Arsenal: 4 things you might have missed from the weekend

3. Arsenal Women Continue Perfect Start Under Jonas Eidevall

Joe Montemurro was a much loved manager who lifted two trophies during his time with the Arsenal women, but there were signs of stagnation within the group and change, for both parties, felt right. The team needed freshening up.

Bringing in Jonas Eidevall has proven to be a masterstroke. The 38-year-old Swede has made Arsenal a more complete unit than seen in years: they can score from anywhere on the pitch, press with ferocious intensity and are expertly organised at the back.

Tasting defeat just once so far in his tenure – a 4-1 loss away a Barcelona in the Champions League group stages – it has been nothing but smooth sailing in the Women’s Super League where they’ve been imperious.

On Sunday they hosted West Ham to Meadow Park and a thoroughly commanding performance saw them end up deserved 4-0 winners. It took until the 39th minute for Kim Little to break the deadlock, albeit the game being under the Gunners’ control for the entirety of the match.

Another strike from the captain was added to by the in-form Beth Mead, who also clocked an assist on the night to take her tally up to 29 from open play in the WSL – more than any other player in the league’s history.

Conceding just twice in their opening six matches – coming on the opening day against Chelsea – Arsenal have also scored a whopping 21 goals and have a maximum of 18 points to show for it.

This is a team going places.

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