Emma Sanders
BBC Sport women’s football news reporter at Leigh Sports Village

Marc Skinner makes two changes to the Manchester United side who drew with West Ham in their last match.

England international Ella Toone is on the bench, alongside striker Elisabeth Terland.

They are replaced in the starting XI by Melvine Malard and Dominique Janssen.

Manchester United XI: Tullis-Joyce, George, Le Tissier, Clinton, Malard, Galton, Riviere, Bizet, Janssen, Miyazawa, Turner.

Subs: Middleton-Patel, Rendell, Mannion, Sandberg, Awujo, Naalsund, Toone, Griffiths, Terland.

Sonia Bompastor makes two changes to the Chelsea side who lost heavily to Barcelona on Sunday.

Wieke Kaptein and Aggie Beever-Jones comes in for Johanna Rytting Kaneryd and Sjoeke Nusken.

They remain without Nathalie Bjorn through injury so world record signing Naomi Girma is in the starting XI again.

Chelsea XI: Hampton, Bronze, Bright, Girma, Charles, Walsh, Cuthbert, Kaptein, Beever-Jones, Baltimore, Ramirez.

Subs: Spencer, Nusken, Hamano, Mpome, Jean-Francois, Macario, Reiten, Lawrence, Kaneryd.

Natalia Arroyo makes her first two changes of the evening.

On come Katie Robinson and Jill Bajings for Ebony Salmon and Miss Bo Kearns.

Fern Whelan
Former England and Brighton defender on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

It's the ball over the top that has done Aston Villa. Stina Blackstenius cooly finishes.

It's given Arsenal that lifeline but with 23 minutes left on the clock, can it be done by Arsenal?

Aston Villa want a penalty after Rachel Daly is hauled to the floor in the box by Katie Reid.

Not enough in that for me.

Sabrina D'Angelo looks determined to keep her former club at bay.

She comes to claim another free kick delivery from Katie McCabe, standing strong among a sea of bodies in the box as she catches it.

Fern Whelan
Former England and Brighton defender on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

We wondered if Aston Villa would play with freedom now the shackles are off and we really are seeing this.

They're causing Arsenal all sorts of problems.

I think that's a little harsh Lynn.

It's been a turbulent campaign for sure but they're safe from relegation and they're well on their way to three wins in a row for the first time since March 2023!

Chloe Kelly comes off on the wrong side of a collision with Sabrina D'Angelo as she chases down a speculative long ball.

She's shakes it off but is brought off moments later anyway and is replaced by Caitlin Foord.

Arsenal's previous heaviest defeat in the WSL was 4-0 against Liverpool back in 2013.

The way they are defending tonight, and in fairness the manner in which Villa have finished off their chances, this score line could yet surpass that record.

Fern Whelan
Former England and Brighton defender on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Rachel Daly does so well to stay onside and she has that composure we've seen so many times before.

It's a real striker's finish and she slots it past Manuela Zinsberger.

Your call was answered Natalie, but they've not inspired their side to a way back into this one just yet.

Mariona Caldentey runs onto an Alessia Russo knock down in the box but her driven shot is straight at Sabrina D'Angelo.

Fern Whelan
Former England and Brighton defender on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Sabrina D'Angelo has done really well and she receives all the plaudits from her teammates who will want to keep this clean sheet.

It's hard to argue with Fern's assessment from what we have seen so far, but the half time subs have given the visitors a jolt.

Kim Little is doing her best to add some energy and creativity in midfield.

Fern Whelan
Former England and Brighton defender on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Arsenal look fatigued. They look leggy, they look tired.

But I think it's also mental fatigue.

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Half time substitute Leah Williamson launches a long ball over the Villa defence for Stina Blackstenius to run onto but she is tackled before she can shoot.

Williamson then takes a snapshot from the corner but is denied by a brilliant reaction save from Sabrina D'Angelo.

Katie McCabe cuts inside and dinks a ball into the box but no one is in the middle to get on the end of it.

One crumb of hope for Gunners fans: only Crystal Palace (1) have kept fewer clean sheets in the Women’s Super League this season than Aston Villa (2), who are currently on a run of 12 without one.