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Chelsea haven't lost a match in the Women's Super League in 32 games, but could Arsenal be the team to finally end that record?
As a footnote, it may be reassuring to some to know there are still Arsenal players out there racking up the cards: midfielder Fabio Vieira, on loan at Hamburg in the German Bundesliga, has been sent off in two of his five league appearances for them so far — one straight red, one for two yellows.
To state the obvious, Arsenal have many players who can change a game in an instant, a rock-solid defence, and an exceptional set-piece conversion record. It’ll be difficult to get a result against them on Saturday — there’s little point getting too down about it, or wallowing in post-mortems after the event; it is what it is.
Their defenders have multiple routes to points, with Gabriel and Riccardo Calafiori on three goal involvements, and Jurrien Timber on four. Gabriel leads the way among defenders for big chances on goal with three, while Timber has had five shots on target.
Upstart new boys Sunderland and their former Arsenal star Granit Xhaka welcome the Premier League-leading Gunners to the Stadium of Light on Saturday.
The Athletic analyses the state of play in Europe's premier club competition following the conclusion of the fourth round of fixtures
Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai has said there is "a long way to go" in this season's title race and has urged his teammates to focus on themselves
Arsenal winger Max Dowman has become the youngest player in Champions League history when, at age 15 years and 308 days, he entered as a second-half substitute against Slavia Prague.
They have won nothing yet, but this Arsenal side reminds me of the ones I won three league titles with, writes Martin Keown.
Regis Le Bris is hoping Sunderland can capitalise on some of Granit Xhaka's Arsenal knowledge when the two teams meet on Saturday.