Mary Fowler's Man City boost with big WSL win over Arsenal
What happened
Mary Fowler came off the bench in her 100th Manchester City appearance as the champions beat Arsenal 4-2 at home in the Women's Super League.
City came from behind twice, with Lauren Hemp scoring twice before Kerstin Casparij equalised and Bunny Shaw added her fifth league goal.
The win kept City’s 100% start and left Arsenal 10 points behind the leaders after five rounds.
Arsenal remain 10th and have not won since the opening day, according to ABC.
Arsenal coach Renée Slegers said the club will review the season during the international break and that she remains in charge.
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- 2026-10-04 18:07 UTCGuardian · theguardian.com ↗
- 2026-10-04 21:20 UTCBBC · bbc.co.uk ↗
- 2026-10-04 22:51 UTCABC · abc.net.au ↗
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