Lucy Parker stuns Arsenal with injury-time equaliser for Aston Villa

<p>Renee Slegers conceded her Arsenal team are already under pressure having dropped four points in their opening four WSL games after Lucy Parker’s late equaliser for Aston Villa. It was the second week in a row the Gunners have dropped points, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/sep/21/manchester-united-arsenal-wsl-match-report">following a goalless draw at Manchester United</a> last Sunday.</p><p>“We’ve lost four points and that’s not what we’ve wanted,” Slegers said. “We need to learn from this and learn very fast. We had more possession and solutions, but we didn’t have enough urgency in and around the box. When the game is 1-0 the opposition always believe they can get back in it.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/sep/27/arsenal-aston-villa-wsl-match-report">Continue reading...</a>