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Arsenal recover from early scare to hit five at West Ham

Mead impresses and Russo strikes twice in second successive league victory

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Max Radwan
Sep 13, 2025
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Arsenal made it two wins from two in the WSL after romping to a 5-1 victory away to West Ham. Falling behind early on at the Chigwell Construction Stadium after an uncharacteristic Daphne van Domselaar howler, the Gunners came back emphatically at a ground they have historically struggled at, thanks to goals from Frida Maanum, Stina Blackstenius, Caitlin Foord, and an Alessia Russo brace.

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