Women’s North London Derby: game time, open thread & how to watch Arsenal vs. Tottenham

Why yes, Virginia, there IS Tottenham Hotspur football this weekend! The Nations League may be robbing us of Premier League action this weekend, but we have a hotly anticipated Women’s North London Derby today to look forward to.

Tottenham Hotspur Women are at The Emirates to face Arsenal in their second match of the Women’s Super League season. And while a match against Arsenal is always tough, today could be even tougher: Spurs will be taking an untested side into enemy territory with more than 50k fans in attendance, only a few thousand of which are supporting Spurs. It is anticipated that today’s NLD will smash the previous WSL attendance record of 38k held by Spurs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

But if you think Spurs don’t have a chance in this match, well, all you have to do is look back at last November when Spurs were an agonizing minute away from a historic win only to see Arsenal equalize on a set piece. That’s not to say that it’ll be easy, but hopefully it’ll be worth tuning into.

COYSW!

Lineups

How to Watch

Arsenal Women vs. Tottenham Hotspur Women
The Emirates Stadium, North London, England
Date: Saturday, September 24, 2022
Time: 1:30 PM UK, 8:30 AM ET
TV: CBS Sports Network (USA), BBC One (UK)
Streaming: audio stream only on The FA Player

Match thread rules

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Have fun, and COYS!