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That’s all from me today! I’ll leave you with Suzanne Wrack’s match report from Stamford Bridge.
Arsenal winger Beth Mead tells BBC Sport: “I just thought we figured out where we could hurt them and we did that in the second half especially, and we put our chances away. I thought we could have had more, we created more and we are really happy to get the three points today.
“Apparently I like scoring against Chelsea but I love playing for this club, for this badge and always to get a goal feels like the first time, and I am very proud about that.”
Chelsea defender Lucy Bronze tells BBC Sport: “I think at the end we probably created enough chances to at least get one goal back, which might have swung it a little bit. In the first half they started really well and it was like a bit of a basketball game, and then they were just clinical in the second half with the chances that they had.
“The second goal was a bit of a killer. Two in quick succession. At the end you saw us pushing, should have got a goal and maybe could have nicked a point, but that’s football.”
Manchester City will be absolutely thrilled with that result. A win tomorrow against London City Lionesses will see them move nine points clear at the top of the WSL table ahead of their meeting with Chelsea next week.
Kári Tulinius messaged in during the second half to say:
“Maybe it was my fan’s pessimism, but I thought that Chelsea would keep the Gunners at bay. Happily I was proven wrong. Now that they have to push for goal, there should be more space for Russo and Blackstenius. I haven’t been entirely convinced by their interplay, but they should have more room for manoeuvre.”
This is Arsenal’s first win away at Chelsea in EIGHT years.
Mariona Caldentey celebrates scoring Arsenal’s second goal with teammates. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images/ReutersShareFull-time: Chelsea 0-2 Arsenal
A massive win for Arsenal.
A devastating blow for Chelsea.
The Gunners move within a point of their London rivals as the title race and battle for Champions League qualification heats up.
Arsenal’s Anneke Borbe, Steph Catley and Lotte Wubben-Moy celebrate after the final whistle. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images/ReutersShare
Updated at 09.53 EST
90+4 min: Arsenal break away and the ball is played through to Blackstenius. The striker gets a shot away but it is saved by Hampton.
90+3 min: Chelsea have a corner and James steps up to take it. She crosses the ball into the box and Borbe comes off her line to punch clear.
90+1 min: We’re into five minutes of added time…
90 min: A deflected cross drops to James in the box, who goes for goal. However, her effort runs wide.
88 min: Another double change for Arsenal as Laia Codina replaces Fox and McCabe makes way for Taylor Hinds.
87 min: Russo picks the ball up in midfield again and drives forward before setting a pass to Pelova on the edge of the box. The midfielder goes for goal and her effort is deflected behind for a corner.
86 min: Catley is down and receiving treatment, presumably for that earlier knock. Laia Codina is preparing to come on.
85 min: Arsenal are doing an excellent job at laying the offside trap here. That’s the third in just a few minutes as Beever-Jones is flagged off.
83 min: Walsh receives a pass from Kaneryd over on the right and plays a first-time pass to James in the box, who is flagged offside.
Chelsea are running out of time here.
81 min: Baltimore plays the ball inside to James just outside the box, who loops a first-time cross into the danger zone. Nüsken finds herself free in the box but heads the ball over!
Another huge opportunity missed for the hosts.
80 min: Russo steals the ball from Girma in midfield before sending Blackstenius through on goal. The striker goes for the shot but Hampton makes a strong save.
79 min: Change for Arsenal now as Caldentey is replaced by January signing Smilla Holmberg.
77 min: Another change for Chelsea as Cuthbert makes way for Sjoeke Nüsken.
76 min: James receives the ball on the left and sends an excellent cross into the box. Cuthbert makes a late run in and has a free header at goal, but directs her effort wide!
74 min: Fox receives a pass on the right and cuts inside past Baltimore before going for goal, forcing Hampton to make a fingertip save over the crossbar.
73 min: Chelsea go on the attack again and Beever-Jones attempts a shot from the edge of the box, but McCabe throws herself in front of the ball to block. Arsenal can eventually clear the danger.
72 min: Kaneryd plays the ball down to Beever-Jones on the right, who looks to cross but is flagged offside.
69 min: Renée Slegers makes her first change as Victoria Pelova replaces Mead, who got a goal and an assist this afternoon.
The winger exits the pitch to chants of ‘Meado’ from the Arsenal fans.
68 min: Foord runs down the left and plays the ball inside to Blackstenius, who passes it back to McCabe. The full-back goes for the shot but Bronze intercepts.
67 min: Blackstenius puts the ball in the Chelsea net… but she’s flagged offside!
65 min: Another double change for Chelsea as Bright and Kaptein are replaced by Johanna Rytting Kaneryd and Aggie Beever-Jones.
62 min: Chelsea gift Arsenal far too much space around the box as the ball is played to Mead, who passes it across to Caldentey just inside.
The midfielder moves it out of her feet before curling her shot perfectly into the bottom-right corner. An excellent finish.
That might be just her second goal of the WSL season, but it is hugely important for Arsenal.
A classy finish from Mariona Caldentey puts daylight between the teams’ scores. Photograph: Alex Burstow/Arsenal FC/Getty ImagesShare
Updated at 09.06 EST
GOAL! Chelsea 0-2 Arsenal (Mariona Caldentey, 61)
Caldentey makes it two! That is a massive goal!
Arsenal’s Mariona Caldentey (right) wheels away in celebration after doubling the visitors’ lead. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images/ReutersShare
Updated at 08.57 EST
59 min: Thompson makes a run into the box and plays it short to Baltimore, who drills a cross into the six-yard box. James and Carpenter both go for the header but miss it. Bronze somehow manages to keep the ball in on the other side, but she eventually loses it.
57 min: Keira Walsh is also introduced for Chelsea. She replaces Reiten.
56 min: Russo picks up possession just outside the box and plays it to Mead on her right. The winger tees herself up before blasting her shot past Hampton and into the net!
Sonia Bompastor responds immediately by sending Lauren James on for Kerr.
Arsenal’s Beth Mead fires a shot past Chelsea keeper Hannah Hampton to give the visitors the lead. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images/ReutersBeth Mead and her Arsenal teammates celebrate … Photograph: Paul Dennis/TGS Photo/ShutterstockWhilst Alyssa Thompson and her Chelsea teammates look dejected. Photograph: Alex Pantling/Getty ImagesShare
Updated at 09.29 EST
GOAL! Chelsea 0-1 Arsenal (Beth Mead, 55)
Mead breaks the deadlock and Arsenal lead at Stamford Bridge!
54 min: Russo tries her luck with a shot from 25 yards out and forces Hampton into another save.
51 min: Carpenter runs down the left and sends a cross to Kaptein in the box, but Wubben-Moy gets there to intercept.
Chelsea’s Ellie Carpenter puts the burners on. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images/ReutersShare
Updated at 08.49 EST
48 min: Fox does well to keep the ball in on the right from a Wubben-Moy pass. She cuts inside and sends a cross into the box, but Carpenter can head it clear.
ShareKick-off: Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
We’re back under way at Stamford Bridge!
Chelsea will be looking to go all out in this second half. They need a win to keep up with Manchester City in the title race, anything less and they will have a huge gap to make up.
That was a positive first half for Arsenal. The Gunners got off to a very good start, testing Hampton twice in the early stages. However, like so many times this season, they have failed to make the most of their chances. Chelsea look much more threatening when moving forward at pace, although they are yet to register a shot on target.
Both teams will be eager to improve in the second half, but Chelsea have a much stronger bench which could prove to make a huge difference in the late stages of this clash.
ShareHalf-time: Chelsea 0-0 Arsenal
It’s goal-less at the break!
45+4 min: Bronze takes aim from around 30 yards out but Borbe can comfortably save the shot.
45+2 min: Mead receives a cross from Foord on the edge of the box and sends it back in to Blackstenius, who competes for the header with Bronze. Neither can get to it and the ball runs behind for a goal kick.
Arsenal’s Stina Blackstenius and Chelsea’s Lucy Bronze go up for a header, which neither connect with. Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images/ReutersShare
Updated at 08.47 EST
45+1 min: We’re into four minutes of added time…
44 min: Cuthbert goes for goal from distance, but her effort flies narrowly over the bar.
43 min: Catley is up and seemingly walked off the pitch fine. She should be able to play on here, much to the relief of Renée Slegers.