Drew Spence lashes a powerful, right-footed shot just wide of the post. She had too much room on the edge of the box there and Arsenal won't be overly happy with that defending.

Chelsea are on top.

Another half chance for the visitors and this time Ji So-Yun strikes the side netting from a very tight angle.

Were there better options for her in the centre? Perhaps, but she went for goal, and it remains 1-0 to Chelsea.

Chelsea's Ji So-Yun lashes a low shot straight at Sari van Veenendaal but the Arsenal goalkeeper holds it. The Blues have real quality up front and they look capable of scoring at least one or two more tonight.

Arsenal are passing the ball around nicely at times but they are still yet to create their first real, clear-cut opening of the evening.

If Arsenal are to turn this game around, the chances are that winger Marta Corredera may well play a big part in things.

A summer signing for Pedro Martinez Losa's side, Corredera has been in fine form since her arrival in England.

Her brace gave Arsenal a 2-0 win away at Chelsea a week ago, when these two teams met in the Continental Cup group stage.

Drew Spence has a chance for Chelsea but she can't quite connect properly with her effort from just inside the D.

Down the Chelsea right, Gemma Davison is causing Arsenal left-back Emma Mitchell plenty of problems so far.

That's better from the home side. Spain midfielder Marta Corredera does well down the right and her cross forces Arsenal's first corner.

Chelsea get it away, but the hosts have picked themselves up well since falling behind.

That is not what this home crowd were expecting inside the first 10 minutes. Arsenal have fallen behind in slightly sloppy circumstances.

At the other end, Natalia breaks away but her left-footed effort is easily gathered by Hedvig Lindhal.

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Chelsea are in front and it is an own goal for Arsenal's Vicky Losada.

The Chelsea corner came in from the right, it was headed towards goal by Gilly Flaherty and went into the net off the head of Losada.

What a start for the visitors!

South Korea international Ji So-Yun takes it but her effort misses wide of the near post, much to the frustration of all the Chelsea players who were waiting in the box.

Chelsea have a free-kick just outside the area, after a foul by Emma Mitchell on Gemma Davison.

Arsenal are enjoying a bit of early territory in the Chelsea half, but we await the first chance of the game.

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It is worth mentioning that these two teams drew 0-0 when they met in the league at Staines Town earlier this season, on a night when Arsenal arguably edged things.

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The crowd at Boreham Wood FC rises to welcome the two teams onto the pitch. It is a cloudy evening in Hertfordshire. We are getting close to kick-off...

...and here is confirmation of the hosts Arsenal's starting team.

Here is how Chelsea are lining up tonight.

The big team news for top-of-the-table Chelsea is that England striker Fran Kirby makes her first league start for the Blues tonight.

For Arsenal, Sari Van Veenendaal makes her first league start in goal, in place of experienced Irish international Emma Byrne, who is on the bench.

Gunners captain Alex Scott is not in Arsenal's match-day squad, but there is a start for Lotte Wubben-Moy.

Title races are rarely closer than this - just two points currently separate the top four teams in the Women's Super League.

Third hosts first tonight, as two fierce London rivals play for far more than simply local bragging rights.

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