Manchester City and Arsenal meet at The Academy Stadium this afternoon in what promises to be the biggest game of the weekend in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League.
Victory for the home side would see them move to within a point of Arsenal while three points for the visitors would keep them in the mix with Manchester United and Chelsea at the top of the table.
Ahead of the match, FA Women’s Super League Full-Time take a look at the facts and figures behind the two sides as we summarise Manchester City’s meeting with Arsenal ‘in numbers’.
41 – Midfielder Sam Mewis netted the winning goal in the 41st minute when the two sides last met at The Academy Stadium in October. Manchester City won 2-1 in the semi-finals of the 2019/2020 Vitality Women’s FA Cup.
4 – Arsenal currently boast a four-point lead over Manchester City in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League table.
12 – The Gunners have scored 12 more goals than Gareth Taylor’s side in this season’s Barclays FA Women’s Super League.
22 – Arsenal forward Vivianne Miedema has registered 22 shots on target this season, the best record in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League. Manchester City forward Georgia Stanway holds the best shots on target record for her side with nine.
14,959 – Arsenal defender Leah Williamson has passed the ball 14,959 yards in total so far this season. She holds the record for the highest passing distance ahead of Steph Houghton whose passes have covered 10,902 yards.
6 – Two goals in six minutes set Manchester City on their way to a 2-1 victory over Arsenal in the last league meeting between the two sides in February. Pauline Bremer and Lauren Hemp were on-target for City at The Academy Stadium.
60 – Arsenal enjoyed 60% of the possession in their last visit to The Academy Stadium in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League in February.
2 – Two first half goals from Vivianne Miedema and Danielle van de Donk helped Arsenal to a 2-1 victory over Manchester City at Meadow Park in last season’s FA Women’s Continental League Cup semi-finals.
Manchester City’s Barclays FA Women’s Super League fixture against Arsenal is scheduled to kick-off at 2.30pm and will be screened live on BT Sport 1.