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Boos for Arsenal as draw with Birmingham extends winless WSL run

The Guardian Sport · 17 October 2026 at 16:44

Boos for Arsenal as draw with Birmingham extends winless WSL run

An equaliser from Olivia Smith averted defeat for Arsenal but their 1-1 home draw with Birmingham did little to calm fears for Renée Slegers’ future as Gunners coach.

Boos accompanied the final whistle at the Emirates, as a draw left Arsenal on six points from six matches, without a win in five Women’s Super League matches, the club’s longest winless run in WSL history.

Slegers’ team are eighth in the table, nine points behind leaders Manchester City, who have played one game fewer.

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