Manchester City 1-1 Arsenal: Women’s Super League – as it happened

Here’s Suzanne Wrack’s report from the Academy Stadium.

What a stunner from Tobin Heath. Arsenal looked buried, City in control and may rue not putting away the league leaders to pull themselves into the WSL title race. Khadija Shaw looked to have won it on a night Leah Williamson, sadly, came off with an injury. Arsenal stay two points clear at the top.

90+6 min: City’s Keira Walsh commits a tactical foul on Kym Little to stop an Arsenal attack, to rage on the Gunners bench. City hold firm for Arsenal’s attack and then go down the other end, only for the ball to be cleared, and that’s it. All done.

90+4 min: Such an important goal for Arsenal, and City stopped in their tracks. Surely one more chance will come but who will it fall to?

Chaos descends in the City area. Mead tries to force the issue, and the ball falls to Tobin Heath, who crashes the shot under Keating, the 17-year-old keeper will be disappointed.

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90+1 min: Six minutes added on, though not sure quite where those came from.

90 min: Arsenal get a free-kick when Little is barged over. They can launch it into the area. Weir booked for kicking the ball away. Heath gets on the ball, and it drops to Miedema who turns and shoots, the ball bouncing behind for a throw.

88 min: Mead attempts a solo attack but gets crowded out, and City have time to make a change. Off goes Stanway, and on comes Laura Coombs.

87 min: Hemp’s performance has Arsenal pinned back down their right-hand side. Then Little is robbed by Stanway down that same channel. Weir shoots from the edge of the box and the ball comes off Zinsberger. Arsenal cannot get out.

85 min: Hemp down the wing, plays in Stanway who goes down. Penalty? Not given but that looked a foul.

83 min: Yellow card for Miedema in fouling the effervescent Lauren Hemp. Yes, Arsenal are getting frustrated.

81 min: Tobin Heath has not been able to get involved, and is penalised for a foul. Arsenal getting frustrated.

79 min: Some big names on the field now, this is high-level stuff and City look the stronger, on course for five league wins in a row.

77 min: City could have made it two. Stanway plays the ball through to an open Hemp, with time but taking too much time. Zinsberger comes out to make a fine block.

75 min: City are slowing the game down, taking time over throw-ins and the like. This would be a big win for Gareth Taylor, who is shouting from the sidelines. Some of us are old enough to remember him playing for City; he was OK, better than Bob Taylor.

74 min: And here comes Ellen White, on for Bonnie Shaw the goalscorer.

72 min: Arsenal sub. Nobbs goes off and on comes Blackstenius, the big signing.

69 min: Penalty claim for Arsenal. No, Hemp made a fine tackle though Mead took a whack by kicking the ground where the ball was supposed to be. She’s limping badly, the night going from bad to worse for Arsenal? No, Mead makes a quick recovery.

67 min: That’s a huge goal in the title race. Arsenal’s slide is in danger of continuing.

The ball comes off the referee and eventually makes its way to Hemp, and Shaw slots home, just before she was due to be subbed off. There’s an Arsenal protest about the ball changing direction, but they didn’t defend that well enough. There’s a booking wielded to Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall.

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64 min: City stepping it up now, with Alex Park, perhaps their most dangerous attacker, again to the fore.

63 min: Arsenal make a double change. Walti on for Maanum, and Heath on for Parris.

62 min: Panic at both ends. Bronze is beaten down the left, Houghton misses the ball and Keating can only claim the ball at the second time of asking. Then Jess Park speeds away on the break, and there’s panic in the City area.

60 min: Arsenal stepping it up? Looks that way. Perhaps Losada’s departure has opened up a gap in midfield. Keating has been by far the busier keeper.

58 min: Jordan Nobbs escapes down the left from a fine Arsenal passing move, but Keating makes a save. Miedema is yet to get much of the ball in dangerous areas.

57 min: Caroline Weir comes on for City, Losada going off.

55 min: Hemp comes back to win the ball from old teammate Parris, and then gets a kick for her troubles. Parris gets a booking.

52 min: City a bit more exercised in this half but suddenly Beth Mead escapes, and has her shot blocked by Keating. Chances at both ends.

49 min: The closest we’ve come! Vicky Losada finds space, and whips a shot just wide of goal.

47 min: More injuries? Lucy Bronze and Beth Mead collide, Mead coming off worse but OK to come back on.

46 min: The bad news for Arsenal is that Leah Williamson is off, the good news is that new signing Rafaelle Souza comes on, the Brazilian making her debut.

Very even stuff, with both teams working hard but also lacking the quality in attack to find a way through. And both defending well, too. All to play for.

45+1 min: Two minutes added on and Katie McCabe, who has been very active, is on the deck after a knock. She doesn’t stay there for long, being Katie McCabe.

45 min: Bronze forces a corner as McCabe comes across, the ball whipped in by, of course Alex Greenwood, after it is taken short, and Houghton can’t get enough purchase on her header.

43 min: Some very calm play at the back from City. Too calm? Probably but they got the job done.

41 min: The good news is that Leah Williamson seems to be doing OK after that scare.