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  • Arsenal earn late draw against leaders Chelsea but have two goals controversially ruled out

  • Blues stay five points ahead of Gunners

  • Aston Villa inflict Man Utd's first defeat of the season

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  1. T'ra for nowpublished at 15:01 GMT 8 November 2025

    Hampton waves at the Chelsea fansImage source, Getty Images

    Well that's all we have to bring you on this live page.

    Thanks very much for joining us for a thrilling London derby that ended in Arsenal and Chelsea sharing the spoils, plus Villa's big win at United - Click on each link to read the match report from those games.

    Keep an eye across our women's football index and dedicated social pages for further news and reaction.

    Cheerio!

  2. WATCH LIVE: Everton v Man Citypublished at 14:59 GMT 8 November 2025

    Everton v Man City (14:30 GMT)

    BBC Two

    Promo image everton v City

    After today's dropped points for Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal, tomorrow it's Manchester City's turn.

    You can tune into their trip to Everton from 14:10 GMT on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.

    Might as well stick it on Tele while you follow our coverage here on your phone or another digital device!

  3. Coming uppublished at 14:58 GMT 8 November 2025

    We've got four more fixtures to bring you tomorrow afternoon, starting with London City v Spurs at 11:55 GMT, then a double header at 12:00 GMT, before Manchester City's visit to Everton at 14:30 GMT.

    We'll have full coverage of all the games right here, so do make sure to come back and join us.

    WSL graphics for Sunday's fixtures
  4. 'This is a shock'published at 14:58 GMT 8 November 2025

    FT: Manchester United 0-1 Aston Villa

    Sanny Rudravajhala
    BBC Radio 5 Live at Leigh Sports Village

    This is a shock. United were unbeaten in the WSL and on a run of four wins in a row after back-to-back wins in the Champions League in between domestic duties. It's a deserved win for the visitors and a huge confidence boost for Villa's players.

    Marc Skinner agreed with me that flat was the best way to describe United's performance, but they can use that as motivation for facing PSG here on Wednesday.

    For Natalia Arroyo's side, they stuck to the game plan and she also revealed that Miri Taylor told her that she would score today.

    It was a fantastic strike to win it, Taylor timing her strike of a bouncing ball from a corner to perfection. They rode out the late pressure and deservedly leave Leigh with all three points.

  5. 'Can't moan at the result'published at 14:56 GMT 8 November 2025

    FT Man Utd 0-1 Aston Villa

    Manchester United

    Manchester United boss Marc Skinner: "It was very flat. I felt we needed to be cleaner - we needed to be cleaner in our actions and our techniques. But I don't want to overemphasise the situation. You are going to have flat performances.

    "What we need to do is make sure we turn that into a better performance going into the PSG game. Look, sometimes these [results] happen. I thought Villa's goal was a scrappy, scruffy, goal from a set piece.

    "It happens and sometimes it goes against you, but today I didn't think we deserved anything from the game. I can't moan at the end result."

  6. Postpublished at 14:55 GMT 8 November 2025

    FT: Manchester United 0-1 Aston Villa

    Let's make one final stop to Leigh to hear Manchester United boss Marc Skinner's verdict on his side's first league defeat of the season.

  7. 'Thompson is doing really well'published at 14:53 GMT 8 November 2025

    FT: Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea

    Chelsea

    More from Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor, speaking to Sky Sports about Alyssa Thompson's performance: "I think Alyssa is doing really well. She's bringing an impact in the team. Even if she's young, she has a lot of talent. She's connecting more and more to her teammates, understanding the way we want to play as a team. She's improving, so I'm really pleased with her performance.

    On equalling their 33-game unbeaten record: "Again, I think people need to realise coming here in the Emirates Stadium with the atmosphere and trying to not concede a goal was something great, even if we conceded at the end, just the fact we were able to bring the tie from the game today means a lot."

  8. 'Frustrated to concede the late goal'published at 14:49 GMT 8 November 2025

    FT: Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea

    Chelsea

    Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor, speaking to Sky Sports: "A bit frustrated about the goal we conceded at the end of the game. To be fair, in the second half, we probably didn't control the game as we wanted to.

    "Analysing the game, we created a lot of opportunities in the first half, we probably could've killed the game, and we score one goal, it was not enough to kill the opposition's hope. They stayed alive and I think in the second half it was more difficult. We didn't control the ball as I said, but really proud of the team's performance. I think the players showed a lot of resilience on the pitch. They all defended and tried to protect the goal, and I think in the defensive aspects, we were quite good.

    "I think when you play a team like Arsenal they have a lot of technicality, so when you are able to recover the ball it's more like the fact when you recover you have to be able to hod the ball a little bit more, being brave under pressure, making sure we hold the ball for the team to get tired on the pitch."

    On Stina Blackstenius' goal ruled out for handball: "Difficult for me to say anything on that. I was too focused on some other parts of the game. The referee was in a better position to make the call, so I need to watch the game again to make some comments."

    On Frida Maanum's goal ruled out for offside: "I'm not aligned, so I can't see whether the offside was offside or not, so I don't want to comment on that."

  9. Postpublished at 14:48 GMT 8 November 2025

    FT: Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea

    Right back to the Emirates and reaction from the blue side of London with Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor.

  10. 'Hopefully this allows us to have bigger ambition and belief 'published at 14:44 GMT 8 November 2025

    FT: Manchester United 0-1 Aston Villa

    Aston Villa

    Aston Villa boss Natalia Arroyo speaking to Sky Sports about what this win can do for the group moving forwards: "We know that for these types of games probably no one expects us to win, so if we can take something, the point at the Emirates and these three here at United, that allows us to believe and dream bigger.

    "I cannot analyse the big win without connecting it to the two draws against Everton and Leicester, they are the games that we need to be able to win. The points are good and important if we can add this three.

    "Hopefully this allows us to have bigger ambition and belief as a club, and we can continue against London City before the break and really grow in the table and think higher."

  11. 'Hopefully we can kick on and start getting more wins'published at 14:41 GMT 8 November 2025

    FT: Manchester United 0-1 Aston Villa

    Aston Villa

    Aston Villa forward Kirsty Hanson speaking to Sky Sports about her side's win: "It was tiring I have to say but I'm so, so proud of the team. Last week we were very disappointed conceding so last minute, we worked hard last week and so happy it came out today."

    On the side being the top scorers from set pieces this season: "We know sometimes that's what you have got to get in games against top teams like United. We've been working hard on them and just been doing everything else as well."

    On her role: "Sometimes you've just got to work hard. I might not get the goal but especially against United they keep putting pressure on us. So my job was to just get the team forward, win throw ins, corners, free kicks. I was just trying to do my best today."

    On kickstarting the campaign with this win: Hopefully. You can see we have been quite unbeaten, some frustrating draws, but hopefully we can kick on and start getting more wins."

  12. 'Credit to us, they looked a worse team than they are'published at 14:39 GMT 8 November 2025

    FT: Manchester United 0-1 Aston Villa

    Aston Villa

    Aston Villa boss Natalia Arroyo speaking to Sky Sports about their win: "It's a massive win. I am still excited. It's not that I can't believe it, I know the team can do that, but we were looking for this type of performance, especially after Everton and how we defended there.

    "I am happy that we were able to get a clean sheet again. We suffered a bit at the end because they were chasing the game but we were super solid. They were hardly able to get any passes between us and they looked a worse team than they are, which is credit to us. They could not find the combinations.

    "We had chances to almost kill the game earlier so we were not dying of tension but again super proud, it's a big three points and we are working and building what we want to be."

    On being joint-top for goals from set pieces: "In set pieces attacking and defensively we are trying to dedicate the typical time really. We are talking about throw ins too because I believe they are a set piece and we did better with them today.

    "We are not doing more than other days we are not scoring but training it every day we are finding different solutions so it is difficult for the opposition to analyse us."

  13. Postpublished at 14:36 GMT 8 November 2025

    FT: Manchester United 0-1 Aston Villa

    Let's park reaction from the Emirates for now and turn to matters up north where Villa have inflicted a first WSL defeat of the season upon Manchester United, whilst also keeping a clean sheet against the league's top scorers.

    Starting with a very happy Natalia Arroyo...

  14. Postpublished at 14:33 GMT 8 November 2025

    FT: Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea

    Chelsea

    There were more than a few hairy moments for champions Chelsea in that second half, and they got lucky with the two big decisions of the game, the handball ruling out Blackstenius' then equaliser plus the offside call that ruled out Maanum's winner.

    They've now lost 4 points from winning positions in the Women's Super League this season, only Liverpool (9) and Everton (7) have lost more.

    They may still be unbeaten under Sonia Bompastor, but there's plenty of improvements to be made.

  15. 'I'm in favour of VAR'published at 14:28 GMT 8 November 2025

    FT: Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea

    Arsenal

    Arsenal head coach Renee Slegers, speaking to Sky Sports on the Stina Blackstenius handball decision: "We were very surprised because I don't see any players called for it. We watched it back, it's hard, I've just watched it back from one angle and it doesn't look like a handball, so that's frustrating, of course."

    On Frida Maanum's disallowed goal: "That angle is really hard to see. For me, in retrospect, being able to see it on video, being able to pause, it's hard for me to see. It's really hard for the referee on the pitch in live action to see as well. It's a game where you see momentum shifts, and Chelsea are on top of us at the start of the game, and we come back and show such mentality in the game and so much quality. It's fine margins and then certain decisions, because really big decisions which are out of our hands. If you asked me the question now if I am in favour of VAR, I would say yes.

    "It makes. a big impact because it's so hard this game for both teams. There's so much effort going into creating things and finishing things, so of course it does something. What I'm happy with is how the team stayed very composed. It drove their energy and urgency and wanting more and being convinced we can score one."

  16. Tale of the gamepublished at 14:26 GMT 8 November 2025

    FT: Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea

    In case you're tuning into our coverage late or even if you're head is still scrambled from that chaotic finish, here's the timeline of events from the Emirates, including the late decision to rule out a likely Arsenal winner.

    Thompson puts Chelsea ahead on 9 minutesImage source, Getty Images
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    Thompson puts Chelsea ahead on 9 minutes

    Blackstenius equalises for Arsenal, 54 minutesImage source, Getty Images
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    Blackstenius equalises for Arsenal on 54 minutes - it's then ruled out for handball

    Russo equalises for Arsenal on 87 minutesImage source, Getty Images
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    Russo equalises for Arsenal on 87 minutes

    Referee Mellisa Burgin disallows Maanum's 90th minute winner for offsideImage source, Getty Images
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    Referee Mellisa Burgin disallows Frida Maanum's 90th minute goal for offside, keeping the score at 1-1

  17. 'Clearly not handball'published at 14:20 GMT 8 November 2025

    FT: Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea

    Rachel Corsie
    Former Scotland captain on Sky Sports

    On the handball call to rule out Stina Blackstenius' goal:

    It's clearly not. I think the referee perhaps thought because her arms go back to balance Stina Blackstenius' movement. You see as it hits her chest her arms drop back behind her and the referee thinks that's why it's brushed an arm.

    She's got to get that right. It's not a difficult decision. You see the referee waits and calls for a foul. If you look at the Chelsea players there's not a single arm up.

  18. 'Disallowed goals were wrong decisions'published at 14:18 GMT 8 November 2025

    FT: Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea

    Arsenal

    Arsenal goalscorer Alessia Russo, speaking to Sky Sports: "Really disappointed not to take all three points. I think we deserved to win and I think some of the goals we scored were wrong decisions.

    "I know the referees have a tough job, it's a high-level level we're in now. Frustrated. I've just come straight off the pitch, so I'm frustrated. I understand they have a tough job, but I'm disappointed to not take all three points."

  19. Postpublished at 14:18 GMT 8 November 2025

    FT: Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea

    Let's go inside the Arsenal camp to hear what they made of that tough, battling draw against Chelsea at the Emirates.

  20. 'Arsenal have been robbed'published at 14:15 GMT 8 November 2025

    FT: Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea

    Izzy Christiansen
    Former England midfielder on Sky Sports

    Arsenal put themselves in a position in that second half that showed signs of a team that were so hungry to get back into the game. What they did was exceptional from start to finish in that second half.

    They scored two goals that have been disallowed. That game should have finished 3-1 to Arsenal.

    They were two absolutely abysmal decisions. I think it’s cost them and they have been robbed. There’s no other way to put it, they have been robbed.