Arsenal 1-0 Brighton: Olislagers own-goal gets hosts back to winning ways

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Arsenal returned to winning ways in the Women’s Super League with a 1-0 win over Brighton at the Emirates Stadium.

A 15th-minute own goal from Marisa Olislagers was enough to hand the Gunners all three points, after an Olivia Smith effort was inadvertently turned in by the defender’s flailing leg, stabbing it beyond the wrong-footed Chiamaka Nnadozie in the Seagulls’ goal.

The hosts continued to dominate possession after opening the scoring, but were denied by some sublime saves from Nnadozie, and were almost left to rue their profligacy when Daphne van Domselaar was forced to stop Kiko Seike from close range in the 37th minute.

After the break, Renee Slegers’ side went agonisingly close to doubling their lead as Smith and Frida Maanum both saw their efforts cleared off the Brighton line.

On the hour mark, Carla Camacho tested Van Domselaar’s reflexes with a goal-bound header, in what was the visitors’ best chance of the game.