Jonas Eidevall hails dominant Stina Blackstenius performance in north London derby victory

Arsenal manager Jonas Eidevall has heaped praise on forward Stina Blackstenius after her sensational showing in Saturday's 5-1 victory over Tottenham.

The Swede opened the scoring after just a few minutes and continued to lead the line with real dominance all game, creating plenty of chances for those around her in what turned out to be a comfortable victory.

Blackstenius' performance did not go unnoticed by Eidevall, who took the time to praise the forward after the game.

"Every game poses different challenges, but Stina gave exactly what we needed at the start of the game by posing a threat from balls in-behind against a very compact Spurs' team," Eidevall told Sky Sports.

"I think it was very nice to see her take the first finish on her first touch when she first spots the goalkeeper a little bit out of position."

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On the wider performance, Eidevall continued: "I was very pleased with the performance. There are still some aspects of our game we need to get better at compared to the first half. I think our players were brilliant and were very well positioned in the second half. I think we could have controlled the game right from the start.

"I think it starts with the way we attack. We were well positioned. I think we constantly overloaded them out in the wide areas and set up players that can play forward with the ball. We are good at arriving into the box with pace. In the first half and the last ten minutes, we got a little bit complacent and a bit of standing still which suits Spurs' really well. We didn't get into that trap in the second-half and that was pleasing."

The win keeps Arsenal in the WSL title race, moving the Gunners up to 35 points, two behind leaders Chelsea having played a game more.

Emma Hayes' Blues are in action on Sunday against fellow title hopefuls Manchester City, who can blow the title race wide open with a win.