# Arsenal need derby victory to revive faltering WSL title challenge

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/slegers-and-misfiring-arsenal-badly-need-a-result-in-wsl-north-london-derby/
- Published: 2026-10-23T11:58:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T12:37:31+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/oct/23/arsenal-women-renee-slegers-tottenham-north-london-derby-womens-super-league
- Topics: Sport

## Key points

- Arsenal have gone five WSL games without a win.
- They trail the leaders by 12 points after six matches.
- Tottenham have conceded six or more goals in back-to-back games.

## Summary

Arsenal are winless in five Women’s Super League matches and face Tottenham in Saturday’s north London derby with their title challenge faltering. The result could ease pressure on manager Renée Slegers, whose team need a turnaround to keep their domestic ambitions alive.

Arsenal are 12 points behind the leaders after six games and nine points behind third-placed London City Lionesses, with Champions League qualification also at risk. Despite averaging more than 60% possession, they have the league’s lowest shot conversion rate at 4.1%; Tottenham arrive after conceding at least six goals in consecutive matches.

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