Olivia Smith curled in a 66th-minute equalizer at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday to spare Arsenal a home defeat against newly promoted Birmingham City, but the 1-1 draw stretched the Gunners' winless run in the Barclays Women's Super League to five matches. Arsenal piled up 27 shots and still needed a moment of individual quality to take anything from a side that arrived without a league win all season.
Birmingham went ahead on the counter in the 53rd minute. Neve Herron sent a long pass to Océane Hurtré, who raced in behind the Arsenal back line and lifted the ball over goalkeeper Misa Rodríguez. The finish was another reminder of why Hurtré, one of the league's three joint top scorers going into the weekend, was named the Women's Super League Player of the Month for September.
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