The team led by Jonas Eidevall dominated from beginning to end and deserved more than the three goals Victoria Pelova, Lotte Wubben-Moy, and Stina Blackstenius scored in the second half.
With five games left, the Gunners’ victory maintains them six points behind Chelsea and Manchester City, the top two teams.
The visitors arrived late at the stadium due to traffic problems, and Ebony Salmon’s first-half goal put the home team ahead in a 45-minute delayed match.
The Gunners’ embarrassing gaffe on their travels has happened twice in as many weeks; nine days ago, their match against Chelsea was postponed due to a clash between their socks and the host team’s.
travels, with their match against Chelsea nine days prior likewise being postponed due to a sock conflict with the home team.
However, they were in control versus Villa, unlike that loss, even after a defensive blunder by Adriana Leon allowed Salmon to find space and fire a low shot into the bottom left corner from ten yards out.
The visitors pummeled their goal with 37 shots in a single match this season, the most by any side. That turned out to be Villa’s last shot of the game, and the hosts had to fend off wave after wave of onslaught.
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