Man City beat Arsenal with Beney's 88th-minute winner
Former City player Kelly's equaliser had looked to earn visitors draw
Shaw and Casparij scored for hosts either side of Caldentey leveller
City go second and cut Chelsea's lead to one point
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Man City 1-1 Arsenal
Olivia Smith needs to do better there. She does really well down the right wing but she doesn't look up to see who's in the box and she blazes her cross over everyone.
Alessia Russo was free in plenty of space.
Man City 1-1 Arsenal
Manchester City have struggled to get a hold of the ball since half-time.
Their intensity has dropped off a bit and Arsenal are pinging passes around with no problem at all.
Alessia Russo receives the ball with her back to goal and she can't find the target after turning and taking aim.
Man City 1-1 Arsenal
Right, let's see what you lot think. Which way is this one going to go?
Thumbs up for a Manchester City win. Or thumbs down if you reckon Arsenal will clinch the three points.
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Niamh Fahey
Former Arsenal defender on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra at Joie Stadium
It's been a slow start for Man City. They were a bit cold coming out for the second half, and they look like it.
They're going to have to pick it up.
Man City 1-1 Arsenal
Emily Fox goes for the safe option, poking the ball out for a throw in to stop Khadija Shaw from stealing the ball away and forcing another chance.
We should be in for a very interesting second half here.
Man City 1-1 Arsenal
Khadija Shaw takes a hand to the face, but she's good to carry on and play is back under way,
Man City 1-1 Arsenal
That took just 42 seconds after the restart.
Man City 1-1 Arsenal
Niamh Fahey
Former Arsenal defender on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra at Joie Stadium
We spoke about the team talk, didn't we? And what a team talk that must've been.
They came straight out in this second half and rifled one into the top corner from Mariona Caldentey.
Great goal, great start and game on.
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Mariona Caldentey (46 mins)
The perfect start!
Arsenal, keen to get themselves back in the game, burst forward with pace and Emily Fox cuts the ball back perfectly for Mariona Caldentey to lash home.
The Spaniard was in acres of space.
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Off we go again at Joie Stadium. Can Arsenal get themselves back in this?
HT: Man City 1-0 Arsenal
Yui Hasegawa was presented with a framed Man City shirt by manager Andree Jeglertz pre-match, having reached 100 appearances for the club.
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Niamh Fahey
Former Arsenal defender on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra at Joie Stadium
Huge, huge 45 minutes coming up for Arsenal.
Best-case scenario, you come out with three points. Worst-case scenario, you don't lose ground too much, and you keep pace with that top five group.
Huge 45 minutes for Arsenal to try and get something out of this game, a point minimum.
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As I was saying earlier, managers seem to have their favourites who are 'undroppable' - Slegers is no different - how Kelly can't get into this team I have no idea and as for McCabe...
Scott
Seems like Slegers still hasn't learnt from the United and Villa games. Far too slow and lethargic again!
Dan
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What a start to the season it has been for Khadija Shaw.
Four goals and an assist in her last four games. Already on course for a third successive WSL golden boot.
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No physicality or pace in midfield for Arsenal. Lovely on the eye but no cutting edge going forward and no legs to support the defence.
Seamus - Cheshire
HT: Man City 1-0 Arsenal
Niamh Fahey
Former Arsenal defender on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra at Joie Stadium
Arsenal let Man City into the game because they were playing it around at the back when they didn't need to.
They're architects of their own problems at the moment. Maybe they need to play more direct to Alessia Russo and get a foothold in this game again.
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Hard to believe I am watching a European Champion.
Darcon
Man City 1-0 Arsenal
That sums up Arsenal's performance. There's only seconds left in this opening half, but they're far too slow to get the ball into the box.
City have had three times as many shots as the Gunners, and it's the hosts who head into the break on top.
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Goalscorer Khadija Shaw looks to be in a bit of pain as she's caught late by Lotte Wubben-Moy.
She receives some medical attention before limping off the pitch rather gingerly, but it looks like she'll be able to continue.
Man City 1-0 Arsenal
Aoba Fujino has looked great in this first half, but there's too much power in her strike from the edge of the box and the ball skews over the bar.
Man City lost this home fixture in the past two seasons
Iman Beney's late goal gave Manchester City a crucial victory over title rivals Arsenal and moved them to within a point of leaders Chelsea in the Women's Super League.
Arsenal substitute Chloe Kelly, making her return to former club City, thought she had dealt a blow when she equalised with fewer than 10 minutes to spare.
Renee Slegers' side came from behind twice but City, deserving of their victory, hammered the final nail in the coffin when Beney coolly slotted the ball past goalkeeper Daphne van Domselaar late on.
Khadija Shaw had earlier headed City in front before Mariona Caldentey's superb equaliser early in the second half.
Defeat for European champions Arsenal leaves them five points behind Chelsea and without a win in their past three matches - a damaging start to their hopeful title challenge.
It is a significant result for City, who suffered defeat by Chelsea on the opening day and could not afford to drop points to another rival.
Having started the season under new boss Andree Jeglertz with a narrow 2-1 defeat by Chelsea, City knew they had to make up ground to mount a title challenge.
Defeating another key rival in Arsenal was the perfect way to do so and they have closed in on Chelsea as a result, sitting just one point behind having each played five games.
What will be even more pleasing is the manner in which City took their chances at key moments, capitalising on a period of first-half pressure before responding to Arsenal's early second-half equaliser, and again with minutes to spare.
They were the side who looked in control for larger periods and created more dangerous opportunities, often pushing Arsenal's backline into mistakes.
Shaw was at her best, causing problems with her devious runs in behind and presence in the box, while Aoba Fujino was lively down City's right-hand side.
It was also another impressive showing from full-back Kerstin Casparij - she is quickly becoming one of the most influential players in the WSL.
There will be concern as to how City allowed Arsenal back into the game twice, but given the high stakes in matches between the WSL's top four, it won't bother them much.
There were plenty of eyes on England forward Kelly, who left Manchester City in the summer in a permanent deal following a topsy-turvy transfer saga that ended with Kelly accusing some at her former club of attempting to "assassinate her character".
She was cautiously left out of the starting XI by Slegers, who has preferred record-signing Olivia Smith on the right-hand side so far this season, but was needed in the second half.
A ripple of sarcastic cheers and boos could be heard in the City supporters' section when Kelly made her introduction but she had the perfect response.
A lovely, curling effort pulled Arsenal back from 2-1 down and Kelly wheeled away in celebration, thinking she had salvaged a crucial point for the Gunners.
However, it was not Kelly who would have the last laugh as City refused to leave without three points and came straight back at Arsenal to deal the final blow.
Instead, Kelly and her Arsenal team-mates left the pitch to chants of "Chloe, what's the score?".
Manchester City travel to Liverpool on Sunday, 12 October (16:45 BST) in their next WSL match.
Meanwhile, Arsenal's defence of their European title begins on Tuesday, 7 October as they host record holders OL Lyonnes at Meadow Park (20:00 BST). They are back in WSL action on Sunday, 12 October against Brighton at the Emirates (14:30 BST).
After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 Chelsea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
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2 Manchester City | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 12 |
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3 Manchester United | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 11 |
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4 Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
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5 Arsenal | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
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6 Brighton & Hove Albion | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
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7 Everton | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 3 |
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8 Leicester City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -5 | 3 |
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9 London City Lionesses | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 3 |
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10 Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
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11 Liverpool | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
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12 West Ham United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | -12 | 0 |
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Manager: Andrée Jeglertz
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Renee Slegers
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Andrée Jeglertz
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Renee Slegers
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
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