Arsenal Women 4-0 Hoffenheim Ladies: Tobin Heath scores as Arsenal win in Champions League

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Last updated on 14 minutes ago.From the section Women's Football

Tobin Heath scored her first goal for Arsenal as the Women's Super League leaders beat Hoffenheim in the Champions League.

The home side took the lead midway through the first half when Kim Little converted a penalty.

Summer signing Heath made it 2-0 on the stroke of half-time when she stabbed in a knockdown from close range.

Vivianne Miedema bundled in a third before Leah Williamson headed in a late fourth.

Relive Arsenal's win against Hoffenheim

Victory means Arsenal are second in Group C with three points, behind leaders Barcelona who have six points.

Jonas Eidevall's side have enjoyed a superb start to the season with five wins from five in the Women's Super League but their European campaign got off on the wrong foot when they were beaten 4-1 by Barcelona.

This, however, was the perfect response to that thrashing as they recovered from a slow start to dominate Champions League newcomers Hoffenheim.

Little got the ball rolling by scoring her fifth goal of the season from the penalty spot after Beth Mead had been fouled inside the box.

Arsenal were causing their German opponents problems with their high press and duly added a second just before the break when Heath, who joined on a free transfer in the summer having played for Manchester United last season, fired home after Miedema had nodded the ball into her path.

Dutch forward Miedema then got on the scoresheet when she found herself in the right place to bundle in a loose ball after Jordan Nobbs' superb strike had been kept out by Martina Tufekovic.

Arsenal keeper Manuela Zinsberger ensured her side kept a clean sheet with a big save late on to keep out Katharina Naschenweng's deflected shot, before Williamson powered home a header in the final few minutes to wrap up a dominant win.

Line-ups

Arsenal Women

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Zinsberger
16Maritz
6Williamson
3Wubben-Moy
15McCabe
10Little
12MaanumBooked at 61mins
9MeadSubstituted forParrisat 65'minutes
8NobbsSubstituted forIwabuchiat 85'minutes
77HeathSubstituted forCatleyat 74'minutes
11MiedemaSubstituted forFoordat 74'minutes

Substitutes

5Beattie
7Catley
13Wälti
14Parris
18Williams
19Foord
22Schnaderbeck
23Iwabuchi
29Goldie

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Ladies

Formation 4-4-2

1Tufekovic
26Wienroither
4SpechtBooked at 20mins
31Feldkamp
9Naschenweng
22LinderSubstituted forSteinertat 77'minutes
33DongusSubstituted forHarschat 78'minutes
7HagelSubstituted forDegenat 90+2'minutes
29Brand
16BillaSubstituted forLeimenstollat 78'minutes
6De CaignySubstituted forCorleyat 45'minutes

Substitutes

5Bühler
10Corley
11Kocsán
14Degen
17Harsch
18Fühner
19Steinert
21Dick
27Leimenstoll
28von Schrader

Referee:Stéphanie Frappart

Live Text

Match ends, Arsenal Women 4, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Ladies 0.
Second Half ends, Arsenal Women 4, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Ladies 0.
Foul by Stephanie Catley (Arsenal Women).
Franziska Harsch (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Ladies. Celina Degen replaces Chantal Hagel.
Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Jana Feldkamp.
Attempt blocked. Vanessa Leimenstoll (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Ladies) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Judith Steinert with a through ball.
Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Jule Brand.
Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Martina Tufekovic.
Attempt saved. Nikita Parris (Arsenal Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Caitlin Foord.
Goal! Arsenal Women 4, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Ladies 0. Leah Williamson (Arsenal Women) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Katie McCabe with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Judith Steinert.
Substitution, Arsenal Women. Mana Iwabuchi replaces Jordan Nobbs.
Corner, Arsenal Women. Conceded by Franziska Harsch.
Jule Brand (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Ladies) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Noëlle Maritz (Arsenal Women).
Substitution, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Ladies. Vanessa Leimenstoll replaces Nicole Billa.
Substitution, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Ladies. Franziska Harsch replaces Fabienne Dongus.
Substitution, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Ladies. Judith Steinert replaces Sarai Linder.
Hand ball by Chantal Hagel (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Ladies).