Manchester City beat Arsenal 4-2 to stay top of Women's Super League
Manchester City came from behind twice to beat Arsenal 4-2 on Sunday 4 October, keeping their perfect start to the Women's Super League season. Lauren Hemp scored twice, and Arsenal stay winless since the opening day.
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The story, neutrally told
Mixed · 2Manchester City beat Arsenal 4-2 at home in the Women's Super League on Sunday 4 October, coming from behind twice. CNAN “Lauren Hemp scored twice as Manchester City came from behind on two occasions to beat Arsenal 4-2 in the Women's Super League on Sunday” Read at CNA ↗ ABC News (Australia)LC “sparked her table-topping team to a 4-2 home win over the Gunners” Read at ABC News (Australia) ↗ Centre · 1Arsenal led through Lisa Baum in the 43rd minute, and Lauren Hemp equalised from a tight angle in first-half stoppage time. CNAN “Arsenal went ahead through Lisa Baum in the 43rd minute, but City levelled when Hemp forced the ball home from a tight angle in first-half stoppage time.” Read at CNA ↗ Mixed · 2Alessia Russo put Arsenal back in front four minutes after the break. ABC says her goal came from a mistake forced by Caitlin Foord's work in the box. CNAN “Alessia Russo put the Gunners back in front four minutes after the break” Read at CNA ↗ ABC News (Australia)LC “It was Foord's foraging in the box that forced the mistake which gifted Arsenal's second goal to Alessia Russo.” Read at ABC News (Australia) ↗
Mixed · 2Kerstin Casparij equalised in the 63rd minute, and Hemp put City in front nine minutes later. Bunny Shaw made it 4-2 in the 84th minute, her fifth goal of the season. CNAN “Kerstin Casparij equalising in the 63rd minute before Hemp put them in front for the first time nine minutes later.” Read at CNA ↗ ABC News (Australia)LC “the league's top striker, Bunny Shaw, made it four with her fifth goal of the season” Read at ABC News (Australia) ↗ Left · 1Australian forward Mary Fowler made her 100th appearance for City as a substitute just after the hour mark, coming on alongside Casparij and Iman Beney. ABC News gives her a central role in the comeback. ABC News (Australia)LC “Fowler was joined on the park by Kerstin Casparij and Iman Beney with the home side trailing 2-1.”“the real spark coming when Fowler — making her 100th appearance for the club — was introduced just after the hour mark.” Read at ABC News (Australia) ↗ Mixed · 2City have won all five of their league matches and lead the table. Chelsea are two points behind after beating West Ham 3-0 with goals from Melvine Malard, Keira Walsh and Maika Hamano. CNAN “Sonia Bompastor's Chelsea thumped West Ham United 3-0 to put them into second place, two points behind City.” Read at CNA ↗ ABC News (Australia)LC “Melvine Malard, Keira Walsh and Maika Hamano all scored for the Blues.” Read at ABC News (Australia) ↗
Mixed · 2Arsenal have not won since the opening day of the season. They have lost two in a row after losing 1-0 away to Chelsea last week, and they sit 10th. CNAN “who are without a win since the opening day of the season, to their second straight defeat after losing 1-0 away to Chelsea last week.” Read at CNA ↗ ABC News (Australia)LC “Arsenal, featuring Fowler's fellow Matildas including Steph Catley and Kyra Cooney-Cross, continues to struggle in 10th place.” Read at ABC News (Australia) ↗ Mixed · 2CNA puts Arsenal on five points from five games. ABC says they are 10 points off the pace, and it notes the struggles of its Australian trio: Kyra Cooney-Cross is returning from a comeback, Steph Catley has an injury, and Caitlin Foord has yet to score this season. CNAN “The loss leaves Arsenal in 10th spot on five points from five games” Read at CNA ↗ ABC News (Australia)LC “the Gunners slipped 10 points off the pace in lowly 10th position” Read at ABC News (Australia) ↗ Left · 1ABC describes City as a club in turmoil. It says City have appealed an independent commission ruling that found them guilty of serious breaches of the Premier League's financial rules. The Premier League said City used "sham" commercial contracts to inflate revenue and understate costs by more than 900 million pounds ($1.71 billion) over nearly a decade. ABC News (Australia)LC “which has filed an appeal against an independent commission ruling that found the club guilty of serious breaches of the Premier League's financial rules.”“had used "sham" commercial contracts as part of schemes to inflate revenue and understate costs by more than 900 million pounds ($1.71 billion) over nearly a decade.” Read at ABC News (Australia) ↗
Mixed · 2Elsewhere, London City Lionesses beat Tottenham 6-1, with Alexia Putellas scoring twice, and moved third on 12 points. Brighton beat Charlton 5-1, leaving Charlton without a point since promotion. CNA also reports Everton beat Birmingham 2-1 to go fifth on nine points. CNAN “Alexia Putellas scoring twice in the first half of a 6-1 thrashing of Tottenham Hotspur”“Everton's strong start to the season continued with a 2-1 win over Birmingham City that lifts them to fifth spot in the table on nine points” Read at CNA ↗ ABC News (Australia)LC “Emily van Egmond could do nothing to help Charlton avoid a 5-1 hammering at Brighton” Read at ABC News (Australia) ↗
Every sentence links to the reporting it rests on. The pill in front of each says where its sources sit: Left, Centre or Right when one side supplies at least half of them, Mixed when they are evenly split. The number is how many outlets it cites.
Left1 outlet
- Framing
- An Australian angle that leads with Matilda Mary Fowler's 100th City appearance and the struggles of Arsenal's Australian players, set against City's off-field troubles.
- Emphasis
- Fowler's impact as a substitute, the Matildas at Arsenal and Chelsea, and the Premier League financial ruling against City.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not name Lisa Baum or the goal times in the first half, and does not mention Shaw's goal time or Everton's result.
- Charged language
- “club in turmoil”“beleaguered”“hammer”“sham”
- For example
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“Manchester City may be a club in turmoil but Mary Fowler and her teammates have helped offer the beleaguered outfit a hint of a smile” — ABC News (Australia)
“Mary Fowler's landmark 100th game for Manchester City is a bright spot for the beleaguered club” — ABC News (Australia)
Centre1 outlet
- Framing
- A league-wide match report led by City's comeback and Hemp's two goals, with round-up results from the other fixtures.
- Emphasis
- The goal sequence, the title race and Arsenal's poor start.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Does not mention Fowler's 100th appearance or the off-field financial case against City.
- Charged language
- “hapless”“dismal start”“thumped”
Right0 outlets
No right outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
What every side reports
- Manchester City beat Arsenal 4-2 on Sunday 4 October, coming from behind twice.
- Lauren Hemp scored twice, Kerstin Casparij equalised, and Bunny Shaw scored her fifth goal of the season.
- City lead the WSL table with a perfect record, two points ahead of Chelsea.
- Arsenal are 10th, without a win since opening day, after losing 1-0 at Chelsea last week.
Where accounts differ
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How far behind the leaders Arsenal are
- Left
- ABC says Arsenal are 10 points off the pace in 10th.
- Centre
- CNA says Arsenal are 10th on five points from five games.
Manchester City organisation
Presented as the champions with a perfect record, winning despite going behind twice. ABC adds that the club is appealing a Premier League financial ruling.
“keeping the champions top of the table heading into the international break after a fifth straight win from their opening five matches” — CNA
“which has filed an appeal against an independent commission ruling” — ABC News (Australia)
Arsenal Women organisation
Presented as struggling, without a win since the opening day and with two straight defeats.
“The loss leaves Arsenal in 10th spot on five points from five games after a dismal start to the campaign.” — CNA
Lauren Hemp person
Scored twice, including the equaliser in first-half stoppage time and the go-ahead goal in the 72nd minute.
“Lauren Hemp scored twice as Manchester City came from behind on two occasions” — CNA
Left1 article
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Mary Fowler's Man City boost with big WSL win over Arsenal
Sympathetic Focuses on Australian players, Fowler's milestone and City's off-field turmoil.
Centre1 article
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CNAN ·
Manchester City beat hapless Arsenal 4-2 to stay top of WSL
Neutral Straight match report with round-up of the weekend's WSL results, critical of Arsenal's form.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 4 Oct 19:41 First CNAN Manchester City beat hapless Arsenal 4-2 to stay top of WSL
- 4 Oct 23:51 +4h 10m ABC News (Australia)LC Mary Fowler's Man City boost with big WSL win over Arsenal
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