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Football: Late own goal earns Chelsea WSL draw with Arsenal

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Reuters

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/reuters/11/16/wsl.jpg"/><figcaption>Chelsea&#x27;s Scottish striker Erin Cuthbert shoots to score her team&#x27;s second goal during the English FA Women&#x27;s Community Shield football match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium in north London on August 29, 2020. File photo. <em>Justin Tallis, AFP.</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>A late Beth Mead goal was cancelled out by an even later own goal by Carlotte Wubben-Moy as Arsenal drew 1-1 at home to Chelsea after an enthralling derby in the FA Women&#x27;s Super League on Sunday.</p><p>Arsenal thought they had the game won when Dutch forward Vivianne Miedema beat centre-back Millie Bright for pace before squaring the ball for Mead to ram home from close range in the 86th minute.</p><p>The Gunners&#x27; joy was short-lived, however, as Chelsea&#x27;s Danish striker Pernille Harder fired a cross that deflected off defender Wubben-Moy and into the net in the final minute of normal time.</p><p>Chelsea almost stole all three points in stoppage time, but Sam Kerr&#x27;s lob bounced just wide of the far post.</p><p>The draw left Arsenal second on 16 points after seven games, one behind Manchester United, who came from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Manchester City on Saturday. Champions Chelsea are third on 14 points with a game in hand.</p><p>Earlier in the day, Ireland international Rianna Jarrett got her first goal in the WSL as Brighton &amp; Hove Albion won 1-0 at West Ham United, flicking the ball over the keeper before heading home in the 69th minute.</p><p>Claudia Walker got the only goal as Birmingham City won 1-0 at Aston Villa on Saturday, and Ebony Salmon&#x27;s late goal secured a 2-2 draw against Tottenham Hotspur that gave bottom side Bristol City their first point of the season.</p><p>Early-season pace-setters Everton were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Reading on Saturday after Natasha Harding cancelled out Simone Magill&#x27;s first-half opener. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/-7_G6wabHnc?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div><strong>(Reporting by Philip O&#x27;Connor, editing by Ed Osmond)</strong></div>

<p>A late Beth Mead goal was cancelled out by an even later own goal by Carlotte Wubben-Moy as Arsenal drew 1-1 at home to Chelsea after an enthralling derby in the Women's Super League.</p>

A late Beth Mead goal was cancelled out by an even later own goal by Carlotte Wubben-Moy as Arsenal drew 1-1 at home to Chelsea after an enthralling derby in the Women's Super League.