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Womens soccer in England is on the rise and this was evident when Arsenal took on Chelsea in the London Derby at the start of the new Women’s Super League (WSL) season. The new WSL season started last weekend and the star match on the opening weekend was the encounter between Arsenal and defending champions Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
The new WSL season started with a lucrative cum new TV deal meaning that womens soccer clubs in England will have access to more funds. Sky and BBC are sharing the rights as per the new TV deal to cover womens soccer in England.
For the London Derby clash between Arsenal and Chelsea, Sky covered the match as part of the new, lucrative TV deal and it didn’t disappoint as five goals were witnessed in addition to some breathtaking football from the two London teams Vivianne Miedema has shown herself to be a goal machine for Arsenal and the Netherlands over the years and she provided the finishing touch to the opening goal of the game scored on 14 minutes. Arsenal held on to that first half advantage until six minutes from the halftime break when Erin Cuthbert levelled matters for the away
Vivianne Miedema has shown herself to be a goal machine for Arsenal and the Netherlands over the years and she provided the finishing touch to the opening goal of the game scored on 14 minutes. Arsenal held on to that first half advantage until six minutes from the halftime break when Erin Cuthbert levelled matters for the away team to pave the way for the Beth Mead show in the second half.
Mead was instrumental as she scored twice in eleven second half minutes to give Arsenal a 3-1 lead. Her second goal arrived on the hour mark. Chelsea pulled the game to 3-2 via a Pernille Harder strike on 64 minutes. Arsenal held on to that slim lead until the final whistle.
Arsenal and Chelsea are considered title favourites for the new season alongside Manchester City. Manchester City started their season with an emphatic 4-0 win over hosts Everton, a game which was covered by the BBC as part of the new TV deal.