OLIVIA SMITH DEBUT STUNNER! | Arsenal Women v London City Lionesses | WSL

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Sep 9, 2025
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London City Lionesses have it again.
Goodwin breaking forward, runs into a little bit of trouble.
Oh, the referee's got a decision to make here. Penalty.
It was a little late.
London City Lionesses with a big opportunity.
Katie Reid.
Mistimed the challenge here.
Slowly to take.
Finds the corner.
Precision rather than power.
Curled into the corner to give London City Lionesses the lead.
Just beyond the quarter hour.
And so, looks to tee it up.
And the hit is just wide.
Seemed up nicely for Chloe Kelly, didn't it?
Really good technique as well.
Smith steps away from one challenge.
Does well, shows really good balance.
And the shot is brilliant!
Well, we know what she can do.
And her Arsenal career is up and running in spectacular fashion.
No sign of being affected by the big price tag.
This is something special from Olivia Smith.
It's the shimmy, it's the balance, and it's the power of the shot.
Arsenal have got a special player, alright.
And that's a special strike for 1-1.
Might be more to come here from the Gunners.
There should be!
Well, credit the defensive duty of Saki Kumagai.
Well, the tame giving straight back.
Fox, Russo to turn.
And put it back and put it in!
Chloe Kelly on the stroke of half time.
It's that England combination that works so well.
And the Gunners having been a goal down early,
lead by two goals to one.
City minuses win it back and there's options here.
Moran over on the left-hand side.
She's got away from her, but there's two in and around the penalty area.
It's a deep cross!
Oh, it may well have gone in.
It hit the inside of the post.
I'm sure it was meant as a cross, but it seemed to spin towards goal.
I don't think it took any sort of deflection.
Just need to find that rhythm for the final 15 minutes of the first half,
which swept aside London City minuses.
Arsenal are by far the better side.
Russo to turn and to take the shot on.
It's a really good block.
It's been a really good battle between Russo and Saki Kumagai,
the Japanese international, on that occasion.
It's the London City lionesses player that just about gets the better of Russo,
but it's a good turn, isn't it?
It's been a little more controlled from an Arsenal point of view.
They haven't had the opportunities.
Still could have scored at least one more.
City lionesses have been sloppy here.
But Black Stenius is unable to punish them and credit the visiting keeper.
And then Leite again makes the save.
Fox again, running through the centre.
Mead over on the right-hand side.
And he claims he's got a shelf, but the referee had a good view of that.
And surely another here there is!
Black Stenius from close range, on hand to tap home.
London City lionesses look a little tired and ragged,
and they've been punished again as the Gunners get a third.
Arsenal have had to be patient, they've been the better side.
Leite's made some really good saves in this second half,
but the pressure has told, and the Gunners lead by three goals to one.
Arsenal go again, and Stenius again.
Is he pulling for it? Maybe he's one of them.
He will take it down and turn again.
And nutted home from close range for a fourth.
Seconds after the third have gone in.
And had that opportunity earlier on to come on as a substitute.
Doesn't pass this one up.
In the blink of an eye, they go from 2-1 to 4-1.
Even on the score sheet.
Arsenal look for a fifth.
Still they probe away, so many red and white shirts inside the area.
Good shot on the turn from inside the penalty area.
Looking for her seconds.
