Tottenham’s thrilling draw at home to Arsenal kicked off a showpiece weekend in the Women’s Super League.
Vivianne Miedema rescued a point for the away side, who drop their first points of the season, but that does not tell the whole story.
Indeed, while Arsenal dominated the first-half, Spurs’ resolute defence meant their chances were of reasonably low quality, albeit only the woodwork denied Beth Mead from a stunning free-kick and Katie McCabe later in the first-half.
When Rachel Williams opened the scoring just after the hour mark, it felt like Arsenal were never going to find a way.
Tottenham, who have come on leaps and bounds this season, gradually grew into the game and would surely have doubled their lead had Ashleigh Neville been able to sort her feet out in time to deflect a rebound into an open goal with around twenty minutes to go.
A brilliant start to the weekend in front of a record crowd at The Hive, attentions now turn to Chelsea’s trip to Manchester City tomorrow.
