Arsenal 1–1 Birmingham City, WSL Matchday 6

Arsenal v Birmingham City

Arsenal8th 6 pts

O. Smith 66′

1

1–1

Full time

Sat 17 Oct

Birmingham City11th 3 pts

O. Hurtré 53′

1

Sat 17 Oct, 7:45 am EDT Emirates Stadium WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 6

Key moments

53′Goal O. Hurtré (Birmingham City)0–1
66′Goal O. Smith (Arsenal)1–1

Top performers

Arsenal

O. SmithMARSshirt 111G4SH
A. RussoMARSshirt 230G6SH
L. Wubben-MoyDARSshirt 30G4SH

Birmingham City

O. HurtréMBIRshirt 221G3SH
L. CrosthwaiteFBIRshirt 160G1SH
L. NaalsundMBIRshirt 80G1SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Arsenal

8th▲2 from 10th

9 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 19 to play.

Birmingham City

11th▲2 from 13th

12 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 19 to play.

Team stats

ARS BIR

Possession: Arsenal: 75%; Birmingham City: 25%
Shots: Arsenal: 27; Birmingham City: 5
Corners: Arsenal: 11; Birmingham City: 1

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

WSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Manchester City	5	+10	15
2	Chelsea	5	+11	13
3	London City Lionesses	5	+10	12
4	Tottenham Hotspur	5	+8	10
5	Everton	5	0	9
6	Liverpool	5	+3	7
7	Manchester United	5	−4	7
8	Arsenal	6	−2	6
9	Crystal Palace	5	−6	6
10	Brighton & Hove Albion	5	+1	5
11	Birmingham City	6	−5	3
12	West Ham United	5	−6	3
13	Aston Villa	5	−7	3
14	Charlton Athletic	5	−13	0

After this result

By the numbers

Birmingham City have 1 home win from 4 at home, and 0 from 4 away. 1.3 points a match at home, 0.3 away.

Arsenal have 5 points from last 5, in step with their season. 1.0 a match, against 1.3 all season. WSL average 1.4.

Arsenal have scored 8 goals, the 11th most in the WSL. 1.0 a match. WSL average 1.6.

Arsenal have 2 away wins from 4 away, and 0 from 4 at home. 1.5 points a match away, 1.0 at home.

The match on the pitch

Arsenal: 75% possession; 105 possessions; 21% ended in a shot; 39% reached the box; 7.3 actions each
Birmingham City: 25% possession; 98 possessions; 4% ended in a shot; 8% reached the box; 2.7 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Arsenal

Birmingham City

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Arsenal started 29% of their possessions in the final third, Birmingham City 4%.

Where the shots came from

ArsenalBirmingham City

Arsenal attack right, Birmingham City left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Arsenal

Birmingham City

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

ArsenalBirmingham City

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

ArsenalBirmingham City

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

ArsenalBirmingham City

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,736 events in the record.

Period Minute 95 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Arsenal attack right, Birmingham City left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

78 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:44	S. Holmberg	Arsenal
2:25	Misa	Arsenal
3:21	L. Wubben-Moy	Arsenal
4:12	A. Russo	Arsenal
5:51	A. Russo	Arsenal
7:56	O. Hurtré	Birmingham City
7:59	O. Hurtré	Birmingham City
8:02	O. Hurtré	Birmingham City
9:41	O. Smith	Arsenal
9:57	L. Baum	Arsenal
10:59	O. Hurtré	Birmingham City
13:19	K. Cooney-Cross	Arsenal
13:20	S. Baggaley	Birmingham City
13:28	L. Crosthwaite	Birmingham City
13:31	L. Crosthwaite	Birmingham City
16:29	L. Crosthwaite	Birmingham City
17:17	A. Russo	Arsenal
19:39	O. Hurtré	Birmingham City
21:19	O. Smith	Arsenal
22:06	L. Crosthwaite	Birmingham City

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Lineups

ArsenalFormation 4-2-3-1

Arsenal, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 16 Misa. Line 1: 31 S. Holmberg, 6 L. Williamson, 3 L. Wubben-Moy, 22 O. Batlle. Line 2: 4 G. Stanway, 32 K. Cooney-Cross. Line 3: 19 L. Baum, 23 A. Russo, 11 O. Smith. Line 4: 25 S. Blackstenius.

Arsenal lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
16	Misa	90	0
31	S. Holmberg, off at 78′	78	0
22	O. Batlle, off at 86′	86	0
32	K. Cooney-Cross	90	0
6	L. Williamson	90	0
3	L. Wubben-Moy	90	0
19	L. Baum, off at 86′	86	0
4	G. Stanway	90	0
25	S. Blackstenius, off at 77′	77	0
23	A. Russo	90	0
11	O. Smith	90	1
Substitutes
2	E. Fox, on at 78′	12	0
5	É. De Almeida, on at 86′	4	0
9	C. Foord, on at 86′	4	0
14	G. Reuteler, on at 77′	13	0
Team			1

Unused: A. Borbe, I. Damm, S. Catley, T. Hinds

All player stats

Arsenal lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 8 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
31	S. Holmberg, off at 78′	78	0	1	4	69%	1	0
22	O. Batlle, off at 86′	86	0	0	1	91%	2	0
32	K. Cooney-Cross	90	0	3	3	93%	0	1
6	L. Williamson	90	0	0	4	85%	0	0
3	L. Wubben-Moy	90	0	4	0	89%	1	1
19	L. Baum, off at 86′	86	0	2	2	65%	1	0
4	G. Stanway	90	0	2	1	93%	1	0
25	S. Blackstenius, off at 77′	77	0	2	0	85%	0	0
23	A. Russo	90	0	6	1	84%	0	0
11	O. Smith	90	1	4	2	70%	0	2
Substitutes
28	A. Borbe	–
40	I. Damm	–
2	E. Fox, on at 78′	12	0	0	1	52%	0	0
5	É. De Almeida, on at 86′	4	0	2	0	100%	0	0
7	S. Catley	–
9	C. Foord, on at 86′	4	0	0	0	80%	0	0
14	G. Reuteler, on at 77′	13	0	1	1	80%	0	0
24	T. Hinds	–
Team			1	27	20	84%	6	4

Arsenal goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
16	Misa	90	0	1	0%	1	0

Birmingham CityFormation 4-4-1-1

Birmingham City, 4-4-1-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 23 S. Baggaley. Line 1: 18 R. McKenna, 6 S. Cooke, 21 M. Turner, 30 N. Herron. Line 2: 22 O. Hurtré, 26 A. Miyagawa, 8 L. Naalsund, 3 M. Levasseur. Line 3: 14 S. Amano. Line 4: 16 L. Crosthwaite.

Birmingham City lineup: 11 starters, then 2 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
23	S. Baggaley	90	0
18	R. McKenna	90	0
30	N. Herron	90	0
26	A. Miyagawa	90	0
6	S. Cooke	90	0
21	M. Turner	90	0
22	O. Hurtré, off at 79′	79	1
8	L. Naalsund	90	0
16	L. Crosthwaite	90	0
14	S. Amano, off at 57′	57	0
3	M. Levasseur	90	0
Substitutes
7	L. Geum-Min, on at 57′	33	0
27	V. Sarri, on at 79′	11	0
Team			1

Unused: L. Thomas, K. Startup, M. Harris, J. Rastocle, W. Leidhammar, R. Holloway, C. Cornet

All player stats

Birmingham City lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
18	R. McKenna	90	0	0	1	54%	1	0
30	N. Herron	90	0	0	1	52%	2	6
26	A. Miyagawa	90	0	0	0	70%	4	4
6	S. Cooke	90	0	0	1	70%	0	0
21	M. Turner	90	0	0	0	93%	0	0
22	O. Hurtré, off at 79′	79	1	3	0	52%	0	0
8	L. Naalsund	90	0	1	1	81%	2	0
16	L. Crosthwaite	90	0	1	0	50%	0	0
14	S. Amano, off at 57′	57	0	0	0	75%	0	0
3	M. Levasseur	90	0	0	0	53%	1	3
Substitutes
1	L. Thomas	–
40	K. Startup	–
2	M. Harris	–
4	J. Rastocle	–
7	L. Geum-Min, on at 57′	33	0	0	1	67%	0	1
10	W. Leidhammar	–
15	R. Holloway	–
19	C. Cornet	–
27	V. Sarri, on at 79′	11	0	0	0	–	0	0
Team			1	5	5	62%	10	14