have recorded big wins over Crystal Palace and Aston Villa.
Arsenal have struggled to turn chances and possession into goals, while Tottenham have shown a more clinical edge.
The result could affect both clubs’ hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League.
- Who
- Arsenal and Tottenham’s women’s teams.
- What
- They meet in a Women’s Super League north London derby that Arsenal need to win to improve their season.
- When
- Saturday; the articles were published on 23 and 24 October 2026.
- Where
- Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
- Why
- Arsenal need a result to revive their bid for Champions League qualification, while both teams are seeking a win in the race to catch the teams above them.
Arsenal
Tottenham
Match stakes
Arsenal
Arsenal need a win to revive their season and their Champions League qualification hopes.
Tottenham
Tottenham can extend their advantage over Arsenal and have a chance to build on their strong results earlier in the season.
Team form
Arsenal
Arsenal are winless in five WSL matches and have struggled to convert chances into goals.
Tottenham
Tottenham have beaten Crystal Palace 7-0 and Aston Villa 4-0 this season, though they lost their two most recent league matches.
Tottenham beat Crystal Palace 7-0, with Denmark playmaker Olivia Holdt scoring a hat-trick.
Arsenal drew with Birmingham, leaving them winless in five WSL matches, according to the Guardian.
Tottenham host Arsenal at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
- Arsenal league position
- Eighth, according to BBC Sport
- Arsenal gap to third-placed London City
- Nine points, according to the Guardian
- Tottenham’s lead over Arsenal
- Four points before Saturday’s meeting
- Arsenal shot conversion rate
- 5.9% according to BBC Sport; 4.1% according to the Guardian
- Tottenham win over Crystal Palace
- 7-0
- Tottenham win over Aston Villa
- 4-0
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What people are saying
You can't question the commitment of the players, but they are trying to walk it in.
We have to beat them.
It’s absolutely not what we expected [our recent results] or what we wanted.