Euro 2022 top scorer Beth Mead opened her domestic account for Arsenal with a fine double as the Gunners cruised to a 4-0 win against Brighton in the delayed Women’s Super League season opener.
But ever the perfectionist, Mead believed she and indeed Arsenal could have scored more at Meadow Park, telling Sky Sports News: “I’m a little bit disappointed with a few of my chances tonight. I think I should’ve scored more and us as a team, we could’ve put a few more away but four goals and three points is what we wanted.
“I thought we were playing really good football, it was just our final ball and final finish in the first half. We were a bit more clinical in the final third in the second half. We’ve set out standards now and we need to keep setting them higher.”
Friday’s game saw the start of the 2022/23 WSL season after last weekend’s fixtures were postponed after the death of Queen Elizabeth II. But Arsenal did not let the additional wait affect them as they dominated against the Seagulls.
Admittedly, Brighton’s evening did not begin well. Inside seven minutes, Emma Kullberg was shown a straight red card after a trip on Stina Blackstenius just outside the area. Referee Lisa Been deemed that the foul was not a penalty but as the last defender, Kullberg was dismissed.
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