Arsenal Women v Birmingham City Women live: score, updates and line-ups

Full time at the Emirates: Arsenal 1-1 Birmingham City. Hurtré's fine finish from a fast break put the visitors ahead early in the second half, and though Smith's thumping strike from outside the box levelled things on 66 minutes, Arsenal simply couldn't find a way through again despite laying siege to the Birmingham goal. The numbers tell the story of the chase - 27 shots to 5 and 11 corners to 1 - but Baggaley and a resolute Birmingham defence held out until the end, including late sights of goal for De Almeida and Wubben-Moy. A frustrating draw for Arsenal given their dominance, but credit to Birmingham for digging in.

Arsenal keep knocking on the door as the game ticks into its final stages. Baum had a shot blocked before Stanway's effort, teed up by Smith, was also charged down, and the fresh legs of Reuteler and Fox haven't changed the pattern - it's still relentless Arsenal pressure (23 shots, 10 corners) against a stubborn Birmingham rearguard, with Foord the latest introduced to try to find a winner. Sarri has come on for the injured Hurtré, but Birmingham are still just about holding firm at 1-1.

Arsenal have kept pouring forward since Smith's leveller, with Wubben-Moy denied twice - a header too high and then a goal-bound effort superbly saved by Baggaley - while Blackstenius also went close. Birmingham are hanging on at the back, soaking up pressure as the corner count climbs (9-1) and cards go in for Stanway and Herron amid some niggly fouling. Arsenal remain utterly dominant with 74% possession and 18 shots to 5, but it's still 1-1 as Baggaley keeps them out.

Arsenal are level! Olivia Smith gets her reward for a lively second-half display, firing the hosts back onto terms at 1-1 after their relentless pressure finally pays off.

Arsenal have pushed hard for an immediate response, with Olivia Smith and Georgia Stanway both testing the Birmingham defence from range, but neither effort troubled the target. Birmingham have grown into the game since their goal, creating two decent sights of their own through Naalsund and Hurtré, and the shot count has edged up for both sides as the game opens out a little. Arsenal still dominate the ball at nearly 73%, but the clinical edge belongs to Birmingham for now at 0-1.

Out of nowhere, Birmingham lead! Against the run of play, Océane Hurtré finishes coolly from the centre of the box after a fast break, stunning the Emirates despite Arsenal's complete dominance of the ball and territory all afternoon.

A fairly quiet start to the second half compared to the first, with the stats barely moving since the break. Arsenal are still dominating the ball at over 76% but the shot count hasn't ticked up yet, and the only action of note has been Stanway giving away a free kick that Miyagawa won for Birmingham. Still 0-0 as the hosts look to rediscover that first-half fluency.

Arsenal keep knocking on the door without quite finding the breakthrough. Cooney-Cross twice went close from outside the box after fresh corners, and Russo nodded over from a free-kick delivery, while Birmingham's resistance is increasingly about scrambling and conceding set-pieces. Still goalless at 40 minutes, but the hosts' corner count has climbed to six and the pressure shows no sign of easing before the break.

Arsenal continue to dominate possession and territory, and nearly broke through when Blackstenius' left-footed effort from the centre of the box drifted just wide after good work from Smith. The hosts have piled up the corners too, with four won so far, while Birmingham are still mostly limited to defending deep and conceding free kicks. Still 0-0 after half an hour, but the pressure feels like it's building.

Arsenal remain firmly in control, still holding over 80% of the ball, and Cooney-Cross went closest when Baggaley saved her effort from outside the box. Birmingham have shown flashes on the counter though, with Hurtré seeing a shot blocked and Crosthwaite dragging one wide, so the visitors aren't just sitting back. Russo also drew a save-worthy chance wide for the hosts, but it's still goalless after twenty.

Arsenal have dominated the opening ten minutes, dominating possession and forcing the early pace at the Emirates. Russo had a shot blocked and Williamson headed just wide from a corner, while Birmingham's only sight of the final third ended with Crosthwaite flagged offside. No breakthrough yet, but the hosts look well on top.