Spurs women score with Thomas securing FIRST ever WSL win against Arsenal
Tottenham women enjoyed a 1-0 victory over Arsenal in the capital on Saturday after Martha Thomas fired the hosts ahead with a terrific team goal.
It was an afternoon of history-making for Spurs, who secured their first ever WSL win over Arsenal in the leagues history.
Off the back of a 4-0 defeat at home to Manchester United last week, and losing on penalties to Arsenal just days ago in the Conti Cup campaign, Spurs made just one change heading into the North London derby clash.
Just after the break, Tottenham enjoyed a spectacular team goal, playing out from the back with summer signing Barbora Vitokova making her first WSL start since joining the club.
Grace Clinton played the ball across to Martha Thomas, who passed to Norweigan Celin Bizet Ildhusøy who eventually secured the assist for Thomas' strike.
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium erupted as the goal marked Spurs' first ever league win against Arsenal, who's last WSL meeting was marked with a 5-1 win for the Gunners at the Emirates.
Robert Vilahamn, who took over as manager in July after Rehanne Skinner was sacked after a run of nine straight league defeats which left the club in tenth position in the league.
Arsenal made nine changes to their squad, after Viviane Miedema enjoyed her first start for the Gunners since December 2022 due to an ACL injury.
Boss Jonas Eidevall opted for Cloe Lacasse, Frida Maanum, Stina Blackstenius and Viviane Miedema as his choice of attackers for the cup clash, though swapped out all except Maanum on Saturday.
Beth Mead, Caitlin Foord and Alessia Russo stepped in for the Gunners, though their impressive array of attackers was not enough to bypass Tottenham's solid defence.
Gunners star Miedema won her 100th WSL appearance as she geared up for
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