Two goals from Caitlin Foord and one apiece from Stina Blackstenius, Beth Mead and Victoria Pelova ensured Arsenal earned a 5-1 win over ­Leicester and moved within three points of the Women’s Super League leaders, Chelsea, albeit ­having played a game more.Renée Slegers’s side may have been firm favourites going into the game against the team 10th, but things have not been entirely smooth despite their ­formidable form. Arsenal were punished in the latest international break, with the forwards Chloe Kelly and Alessia Russo forced to withdraw from the England squad through injury; it was “a little early” for the duo to return to face ­Leicester, said Slegers. The ­goalkeeper Daphne van ­Domselaar is a more long-term absentee after she sustained an ankle injury in the Netherlands’ 1-0 win over Austria. Continue reading...