Women's Super League: Arsenal's defensive improvement analysed as Olivia Smith proves she was worth huge transfer fee

Manchester City's lead at the top has been cut to eight points. Don't suppose it will matter much when the final curtain falls in May; City's strength has been such that they will not be caught.

But intrigue still peaked in their most recent performance, or lack of. Arsenal are the first side to stop Andree Jeglertz's side from scoring in the league all season. Seldom are City limited to such little opportunity in the final third - 0.39 xG is not only their lowest tally of the season, it's their lowest in a league game since 2019, and a huge underperformance against their seasonal average (2.68).