Three games into the domestic season, in the 88th minute, Arsenal were facing a 1-0 defeat against Aston Villa and their Women’s Super League title aspirations were in tatters. Then came the return of Beth Mead and a heady roar from the crowd. Then 12 minutes of added time ushered in another roar. Then a rocket from Katie McCabe sent the Emirates Stadium wild – and, finally, a Mead assist and an Alessia Russo strike that breathed belief back into the Gunners’ campaign.
No team have lost more than two games in an entire season and won the league in the history of the WSL and, with just one point from their opening two games, Arsenal had to win.
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