Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal: Women’s Super League – as it happened

5.37pm GMT Suzanne Wrack’s match report Related: Arsenal fail to break down Tottenham in WSL derby stalemate 4.38pm GMT Here’s the table after a big day in the WSL. Pos Team P GD Pts 1 Man City Women 9 14 24 2 Chelsea Women 9 11 21 3 Man Utd Women 9 10 17 4 Arsenal Women 9 10 16 5 Tottenham Hotspur Women 9 -1 16 6 London City Lionesses 9 -5 15 7 Brighton & Hove Albion Women 9 3 11 8 Aston Villa Women 8 -1 10 9 Leicester Women 9 -11 6 10 Everton Women 9 -7 5 11 West Ham Women 9 -14 4 12 Liverpool FC Women 8 -9 2 4.34pm GMT Charles Antaki gets in touch: “Well, that was frustrating. I blame knees.” 4.27pm GMT Full-time: Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal That game could have been played until next Friday and a goal wouldn’t have come. Arsenal ran out of ideas, Tottenham were excellent in defence but that meant they didn’t do much attacking. They will feel the happier, though, Arsenal are yet to ride out their slump. 4.25pm GMT 90+4 min: We are ticking towards that first 0-0. Arsenal’s lack of form has been apparent; they’ve struggled with Tottenham’s organisation and determination. 4.23pm GMT 90+3 min: Thomas, the Tottenham sub, sees glory, and shoots on goal. She smashes wide, and has a big smile as she sees the funny side of an effort that was never going in. 4.22pm GMT 90+1 min: Kelly is robbed in midfield though rather than mount an attack, Tottenham chose to hold on to possession. 4.20pm GMT 90 min: Spence spreads the play, and Tottenham are on the attack. Five more minutes will be played. The counting Gunners aren’t happy it was so few. 4.19pm GMT 89 min: A drop ball is awarded after that, and Kop gets the ball back uncontested. The Arsenal fans resume their countdown chant. 4.18pm GMT 88 min: Kop dashes out to claim the ball high, and ends up smashing Russo over. No foul, the ball was there to be won. 4.17pm GMT 87 min: Not sure what Cooney-Cross was aiming for as the ball is played out to the wing, and the same Arsenal player has to run back to stop Naz escaping. 4.16pm GMT 86 min: A foul on Foord from Naz and that’s a free-kick. Arsenal’s set pieces have been poor all game. They now want to bring on Chloe Kelly for Foord. 4.15pm GMT 85 min: Hinds whips the corner in, and Wubben-Moy can’t make a significant enough connection. The Arsenal fans get impatient as Kop takes her time over kicking out of hand, counting down the seconds. 4.14pm GMT 84 min: Drew Spence clears up the danger, as one of the experienced hands to the Tottenham pump. But Arsenal have a corner. 4.12pm GMT 83 min: Caldentey is doing her best to thread the play, but Tottenham are closing off space. Thomas is booked for a late tackle on Fox. She protests but was nowhere near the ball. 4.11pm GMT 82 min: Caldentey thwacks a shot wide of the goal. 4.10pm GMT 81 min: Two balls on the pitch for the second time, the ball boy/girls rather going off alarming in getting the play restarted. 4.09pm GMT 79 min: Arsenal are in one of their dominant phases. Spurs retain that defensive shape, it’s been supremely organised all afternoon. 4.08pm GMT 76 min: This would be the first ever goalless WSL draw in this derby game. Arsenal try to make sure that’s not the case but Maanum is penalised rather unnecessarily. Tension is creeping in. 4.05pm GMT 74 min: More subs, Tottenham take off Summanen and Vinberg, on come Thomas and Ahtinen. 4.04pm GMT 73 min: Naz and Fox tangle, and there’s frustration as Naz is penalised for a foul. Updated at 4.04pm GMT 4.03pm GMT 71 min: Tottenham force a corner. That’s cleared. It feels like a 0-0 is creeping ever closer. 4.00pm GMT 70 min: The Gunners keep up the pressure, Smith eventually dragging her shot right into Kop’s hands. 3.58pm GMT 69 min: Chloe Kelly, the supersub, is warming up. Can she bring her Euros magic to bear? Updated at 3.59pm GMT 3.58pm GMT 68 min: Charles Antaki: “In spite of her winning goal in the WCL, for which of course immortality, Blackstenius is an incomparably frustrating player, capable of the most enraging misses, fluffs and howlers. But score today and all is forgiven (until the next time).” Seems that Renee Slegers thinks the same. Not a good showing from the Swedish striker. 3.56pm GMT 67 min: Foord and Hinds fail to link up, that Spurs defence holding firm once more. 3.55pm GMT 66 min: Smith’s running continues to cause all sorts of trouble, and she looks the likeliest to break the deadlock. 3.54pm GMT 64 min: Here comes Beth England, on for Tandberg who has faded from the contest. 3.53pm GMT 62 min: Smith forces a save from Kop, who goes down hurt, and there will be a break in play, with fluids taken on. 3.52pm GMT 61 min: Arsenal push on and on, and Caldentey coming to the fore but Hunt leads the Spurs defensive effort, as Smith gets a shot in. 3.50pm GMT 60 min: The defences remain on top. Beth England is soon to come on for Tottenham. 3.49pm GMT 59 min: Smith shows her zest for defensive duties by running back to break up a Tottenham counter. 3.48pm GMT 58 min: Early touch for Maanum but she fails to find Russo with her pass. Updated at 3.49pm GMT 3.47pm GMT 57 min: That sub is happening already, Blackstenius goes off for Maanum. Updated at 3.59pm GMT 3.46pm GMT 56 min: Frida Maanum seems to be imminent for Arsenal. Meanwhile, Tottenham’s Summanen has gone down with an ankle problem. 3.44pm GMT 54 min: We still await that first goal. Both teams have looked more positive, with Olivia Smith looking the most dangerous player. 3.43pm GMT 52 min: Smith has made quite the impact, and runs down the flank, causing havoc. Again, her good work is wasted so a corner will have to do, though a foul on Neville means Tottenham collect a free-kick. Wubben-Moy was loose with her elbow there, not deliberately so. 3.41pm GMT 50 min: Smith, the sub, gets to the byline and sets up Blackstenius to shoot over. The buildup deserved better. 3.40pm GMT 49 min: Tottenham engaging a high press, seems they haven’t changed their personnel but the tactics have changed. 3.39pm GMT 48 min: McCabe had been booked and Mead was not at her best. Renee Slegers had clearly seen enough. 3.38pm GMT 46 min: Back underway, and Tottenham land their first corner. It comes to naught, but positive signs. Two subs for Arsenal, Mead and McCabe departing, Taylor Hinds and Olivia Smith were warming up at the break. 3.21pm GMT Half-time: Tottenham 0-0 Arsenal Not a classic derby, Arsenal struggling to pick the lock of a stern and sturdy Tottenham defensive effort. Nobody has yet brought their shooting boots to this one. A goal could really open things up. 3.20pm GMT 45+3 min: A Koga foul on Blackstenius means it’s an Arsenal free-kick, in a central area. Kop lines up her wall which holds firm as Mead smashes straight into the wall of white shirts. 3.18pm GMT 45+2 min: Caldentey and Mead attempt to conjure something but the Spurs defence holds firm once more. They’ve been a strong unit. 3.16pm GMT 45 min: Nice weaving run by Vinberg relieves the pressure on the Tottenham defence. Four minutes are added on. Naz has a shot, and it flies wide. Very wide. 3.15pm GMT 44 min: Tottenham favour a slow buildup once again. They lose it and Arsenal go on the attack; Foord centres the ball to Russo who fails to get her shot off. 3.13pm GMT 43 min: More Arsenal pressure but Mead and Fox are caught at cross purposes, while Tottenham are struggling to clear their lines, and keep the ball. 3.11pm GMT 41 min: Katie McCabe is booked for stopping a Holdt run in its tracks. That was a tad cynical from the Ireland player. 3.10pm GMT 41 min: Does this game need a goal to lift it? Arsenal look the likelier, but still not too likely. 3.09pm GMT 39 min: Nice skill from Blackstenius, who drops her shoulder, feints and shoots. Kop was more than equal to the task. 3.09pm GMT 38 min: A rare Tottenham attack breaks down in familiar fashion, Naz’s ball into the middle is cleared, though there was a bit of a wobble from Arsenal’s defenders. 3.07pm GMT 37 min: Arsenal have had 78% possession in the last 10 minutes. And yet they haven’t threatened too much. Tottenham have defended well. 3.06pm GMT 35 min: Best chance so far, Mead sets up Russo, who blams her shot wide. 3.05pm GMT 33 min: Another Arsenal free-kick, Blackstenius heads across goal and that’s no big problem for Kop. Arsenal have the momentum now, pinning Tottenham back. 3.01pm GMT 30 min: The game is yet to catch light, lot of tension within both teams. Attacking play has been sub-optimal so far. 2.59pm GMT 28 min: Catley was one of the players involved there, and there’s an on-field conference as she and Tottenham’s Hunt are taken off, and brought back on. 2.58pm GMT 26 min: Cooney-Cross’s free-kick ball is aimed at Russo but knocked behind for a corner. That leads to a clash of heads, and a break in play. 2.56pm GMT 25 min: Blackstenius looms with intent but the ball is whacked clear. They’re coming more into it, and Tottenham’s Neville concedes a foul. 2.54pm GMT 23 min: Spurs are doing better in midfield but are struggling to link their attacking players….Caldentey has a pass intercepted, just as it was reaching Beth Mead. Arsenal are showing similar shortcomings. Updated at 3.22pm GMT 2.52pm GMT 22 min: Arsenal on the attack, Cooney-Cross has a speculative effort, but is leaning back so it flies wide and high. 2.51pm GMT 20 min: Beth Mead is hurt, looks to have a dead leg or muscle injury. She’s OK to continue. She’s been peripheral so far, and so has Caldentey. 2.49pm GMT 19 min: Naz gets down the right this time, and her ball into the middle is missed by all, including Vinberg who was its target. 2.48pm GMT 17 min: Blackstenius almost intercepts a pass meant for Kop. Almost: the Arsenal attackers are pressing high at the moment. 2.46pm GMT 15 min: The lively Naz is sent away; the ball ends up going backwards. The Arsenal defence is holding its shape well. 2.45pm GMT 14 min: An Arsenal counter, and some breathing space. Mead releases Fox, who finds space opening up, and shoots. Easy save for Kop, though. 2.44pm GMT 13 min: A neat turn from Tottenham’s Naz is brought to a halt by a foul; it’s bitty stuff so far. Nilden goes down that left flank again as she and Naz keep up the pressure. 2.42pm GMT 11 min: Vinberg almost escapes down the left, only for her final pass to be intercepted by the Arsenal defence. 2.41pm GMT 10 min: Wubben-Moy is robbed by Tandberg to set up a Tottenham counter. It comes to nothing, the defences very much on top here. Updated at 2.49pm GMT 2.40pm GMT 9 min: Caitlin Foord is the target for a long pass but can’t keep it in; neither set of forwards have hit the right wavelength just yet. 2.38pm GMT 7 min: Van Domselaar claims the resultant free-kick with ease. 2.37pm GMT 6 min: Hell of a noise from both sets of fans. Good stuff, good to hear. Wubben-Moy concedes a foul by knocking over Tandberg. 2.35pm GMT 5 min: Tottenham continue to hold possession, this is impressive from them. Arsenal eventually win it back and are similarly slow on the ball. 2.34pm GMT 4 min: Tottenham take their time over a buildup, trying to take the steam from Arsenal. Seems a sensible policy. 2.33pm GMT 2 min: Tottenham’s Holdt looks for a through ball but it goes awry. Arsenal look the more comfortable in possession so far. 2.31pm GMT Away we go... 1 min: It’s a chilly afternoon in Leyton, as Lotte Wubben-Moy makes her 100th WSL appearance for the Gunners. Arsenal go straight on the attack with North London Forever being sung lustily. The ball goes to Mead, who miscontrols. 2.15pm GMT Charles Antaki gets in touch: “A decent starting XI for Arsenal, but the team have been fragile recently, badly missing Kim Little and of course Leah Williamson. The view at the top of the league looks pretty bleak, with the lurking prospect of missing out entirely from qualification for next year’s WCL - presumably not something the accountants would be very happy about, let alone players and fans. But the opposition today might give a bit of a fillip - ladies, it’s Tottenham.” 2.05pm GMT That Chelsea draw is a huge result, especially after Manchester City won their derby match. Related: Manchester City cruise past United in derby to surge four points clear in WSL Pos Team P GD Pts 1 Man City Women 9 14 24 2 Chelsea Women 9 11 21 3 Man Utd Women 9 10 17 4 Arsenal Women 8 10 15 5 Tottenham Hotspur Women 8 -1 15 6 London City Lionesses 9 -5 15 7 Brighton & Hove Albion Women 9 3 11 8 Aston Villa Women 8 -1 10 9 Leicester Women 9 -11 6 10 Everton Women 9 -7 5 11 West Ham Women 9 -14 4 12 Liverpool FC Women 8 -9 2 2.03pm GMT Today’s other WSL matches: Aston Villa 1-3 London City Brighton 4-1 Leicester Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea West Ham 3-1 Everton More details here: Related: World Cup qualifying latest, WSL updates, Gabriel injury scare and more – matchday live 1.40pm GMT Last time out. Related: Arsenal take ‘big hit’ as Viggósdóttir caps WCL comeback for Bayern late on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/09/wsl-roundup-manchester-city-go-top-liverpool-and-west-ham-stay-winless 1.39pm GMT One change from Arsenal’s loss to Bayern in midweek, Kyra Cooney-Cross replaces Victoria Pelova in midfield. Tottenham are unchanged, despite losing to London City last time out. 1.37pm GMT The teams Tottenham XI: Kop, Neville, Koga, Hunt, Nilden, Summanen, Spence, Naz, Holdt, Vinberg, Tandberg. Subs: Heeps, Grant, Bartrip, Rybrink, Ahtinen, England, Graham, Gunning-Williams, Thomas. Arsenal XI: Van Domselaar, Fox, Wubben-Moy, Catley, McCabe, Foord, Caldentey, Cooney-Cross, Mead, Blackstenius, Russo. Subs: Borbe, Codina, Maanum, Smith, Kelly, Pelova, Nighswonger, Hinds, Harwood. 1.33pm GMT Suzanne Wrack spoke to Arsenal’s Alessia Russo. “When you get to where we are, there is so much that comes with it, pressures and highs and lows. Doing something like this is a real switch-off from that and it’s something we’re all passionate about as players. We all know the growth of the game is happening really fast, but we also know where we all started. That’s what’s really unique about the women’s game, because we’re all looking at what we can do to leave it in an even better place.” Related: ‘They inspire me’: Alessia Russo on empowering young girls and giving back 1.30pm GMT Here’s the WSL table. Pos Team P GD Pts 1 Man City Women 9 14 24 2 Chelsea Women 9 11 21 3 Man Utd Women 9 10 17 4 Arsenal Women 8 10 15 5 Tottenham Hotspur Women 8 -1 15 6 London City Lionesses 9 -5 15 7 Brighton & Hove Albion Women 9 2 11 8 Aston Villa Women 8 -1 10 9 Leicester Women 9 -10 6 10 Everton Women 9 -8 5 11 West Ham Women 9 -13 4 12 Liverpool FC Women 8 -9 2 1.30pm GMT Preamble Welcome to coverage of the north London derby, with the action taking place out east at Brisbane Road, home of Leyton Orient. It’s a battle of fourth v fifth, the European champions needing an away win to stay in touch with the top three. They face a much improved Tottenham team, lifted by Martin Ho’s arrival as coach. Spurs can leapfrog their rivals if they win. Kick-off is at 2.30pm UK time. Join me.