""I think they did what we expected them to do and made it hard when we're in our own half with their player for player pressure," Slegers said. "I think we had 19 shots today, the quality we have in the team I think we didn't bring in the final third today. "I believe in the team and the players. It was just not coming out today. We'll have to review that. It's frustrating if you get an early goal. We need a second goal.""
"Frida Maanum capitalised on Missy Bo Kearns' misplaced pass inside her own box, with the Gunners forward making no mistake to open the scoring in the 10th minute. Maanum should have made it two before half-time, sliding in to meet Beth Mead's ball across the goal line but somehow putting it wide from a yard out. And Arsenal took their foot off the gas after the break, failing to test Sabrina D'Angelo in the Villa net."
Arsenal drew 1-1 with Aston Villa after Frida Maanum opened the scoring in the 10th minute following a misplaced pass by Missy Bo Kearns. Maanum missed a clear second-half chance from close range and Arsenal failed to test Villa goalkeeper Sabrina D'Angelo after the break. Substitute Lucy Parker rifled home a corner in the fifth minute of stoppage time to equalise. Arsenal produced 19 shots and an expected goals (xG) total of 2.73 but managed only six shots on target compared with Villa’s 0.81 xG from 13 attempts. Renee Slegers cited lacking final-third quality despite confidence in the squad.
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