Laura Hunter

Oct 30, 2024 | gunnerstoday.com | Laura Hunter

Much-changed Arsenal coasted into the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup with a 3-0 victory over Championship side Preston, including a stunner from teenage forward Ethan Nwaneri. The 17-year-old - scoring his third of the competition - transferred the ball from right to left superbly before bending a sumptuous effort into the top left corner, nine minutes after Gabriel Jesus had scored his first goal since January to put the Gunners ahead.

Oct 15, 2024 | skysports.com | Laura Hunter

The chorus of boos that rang around the Emirates Stadium after Chelsea took a fourth-minute lead against Arsenal on Saturday was evidence of a clear shift in the Women's Super League. The dynamic between clubs and their fans is changing. Supporter power is on the rise. Perhaps it is no surprise, then, that merely 48 hours after a mock P45 with Jonas Eidevall's name on was held up among the crowd in north London, the Arsenal head coach was gone.

Oct 11, 2024 | skysports.com | Laura Hunter

Football's use of data has skyrocketed in recent years. It's used in the recruitment process, to analyse player performance and identify opposition weaknesses, to aid injury prevention and risk, and much more besides. The data revolution is here, and it's here to stay. But, Marc Skinner, who has overseen a near-perfect start to Manchester United's Women's Super League campaign - winning two from two, with two clean sheets - takes more of an empirical view.

Oct 5, 2024 | skysports.com | Laura Hunter

Manchester City were forced to come from behind to beat wasteful Fulham 3-2 at Etihad Stadium, maintaining pressure on Premier League leaders Liverpool. Fulham stole the lead when Antonee Robinson's cross was kept alive by Alex Iwobi, who slipped a pass through to Raul Jimenez, and he played an outrageous back-flick to Andreas Pereira, catching Manuel Akanji cold.

Oct 1, 2024 | skysports.com | Laura Hunter

Newcastle laboured to a 1-0 win over League Two side AFC Wimbledon to book their place in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup. In a game that was rescheduled, and then reversed to St James' Park due to AFC Wimbledon's unfortunate pitch problems, it took a Fabian Schar penalty to split the sides, who are separated in the league pyramid by 72 places.