Arsenal Women 1-0 Tottenham Women: Gunners keep pace with title rivals after seventh straight WSL home win

Arsenal kept the pressure on at the top of the WSL table with a 1-0 victory over north London rivals Tottenham at a sold-out Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners dominated much of the game but a combination of wastefulness in front of goal and resolute Spurs defending saw the home side frustrated in the first half. It was actually Spurs who went closest to opening the scoring when Jessica Naz's shot was tipped onto the crossbar by Manuela Zinsberger.

However, Tottenham's resistance was broken early in the second half when Beth Mead teed up Alessia Russo for her sixth goal of the league campaign.

Arsenal pushed for a second but the England striker's goal proved to be the winner as the Gunners secured a club-record seventh straight win at home in the WSL.

The victory sees Jonas Eidevall's side move level on points with second-placed Chelsea, who have the chance to go above current leaders Man City and back to the top of the table when they face Leicester later on Sunday, live on Sky Sports (kick-off 6pm).

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Arsenal host Aston Villa in a League Cup semi-final clash on Wednesday; kick-off 7.15pm.

The Gunners return to WSL action on Friday March 15 with a trip to title rivals Chelsea, live on Sky Sports; kick-off 7pm.

Meanwhile, Spurs are in FA Cup action next weekend as they host Man City on Sunday March 10; kick-off 3pm.

Their return to WSL action sees them host Leicester on Sunday March 17; kick-off 2pm.

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