The Women’s Super League is back. The new broadcast deal is in full swing and after just one weekend of action, we’ve already been treated to some thrillers.
Arsenal shocked champions Chelsea to start their campaign in perfect fashion under new boss Jonas Eidevall, while United head coach Marc Skinner also registered his first three points with a 2-0 win over Reading.
Meanwhile, Man City and Brighton eased to victory against Everton and West Ham respectively –– Tottenham edged past Birmingham 1-0 and Aston Villa got the better of the newly promoted Leicester 2-1.
There were a number of fine individual performances across the six games. We’ve picked out one player from each fixture who stood out the most:
Beth Mead
The English forward only scored four goals last season and was not a part of Hege Riise’s Team GB squad for the Olympic Games.
Mead showcased her quality in abundance against Chelsea though, expertly finishing past Ann-Katrin Berger early in the second half to give Arsenal the lead. Minutes later, she was on the scoresheet again –– dribbling bast Berger and keeping her composure to steer home the Gunners’ third.
There was controversy with Mead’s second goal which looked to be clearly offside on replay, but the 26-year-old was nonetheless a standout performer on the day.
Arsenal have a plethora of attacking options to pick from now after the arrival of Nikita Parris and Tobin Heath, yet it’ll be tough to drop Mead after a performance like that.