Matthew Appleby was pitchside at The Academy Stadium for Impetus yesterday to capture the best of the action as these two Barclays WSL heavyweights went head to head (12/2/23).
Above: Celebration time as Manchester City take an early lead. Photo: Matthew Appleby for Impetus.
Manchester City 2-1 Arsenal
EXCLUSIVE Photo Gallery from Matthew Appleby.


















Teams: MANCHESTER CITY (4-2-3-1): Roebuck, Casparij, Houghton, Greenwood, Aleixandri, Hasegawa, Angeldahl, Kelly, Coombs, Hemp, Shaw. Substitutes: Fowler, Castellanos, Raso, Ouhabi, MacIver (GK), Blakstad.
Scorers: Hemp 4′, Kelly 43′.
ARSENAL (3-4-3): Zinsburger, Williamson, Wubben-Moy, Carvalho Souza, Maritz, Little, Maanum, Catley, Pelova, Blackstenius, Foord. Substitutes: Beattie, Wälti, D’Angelo, McCabe, Hurtig, Marckese, Queiroz Costa, Møller Kühl, Weinroither.
Scorer: Carvalho Souza 59′.
Referee: Rebecca Welch.
Attendance: 4,542.