Women's Champions League Mead settles nerves to keep Arsenal on track

Arsenal put themselves one point away from qualification for the Champions League knockout phase with an industrious victory over Twente thanks to Beth Mead’s first-half finish.

- Sophie Downey

Arsenal’s inconsistent form in the Champions League this season - two wins and two defeats - had placed extra importance on their final two games of the league phase with elimination from the competition not out ofthe question ahead of the penultimate matchday. They will have been well aware of the threats posed by the visitors who earned a point off Chelsea in their opener. While Corina Dekker’s side have only secured two points in the competition, they boast a developing group of young players.

The Gunners came into this encounter on the back of a confidence-boosting win over Liverpool in the league. Renée Slegers freshened things up with two changes with Victoria Pelova and Katie McCabe coming in for Emily Fox and Frida Maanum.