Arsenal join Chelsea at top of WSL after impressive win in front of record crowd

Katie McCabe played the full match for the Gunners. 

Arsenal celebrated a big win over Chelsea in front of a WSL-record crowd at the Emirates (Bradley Collyer/PA)

Arsenal moved level on points with Chelsea at the top of the Women’s Super League with a 4-1 rout of the champions in front of a league-record crowd of 59,042 at the Emirates Stadium.

Alessia Russo scored twice with Amanda Ilestedt also on the scoresheet after Johanna Rytting Kaneryd had cancelled out Beth Mead’s opener.