Blackstenius Late Winner Sends Arsenal Past Liverpool

Stina Blackstenius scored a late winner as Arsenal beat Liverpool in the Women's Super League (WSL), the top women's league in England. BBC Sport reported the goal, which settled a match played at Anfield on Sunday 8 November, with a 12pm GMT kick-off.

Liverpool came into the game in a poor run. They sat 11th in the 12-team table and had not won a league match since 27 September. Last weekend they lost 4-1 at West Ham United. Liverpool FC had just confirmed that captain Grace Fisk had signed a new contract, a bit of good news in a difficult month.

Arsenal were eighth, and they arrived in better shape. They had beaten Tottenham and Benfica in succession, then drawn 1-1 at Aston Villa. Their manager, Renée Slegers, sent out a side that included Olivia Smith and Alessia Russo up front, with Kim Little captaining the team in midfield.

It is a rivalry with a little extra history this season. Arsenal's men's team won 1-0 at Anfield in the Premier League a week earlier, their first win there since September 2012, according to The Guardian. The women's sides have met before, too. Liverpool lost 3-1 to Arsenal in the WSL on 16 May.

For Liverpool, the defeat keeps a worrying run going. Their last four league games have brought one draw and three losses, the kind of stretch that makes a squad look hard at itself. For Arsenal, it is another win on the road to the top half of the table, where they want to be by the end of the season.

Late winners are the moments fans remember, and the one at Anfield will be replayed for a while. Liverpool still have plenty of league games left to repair their season. Arsenal, for now, leave Merseyside with three points and the goal that decided it.