Arsenal v Chelsea: Women’s Super League – live

12.55pm GMT Half time: Man Utd 0-1 Aston Villa I promised you goalflashes from Old Trafford and, erm, I forgot. So sue me! I can belatedly inform you that Villa are ahead at half-time thanks to a 35th-minute goal from Miriael Taylor. 12.52pm GMT Half-time reading Related: Arsenal’s Taylor Hinds: ‘I get to play with world-class players and learn from them’ 12.49pm GMT Half time: Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea A half of two halves at the Emirates. Chelsea started the match sensationally, hitting the woodwork either side of Alyssa Thompson’s brilliant goal. But Arsenal eventually found their groove and were much the better side as half-time approached. While they didn’t create any clear chances, the Chelsea defence had to work extremely hard to keep Hannah Hampton’s workload down. 12.47pm GMT 45+2 min Arsenal take a short corner on the left, eventually leading a blocked shot from Pelova on the edge of the area. 12.47pm GMT 45 min Four minutes of added time. Only one team wants to hear the whistle – Arsenal’s pressure has been relentless in the last 10 or 15 minutes. 12.45pm GMT 44 min Chelsea have forgotten how to kepe the ball. It’s all a bit strange because they were imperious for the first 20 minutes. 12.43pm GMT 42 min “Any news of Leah Williamson, whose presence Arsenal are clearly missing?” asks Jeremy Boyce. She’s back in training but nowhere near a return – I think Arsenal are hoping she’ll be available before the winter break. 12.42pm GMT 41 min Hampton is okay to continue. 12.40pm GMT 40 min Hampton needs treatment after diving bravely at the feet of Blackstenius. The camera cuts to Emma Hayes and Vic Akers, two giants of the women’s game, in the crowd. Updated at 12.47pm GMT 12.37pm GMT 37 min Blackstenius tries to place one from 15 yards. Comfortable save for Hampton as she falls to her right. Bright loses the ball high up the field to Russo, who squares it to Caldentey on the edge of the area. Her shot is tame and Hampton makes another comfortable save. But things are happening for Arsenal. Things. 12.36pm GMT 36 min Bright and Hampton leave the ball for each other on the edge of the Chelsea area. Blackstenius is on the scene quicksmart and Bright has to make a desperate lunging tackle. 12.34pm GMT 34 min Out of nothing, Chelsea almost make it 2-0. Bronze chests down a throw-in on the edge of the area, realises nobody is coming to challenge and floats a shot towards the far post with her left foot. It beats Van Domselaar and whistles just wide. 12.31pm GMT 31 min Foord’s cross is booted away by Bjorn, but right now the ball keeps coming back at Chelsea. Moments later Bjorn makes a vital tackle in the area after being twisted inside-out by Blackstenius. Fine defending. 12.27pm GMT 27 min Hampton looks witheringly at Charles (I think) after slicing an awkward backpass straight out of play. Arsenal are definitely growing into the game. 12.25pm GMT 25 min It’s a more even game now, with Arsenal starting to find some passing rhythm. 12.23pm GMT 22 min Better from Arsenal. Foord wriggles away from Bronze in the area before playing a square pass to the onrushing Caldentey. She tries to take the ball in her stride but is superbly tracked by Cuthbert, who slides it behind for a corner. Updated at 12.50pm GMT 12.21pm GMT 21 min A slightly calmer period for the Arsenal defence. And for all Chelsea’s brilliance, it’s still only 1-0. 12.18pm GMT 18 min I can’t remember Mariona Caldentey touching the ball, which tells you all you need to know about the balance of play. 12.17pm GMT 16 min Van Domselaar should have done better with Macario’s original shot but recovered admirably to save Kaptein’s follow-up. Updated at 12.18pm GMT 12.16pm GMT 15 min: Macario hits the bar! How the flip did that stay out? Macario totally ignored a physical challenge from Wubben-Moy and blasted a shot from the edge of the area. Van Domselaar pushed it up in the air and onto the top of the crossbar, after which the ball dropped invitingly front of goal. Kaptein’s flying header was pawed away by Van Domselaar and somehow Arsenal got the ball away. Wow. Updated at 12.42pm GMT 12.14pm GMT 13 min Mead’s corner is shanked towards her own goal by Cuthbert and pushed away by Hampton, a good instinctive save. The ball rebounds to Russo, whose fierce snapshot is crucially blocked. 12.13pm GMT 13 min Blackstenius surges down the left to win Arsenal’s first corner - a much needed shift in momentum, however small. 12.12pm GMT 12 min That was such a good finish from Thompson. She had stopped running, which meant she had no momentum to put into a drive (the return pass was very slow). Instead she composed herself in a split-second and floated the most delicate first-time shot over Van Domselaar. 12.11pm GMT 11 min Arsenal may have to change something, even at this early stage, because they’re being swamped in midfield. 12.10pm GMT It’s Thompson’s first goal in the WSL. She received the ball just short of the halfway line, gobbled up 50 yards with a driving run and lent the ball to Rytting Kaneryd on the right side of the area. She pushed it back to Thompson, who curled a majestic chip from the edge of the area that sailed slowly over Van Domselaar and into the far corner. The Arsenal players got straight into a huddle after the goal – not to discuss the goal itself so much as why they are being completely overrun. Updated at 12.21pm GMT 12.09pm GMT GOAL! Arsenal 0-1 Chelsea (Thompson 9) A brilliant goal from Alyssa Thompson gives Chelsea a deserved lead! Updated at 12.17pm GMT 12.08pm GMT 9 min Arsenal need to get a foothold in the game; Chelsea are strutting around the Emirates like they own the place. 12.07pm GMT 7 min Cuthbert, 20 yards form goal, hooks a bouncing ball over the bar. Decent effort but Van Domselaar’s heart rate was unaffected. 12.06pm GMT 6 min “This is indeed a biggie, as you say Rob; it’s hard to see Arsenal getting much out of the league unless they step up a couple of notches and beat Chelsea,” writes Charles Antaki. “Obviously being at home helps (though it hasn’t in the past), but the continued absence of Leah Williamson is, everybody concedes, a serious handicap. But if they pull it off, then extra plaudits and huzzahs.” 12.05pm GMT 5 min Rytting Kaneryd has a shot blocked after a good left-to-right move from Chelsea. They’ve started with authority. 12.04pm GMT 4 min Chelsea have an injury concern over Nathalie Bjorn. She’s had treatment and is going to carry on for now. 12.03pm GMT 2 min: Rytting Kaneryd hits the post! Chelsea almost make the perfect start. Bronze feeds a pass into Macario, who turns it cleverly round the corner towards Rytting Kaneryd. She pokes the ball past the outrushing Van Domselaar and it hits the face of the near post. The rebound could have gone anywhere but Arsenal were able to get it away. 12.00pm GMT 1 min Peep peep! Chelsea kick off from right to left as we watch. 11.58am GMT Ahead of Remembrance Day, wreaths have been laid in the centre circle at the Emirates and The Last Post is being performed. Updated at 12.08pm GMT 11.56am GMT And of Sonia Bompastor It’s a huge occasion, one of the best games in women’s football in the world. We can’t wait to be on the pitch with a great atmosphere. This is one of the best weeks we’ve had since I became manager of Chelsea. If we can do on the pitch what we did in training this week, it’ll be a good thing. 11.56am GMT The pre-match thoughts of Renee Slegers Every game has its story, every game demands a certain preparation. We try to keep as many things the same as possible. The players have been working really hard – I’m happy it’s matchday now. 11.50am GMT The WSL table at the start of play Pos Team P GD Pts 1 Chelsea Women 7 11 19 2 Man City Women 7 10 18 3 Man Utd Women 7 14 17 4 Tottenham Hotspur Women 7 1 15 5 Arsenal Women 7 10 14 6 London City Lionesses 7 -9 9 7 Brighton & Hove Albion Women 7 0 7 8 Aston Villa Women 6 0 7 9 Everton Women 7 -4 5 10 Leicester Women 7 -8 5 11 Liverpool FC Women 6 -9 0 12 West Ham Women 7 -16 0 11.27am GMT Arsenal’s Taylor Hinds chats to Suzanne Wrack This is the type of team that I want to be in. I have the utmost respect for Liverpool for everything they’ve done for me over the five years. There’s a little part of me that’s always going to love Liverpool. So many of my friends are still up there, scousers are just one of a kind too, and I definitely miss that side of it, the people, but I’m also loving it here and I’m really thriving and happy. The difference is just the standard, the intensity and the quality. Everything’s so fast-paced and training every day is like playing in a game every day. That’s what you want: you want to train how you play and here I get to do that with world-class players and learn from them. Related: Arsenal’s Taylor Hinds: ‘I get to play with world-class players and learn from them’ 11.14am GMT Team news Plenty of changes for both teams from last week’s victories over Leicester and London City Lionesses respectively. Arsenal bring in Emily Fox, Lotte Wubben-Moy and Victoria Pelova for Taylor Hinds, Laia Codina and the injured Kim Little. Chelsea bring in Niamn Charles, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd, Wieke Kaptein, Catarina Macario and Alyssa Thompson. Out go Ellie Carpenter, Sjoeke Nusken, Sandy Baltimore, Aggie Beever-Jones and Guro Reiten. Arsenal (4-4-2) Van Domselaar; Fox, Wubben-Moy, Catley, McCabe; Mead, Caldentey, Pelova, Foord; Russo, Blackstenius. Substitutes: Borbe, Codina, Maanum, Smith, Kelly, Nighswonger, Hinds, Cooney-Cross, Harwood. Chelsea (possible 4-2-3-1) Hampton; Bronze, Bright, Bjorn, Charles; Walsh, Cuthbert; Rytting Kaneryd, Kaptein, Thompson; Macario. Substitutes: Peng, Carpenter, Buurman, Nusken, Girma, Baltimore, Kerr, Hamano, Jean-Francois Updated at 11.24am GMT 11.00am GMT Manchester United v Aston Villa also kicks off at midday. We’ll have goalflashes from that game; just don’t expect chapter on verse on whether United are playing 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3. 11.00am GMT Preamble Hello, hello and welcome to live coverage of one of the games of any WSL season. Arsenal v Chelsea is a biggie at the best of times, never mind when it’s the champions of Europe vs the champions of England – and both teams unashamedly cover their neighbour’s titles. It’s a bigger game for Arsenal, whose hopes of winning the WSL title will be imperilled should they lose today. They’re already five points behind Chelsea after seven games; and while that is largely down to a tough run of fixtures, they can’t afford the gap to widen to eight points. Chelsea, chasing a seventh league title in a row, keep rolling on; their only dropped points so far came at Manchester United. But they know the threat that Arsenal pose – two seasons ago Chelsea were stuffed 4-1 at the Emirates. And, as they know too well, Arsenal are the current European champions. Kick-off 12pm GMT.