da esport bet: Arsenal kept their slim Women's Super League title bid alive after seeing off a resolute Aston Villa in a 3-1 comeback win at Villa Park.
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Arsenal beat Aston Villa 3-1 at Villa ParkPelova, Wubben-Moy & Blackstenius scoreSalmon on scoresheet for Villa in WSL clashGetty ImagesTELL ME MORE
The Villans scored with their only shot of the game – which was pushed back 45 minutes due to travel disruption – through Ebony Salmon in the 35th minute following a flowing team move as the visitors toiled in the first half. Nine minutes after the interval, Jonas Eidevall's side equalised when goalkeeper Anna Leat could only parry Alessia Russo's strike and Victoria Pelova converted the rebound. It looked like the north London outfit's profligacy would let them down as Leat made a number of vital saves to keep them at bay but a late flurry got Arsenal over the line. Lotte Wubben-Moy and Stina Blackstenius scored in the 84th and 86th minute respectively as the Gunners closed to within six points of joint-leaders Chelsea and Arsenal with five games remaining.
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Lotte Wubben-Moy: Arsenal were so dominant but until the 84th minute, it looked like they would come away with just a point. Therefore, the defender's all-important goal paved the way to the Gunners' victory, before Blackstenius put more gloss on the scoreline.
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Rachel Daly: Last season's Golden Boot winner got precious little service in attack for Villa and she was booked for dissent in the second half in what was a frustrating night for the England international. It appears her team are going backwards after a fifth-placed finish last term.
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Arsenal are not in WSL action again until after the international break when they host bottom of the table Bristol City on April 14 but before then they take on Chelsea in the final of the FA Women's League Cup next Sunday. Villa, on the other hand, host Leicester City next Saturday in the league.