England team-mates Beth Mead and Alessia Russo combined to give Arsenal the lead in their WSL north London derby date with Tottenham.
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Gunners face arch-rivalsPacked house in north LondonEngland stars break deadlockWHAT HAPPENED?
The Gunners were hoping to put on a show for the home support at a sold-out Emirates Stadium. But Spurs were never going to make life easy for the hosts and held their own across 45 goalless minutes in the first half.
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Arsenal, though, required less than four minutes to force a breakthrough after the restart. They boast plenty of creativity and goal threat in the attacking third, with it difficult to contain them when everything clicks into place.
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That was the case when Scottish playmaker Kim Little clipped a clever pass into the path of Mead. The Gunners winger took a brilliant first touch, which took her towards goal, before seeing the ball squirm loose into the path of fellow Lionesses Russo – who made no mistake when crashing into the top corner from five yards out.