Tottenham Women 1-0 Arsenal Women: Spurs claim WSL win over north London rivals

Tottenham stunned Arsenal with a 1-0 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, claiming their first WSL win over their north London rivals.

Arsenal were hoping to build on last weekend's 4-1 win over WSL title rivals Chelsea by temporarily moving three points clear at the top, but found themselves frustrated by a Spurs side who had not kept a clean sheet for 16 games prior to Saturday's game.

Spurs made Arsenal pay for a raft of missed chances when they broke the deadlock just before the hour with one of the team goals of the season. Martha Thomas finished it off with a first-time finish that proved to be the winner.

Saturday marked one of Spurs' performances of the season as they ended a five-game winless run in the league and remain in sixth. Arsenal, though, stay in second behind Chelsea after suffering their first defeat since the opening day of the season against Liverpool.

What's next?

Women's football now takes a break until mid-January. Tottenham return on Sunday January 14 with their FA Cup fixture against Sheffield United. They then return to Sky Sports on Sunday January 21 when they travel to West Ham in the WSL; kick-off 6.45pm.

Arsenal also return with an FA Cup fixture on Sunday January 14 as they host Watford. They are back in WSL action on Saturday January 20 as they host Everton; kick-off 2pm.