HIGHLIGHTS, Birmingham City 0 4 Arsenal, Womens Super League
We secured backtoback victories in the Barclays FA Womens Super League on Sunday as we ran out 40 winners over Birmingham. Caitlin Ford returned to our starting XI and delivered an outstanding attacking performance, scoring twice, while Kim Little made her return from injury off the bench. There was also a familiar face lining up for the home side, as Arsenal loanee Ruby Mace was granted permission to feature for Carla Wards side. Lining up in a 433 formation, Foord was tasked with leading the line, while Vivianne Miedema took up a deeper role as a No 10 and they combined to devastating effect all afternoon. First, Miedema controlled Beth Meads cross with her chest and fired just over the bar, before Foord blazed over from a similar position just moments later. The latter made no mistake with her next sight of goal, though, as she reacted first inside the area to bundle home the opener. There was a moment of confusion as the linesman had their flag raised for offside, but the referee appeared t
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