Women's Super League: talking points from the weekend's action

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City looked out of ideas without Walsh, Graham was lethal for Spurs and has the tide turned for struggling Birmingham?

The battle of the champions and last season’s runners-up was always going to be a tight affair and the game was won in midfield, where the Gunners were slick operators. Out of possession they were organised, compact and forced errors from Manchester City. With Lia Wälti pulling the strings in her holding role, Jordan Nobbs and Kim Little were able to add the creative touches up ahead of her and it was a crisp pass slipped through to Vivianne Miedema from Little that provided the chance for the match-winning goal. It was Miedema’s first in four games against City, who badly missed their midfield controller Keira Walsh. Walsh was serving the first game of a three-match suspension and without her they were devoid of ideas. It was City’s first defeat of the season, having won their first four games before it. Nick Cushing will have to find a way to replace Walsh’s ingenuity in midfield if they hope to bounce back strongly. The only real positive was the Ballon d’Or nominee Ellen White making her City debut after returning from injury.

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from Football | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/oct/28/womens-super-league-talking-points-from-the-weekends-action

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