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Jessy Parker Humphreys looks at the big talking points from the Women’s Super League matches at the weekend.Embed from Getty Images Fran Kirby grabs the title race by the scruff of its neck When Lauren James curled in Manchester United’s equaliser from the edge of the area, it seemed like Chelsea had failed to learn their lessons from the opening day of the season. Then as now, Chelsea had taken a lead but squandered other chances created, only to be pegged back later on. This time, however, Fran Kirby came to the rescue. Barely four minutes after the equaliser, a long goal kick from Ann-...

Photo by Chloe Knott - Danehouse/Getty Images Arsenal’s chances of winning the FA WSL are surely over after a 1-1 draw at the Madejski Stadium. Arsenal, who probably had to win every single game against teams outside of the top 4 to have a chance at winning the league have now dropped the most points of the top 4 clubs in the WSL, putting the Gunners in a battle to finish in the top 3, let alone winning the title. Arsenal made a number of changes to the team that last played nearly a month ago, on December 20. Notably, Arsenal started with a back three of Anna Patten, Lotte Wubben-Moy, and...

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Play video Watch Arsenal video online "I've grown in confidence, I've grown physically and I'm definitely ready to prove myself with the professionals now." Anna Patten is on cloud nine after re-joining her childhood club but don't be mistaken, her feet are still firmly grounded. The 21-year-old became our newest arrival when she agreed terms with us this week, and now she cannot wait to write the next chapter in her Arsenal career. An academy graduate, Patten first joined us when she was 12 and, alongside Lotte Wubben-Moy, progressed through our academy ranks to lift two FA Youth Cups (2015 ...

Play video The transatlantic crossing is becoming a well-trodden path for our academy graduates. First Lotte Wubben-Moy returned to the club last summer, following a spell in North Carolina, before Anna Patten re-joined us this week after calling time on her American adventure. But our youngsters' desire to come back to their childhood club comes as no surprise to Joe Montemurro. "I think it speaks for itself," our head coach told Arsenal Media. "It speaks about the integrity, the respect and what it means to wear this shirt, what it means to represent this great club. "We had the girls comin...