S2WE23: Three Matches in an up and down week: Away to Lyon; Brighton; and Aston Villa

On this Arsenal Women’s podcast presented by Stateside Gooners, Matt recaps the week that was in Arsenal women’s football. There are three games to recap and talk about, each deserved their own podcast but life can get in the way. The second leg of the Lyon-Arsenal Women’s CL tie lived up to the hype. Another great advert for the sport. Lyon were really physical and unlike in the first leg, this ref did not call the fouls. Matt shifts to talk about the away matches to Brighton and Aston Villa and the strikingly different Arsenal teams that took the field. This was a trying week where Arsenal were eliminated from the CL and the WSL title, but Arsenal salvaged the week with some stunning goals and a victory that guarantees CL action in 2026-2027. There is a small preview of Wednesday’s WSL match against Everton (come to think of it, I may not have mentioned that Everton are the opponent). This is a must win for me so that Arsenal control their fate to 2nd place in the WSL ahead of Chelsea.  As always we’d love to hear your comments to the episode, fan origin stories, and questions you may have for us. You can leave your comments on Substack or via DM to Eric and Matt on the Bluesky app on @StatesideGooners