By OkayGoal
FA WSL · Regular Season – 9 · 8 Nov 2026
Liverpool1 – 2Arsenal
Beata Olsson 15′Alessia Russo 9′
Alessia Russo 45′
Half-time 1–2 · Venue: West Lancashire College Stadium · Referee: Thomas Parsons
Arsenal beat Liverpool 2-1 in the WSL on Sunday at the West Lancashire College Stadium, Skelmersdale. Every goal came before the interval. Liverpool have now gone six matches without a win in all competitions.
Russo strikes either side of Olsson’s equaliser
The visitors needed only nine minutes to go ahead. Emily Fox supplied the assist and Alessia Russo finished.
Liverpool’s reply arrived in the 15th minute. Natalia Ramos Álvarez set up Beata Olsson to level the scores.
The decisive goal came on the stroke of half-time. Lisa Baum provided the pass and Russo scored again in the 45th minute. Nobody found the net after the break, and the only booking of the afternoon went to Caitlin Foord for a foul in the 80th minute.
Russo finished with a match rating of 9.03, the highest on the pitch, from her 3 shots. Fox, rated 7.83, made 4 key passes. Olsson was Liverpool’s best performer at 7.48.
Arsenal edge the shot count 19 to 14
Arsenal had 53% of the ball and outshot their hosts 19 to 14, with 6 efforts on target against 4. Their expected goals figure of 2.05 compared with 1.43 for Liverpool, who still won more corners, 6 to 4. The home side were caught offside 3 times. Arsenal never were.
Liverpool made 4 saves to Arsenal’s 3, and both teams committed 6 fouls.
The head-to-head keeps tilting towards the Londoners. This was Arsenal’s fourth straight win over Liverpool, whose last victory in the fixture was a 1-0 success in the FA Women’s Cup on 9 March 2025. The most recent league meeting, on 16 May 2026, ended in a 3-1 win for Arsenal with Liverpool at home.
Arsenal sixth on 13 points, Liverpool 11th on 8
Arsenal are unbeaten in five since a 4-2 defeat by Manchester City. That run includes three wins and two draws. They are sixth on 13 points, level with fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur, who have played a game fewer. Leaders Manchester City sit 12 points ahead on 25.
Liverpool are 11th with 8 points from 9 games. Birmingham City and Crystal Palace are two points behind them on 6, and each has a match in hand.
Both sides play again on Wednesday 11 November. Liverpool host Aston Villa in the WSL Cup, having lost 2-1 to them during this winless run, while Arsenal travel to Barcelona in the Champions League.
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