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Arsenal and Birmingham City level at 1-1 late in WSL match
Arsenal and Birmingham City were level at 1-1 late in their Women’s Super League match in north London.
Birmingham’s Oceane Hurtre scored with the team’s first shot on target, before Arsenal’s Olivia Smith equalised.
The match was still in stoppage time, so the final result was not yet known.
Arsenal were 10th and had gone four league games without a win, with two draws and two defeats.
Arsenal midfielder Mariona Caldentey was out for up to 10 weeks, according to the match coverage.
Arsenal’s manager Renée Slegers said the team had used the international break to reset and wanted to build momentum in the games ahead.
Arsenal face nine games in the next six weeks, beginning with this match against Birmingham.
Arsenal and Birmingham City were level at 1-1 late in their Women’s Super League match.
Birmingham’s Hurte scored with the team’s first shot on target.
Olivia Smith scored Arsenal’s equaliser.
The match was played at Emirates Stadium in north London.
Arsenal had gone four league games without a win before the match.
- Who
- Arsenal and Birmingham City.
- What
- They were playing a Women’s Super League match that was 1-1 late in the game.
- When
- 17 October 2026.
- Where
- Emirates Stadium, north London.
- Why
- Not stated
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Hurte scored for Birmingham with the team’s first shot on target.
Olivia Smith scored Arsenal’s equaliser to make it 1-1.
Arsenal and Birmingham remained level at 1-1.
- Score late in the match
- Arsenal 1-1 Birmingham City
- Competition
- Women’s Super League
- Venue
- Emirates Stadium, north London
- Birmingham scorer
- Hurte
- Arsenal scorer
- Olivia Smith
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What people are saying
We know that we’ve fallen short of the high standards we hold ourselves to and that we have to find our way back immediately.
We have nine games in the next six weeks.