Vivianne Miedema scored the only goal as Arsenal struggled past Championship side London City Lionesses to reach the fifth round of the Women’s FA Cup.
Miedema’s solitary goal a minute before half-time proved enough for the 14-time winners to progress 1-0.
The Netherlands striker came off in the second half with a migraine, with one eye on two huge upcoming WSL games against Manchester United and Chelsea.
“Yes she has a migraine,” said Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall after the game. “It was manageable but it came to a point where it wasn’t worth keeping her on any longer.”
Elsewhere in the FA Cup, Guro Reiten scored twice and Pernille Harder converted a penalty as holders Chelsea beat Aston Villa 3-1.
West Ham are also through after beating Sheffield United 4-1 but Tottenham crashed out as they lost 3-1 after extra-time against Leicester.
Georgia Stanway scored a hat-trick as Manchester City thrashed Nottingham Forest 8-0 and Manchester United beat Bridgwater United 2-0.
