Aston Villa Women levelled late on to hold Arsenal 1-1 in the Barclays WSL, watched by 24,712 at the Emirates Stadium.
Frida Leonhardsen Maanum gave the Gunners a tenth-minute lead moments after having a close-range shot blocked, slipping the ball under Sabrina D’Angelo after Mariona Caldentey had intercepted a pass.
Daphne van Domselaar tipped a Lynn Wilms free kick round the post, Maanum was later inches away from sliding home a second goal at the far post.
Chasity Grant was just as close to equalising from a Kirsty Hanson cross early in the second half, Hanson herself not far away for the visitors from 25 yards out.
Emily Fox saw her shot blocked by Wilms, D’Angelo tipped over a strike from Katie McCabe and got down to save a deflected shot from Victoria Pelova.
Van Domselaar saved a stoppage-time header from Missy Bo Kearns, then turned over a Vilms free kick.
With a couple of added minutes left, Villa’s Lucy Parker headed down a corner and fired the ball home to earn her side a second point of the season.
