Arsenal vs Tottenham Hotspur LIVE: Women's Super League result, final score and reaction

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A crowd of over 47,000 turned up to the Emirates Stadium, a record attendance for the WSL in England, to see Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspur in the north London derby. It was one-way traffic throughout and in truth the eventual 4-0 scoreline was the least the Gunners merited, after Beth Mead scored early on to set the tone of the game. Vivianne Miedema scored twice, with Raffaele also heading in in between the Dutchwoman’s brace.

Arsenal beat Brighton 4-0 in the season opener to get their campaign off to a great start and now move to six points from two games, while Spurs edged out Leicester 2-1 to open with a win themselves - but will now need to regroup after a heavy defeat.

We will bring you all the reaction and updates from today's game in the live blog below:

Arsenal vs Spurs

• Arsenal: Zinsberger, Wienroither, Williamson, Raffaele, Catley, Walti, Miedma, Little, Mead, Foord, McCabe

• Tottenham: Spencer, Turner, Bartrip, Zadorsky, Neville, Summanen, Cho, Bizet, Spence, Naz, Simon

• GOAL! 4’ - Mead curls in the opener for Arsenal

• GOAL! 43’ - Miedema doubles the lead after punishing a defensive error

• GOAL! 54’ - Raffaele buries a header soon after the restart

• GOAL! 67’ - Miedema flicks in a header for her second and Gunners’ fourth

• Miedema scores brace as Arsenal thrash Tottenham in front of record WSL crowd

Arsenal WFC 4 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur WFC

Miedema scores brace as Arsenal thrash Tottenham in front of record WSL crowd

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It was Boxing Day 1920 when a crowd of this number last watched a women’s league match in England. The men of the Football Association were so shocked by the scene at Goodison Park – as Dick, Kerr Ladies defeated local rivals St Helens in front of over 50,000 – that they voted to ban women’s football, an order which lasted for 50 years. A further half-century later, as Arsenal thrashed Tottenham in another local derby, the difference is the change these players are fuelling is now irreversible.

In the end, the ease in which Arsenal calmly and surgically played through and then ruthlessly dispatched their rivals Tottenham was a contrast to the history of the occasion.

Miedema scores brace as Arsenal thrash Tottenham in front of record WSL crowd

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Match ends, Arsenal Women 4, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0.

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Second Half ends, Arsenal Women 4, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0.

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Attempt missed. Leah Williamson (Arsenal Women) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Stephanie-Elise Catley with a cross following a corner.

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Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Amy Turner.

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Attempt blocked. Lina Hurtig (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stina Blackstenius with a cross.

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Attempt missed. Nikola Karczewska (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from outside the box.

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Offside, Arsenal Women. Lia Wälti tries a through ball, but Lina Hurtig is caught offside.

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Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Asmita Ale.

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Substitution, Arsenal Women. Lotte Wubben-Moy replaces Rafaelle because of an injury.

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Substitution, Arsenal Women. Frida Maanum replaces Kim Little.

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Foul by Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal Women).

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Corner, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Conceded by Katie McCabe.

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Substitution, Arsenal Women. Lina Hurtig replaces Beth Mead.

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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Asmita Ale replaces Jessica Naz.

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Attempt missed. Stina Blackstenius (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stephanie-Elise Catley.

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Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Ashleigh Neville.

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Substitution, Arsenal Women. Stina Blackstenius replaces Caitlin Foord.

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Substitution, Arsenal Women. Jordan Nobbs replaces Vivianne Miedema.

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Offside, Arsenal Women. Lia Wälti tries a through ball, but Stina Blackstenius is caught offside.

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Lia Wälti (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Goal! Arsenal Women 4, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0. Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal Women) header from the centre of the box following a corner.

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Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Molly Bartrip.

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Attempt blocked. Katie McCabe (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Nikola Karczewska replaces Kyah Simon.

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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Angharad James replaces Cho So-Hyun.

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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Ramona Petzelberger replaces Drew Spence.

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Ashleigh Neville (Tottenham Hotspur Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.

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Amy Turner (Tottenham Hotspur Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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Foul by Amy Turner (Tottenham Hotspur Women).

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Stephanie-Elise Catley (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Foul by Caitlin Foord (Arsenal Women).

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Eveliina Summanen (Tottenham Hotspur Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Caitlin Foord (Arsenal Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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Goal! Arsenal Women 3, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0. Rafaelle (Arsenal Women) header from the centre of the box following a corner.

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Drew Spence (Tottenham Hotspur Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Rebecca Spencer.

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Katie McCabe (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.

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Stephanie-Elise Catley (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.

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Second Half begins Arsenal Women 2, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0.

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First Half ends, Arsenal Women 2, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0.

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Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Shelina Zadorsky.

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Goal! Arsenal Women 2, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0. Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box.

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Offside, Arsenal Women. Caitlin Foord tries a through ball, but Beth Mead is caught offside.

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Attempt blocked. Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Beth Mead.

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Kim Little (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Attempt missed. Caitlin Foord (Arsenal Women) header from the left side of the box following a corner.

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Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Amy Turner.

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Attempt saved. Celin Ildhusøy (Tottenham Hotspur Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.

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Laura Wienroither (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.

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Attempt blocked. Caitlin Foord (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

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Attempt missed. Laura Wienroither (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kim Little.

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Attempt missed. Kim Little (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box.

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Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Shelina Zadorsky.

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Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Eveliina Summanen.

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Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Ashleigh Neville.

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Foul by Cho So-Hyun (Tottenham Hotspur Women).

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Attempt missed. Celin Ildhusøy (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Ashleigh Neville.

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Offside, Arsenal Women. Laura Wienroither tries a through ball, but Beth Mead is caught offside.

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Attempt missed. Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stephanie-Elise Catley following a corner.

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Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Amy Turner.

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Foul by Beth Mead (Arsenal Women).

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Drew Spence (Tottenham Hotspur Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Katie McCabe (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.

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Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Amy Turner.

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Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Ashleigh Neville.

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Kim Little (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

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Attempt missed. Katie McCabe (Arsenal Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box.

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Goal! Arsenal Women 1, Tottenham Hotspur Women 0. Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box.

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Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Molly Bartrip.

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Attempt blocked. Beth Mead (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lia Wälti.

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First Half begins.

Arsenal vs Tottenham live: Confirmed lineups

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Confirmed lineups!

Arsenal: Zinsberger, Wienroither, Williamson, Raffaele, Catley, Walti, Miedma, Little, Mead, Foord, McCabe

Tottenham: Spencer, Turner, Bartrip, Zadorsky, Neville, Summanen, Cho, Bizet, Spence, Naz, Simon

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

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