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Alessia Russo (right) has scored six goals in her past five WSL games Alessia Russo was on target as Arsenal grabbed a narrow win at Liverpool to keep up their outside title hopes in the Women's Super League. Liverpool were caught out by Katie Mc Cabe's low corner in the 20th minute with Gemma Bonner's clearance only reaching Russo, who calmly tapped the visitors into the lead. England forward Russo then won her side a first-half penalty after she drew a foul from Bonner in the penalty area. But Mariona Caldentey could only hit the post with her spot-kick after Liverpool keeper Teagan Micah had already dived the wrong way. In the second half, Arsenal hit the post again through a deflected Beth Mead effort, and Frida Maanum was unable to convert on the follow-up. Liverpool came closest to an equaliser just before the break when Mc Cabe headed Ceri Holland's cross against her own post. Arsenal were worthy winners though and stay third in the Women's Super League table, seven points off leaders Chelsea. The final WSL weekend of 2024 fell in Arsenal's favour. Champions Chelsea were held by Leicester on Saturday and, a day later, title rivals Manchester City were beaten by Everton. With their win over Liverpool, Arsenal kept in touch. The winter break probably comes at a bad time for Renee Slegers' side who are one of the form teams in the WSL. The Gunners started the season with just one victory in four, but have since won five of their past six in the league. They were the dominant side at St Helens Stadium with Mc Cabe having a late effort saved by Micah and Leah Williamson heading a corner just over. But, when it mattered, it was forward Russo who found the net for the visitors. With a simple finish, the 25-year-old scored her sixth goal in five WSL games. "I'm feeling good, I'm just enjoying my football, " the England striker told Sky Sports. "I play my best when I'm happy and enjoying football. "[Slegers] has been great. She's making me feel confident and the team in general. "We know how good we are as a squad, know how good the staff are and we are just keeping our head down and focusing. " Arsenal's next match is against Bayern Munich in the Champions League on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Liverpool, struggling with injuries, did not have a shot in the second half and have now lost each of their past four league matches. Manager Matt Beard will serve a touchline ban in their next match on January 12 against West Ham after he was shown his third yellow card of the season for dissent. The Reds were playing in their 200th WSL match. Only Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton and Manchester City had previously reached that milestone. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Get the latest WSL news on our dedicated page Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 15th December 2024 at 16: 25 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Matt Beard Formation: 3 - 5 - 2 Manager: Renee Slegers Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Matt Beard Formation: 3 - 5 - 2 Manager: Renee Slegers Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Women's Super League All competitions All competitions All competitions Match ends, Liverpool Women 0, Arsenal Women 1. Second Half ends, Liverpool Women 0, Arsenal Women 1. Attempt saved. Alessia Russo (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Stina Blackstenius. Offside, Arsenal Women. Alessia Russo is caught offside. Emily Fox (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick on the right wing. Foul by Ceri Holland (Liverpool Women). Substitution, Arsenal Women. Lotte Wubben-Moy replaces Mariona Caldentey. Attempt missed. Yana Daniëls (Liverpool Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Niamh Fahey. Attempt blocked. Ceri Holland (Liverpool Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jenna Clark. Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. Foul by Alessia Russo (Arsenal Women). Olivia Smith (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick on the left wing. Steph Catley (Arsenal Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Cornelia Kapocs (Liverpool Women). Substitution, Liverpool Women. Niamh Fahey replaces Gemma Bonner. Substitution, Liverpool Women. Gemma Evans replaces Jasmine Matthews. Substitution, Liverpool Women. Cornelia Kapocs replaces Mia Enderby. Foul by Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal Women). Taylor Hinds (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.