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Sport: Women's FA Cup, Arsenal Women 1–0 London City Lionesses, report by Layth Yousif
Arsenal’s Nikita Parris (right) battles for the ball with Lionesses keeper Shae Yanez (left) and Lucy Fitzgerald

by Layth Yousif at Meadow Park

VIV MIEDEMA’S 44th-minute goal sealed a hard-fought contest in favour of Arsenal Women against their battling opponents London City Lionesses at Meadow Park on Sunday afternoon.

Fifty-six days after Jonas Eidevall’s side were routed 3-0 by Chelsea in the 2021 final at Wembley, the 15-times FA Cup winners successfully launched their hunt to reach another showpiece final at the national stadium.

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