Tottenham 0-3 Arsenal: Gunners stay unbeaten under Slegers with derby rout

Arsenal maintained their unbeaten record under interim manager Renee Slegers by beating north London rivals Tottenham 3-0 in the Women's Super League on Saturday.

Slegers had overseen a return of four wins and one draw from her first five games in charge of the Gunners following the departure of Jonas Eidevall, and her team recorded another victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

They needed just 63 seconds to open the scoring through Alessia Russo, who fired across goal and inside after turning on the left side of the area.

Arsenal continued to dominate and only a fine block from Amanda Nilden denied Katie McCabe from eight yards, but Tottenham's resistance was broken again in the 22nd minute. Frida Maanum exchanged passes with Kim Little before placing her finish into the bottom left corner, with a static Spurs defense failing to apply any pressure.

Beth England drew a full save from Daphne van Domselaar as Tottenham briefly improved, but Arsenal wrecked the match in the 66th minute when substitute Stina Blackstenius broke through on Mariona Caldentey's delicate through ball to finish one-on-one.

The win moves Arsenal fourth in the table on 15 points, one behind Brighton, who continued their impressive start to the season with a 3-2 win over West Ham earlier on Saturday.

Fran Kirby scored an 82nd minute winner for the Seagulls after West Ham fought back from 2-0 down to level the match, having also assisted Rachel McLauchlan's opener. That involvement in the first goal took Kirby to 100 in the WSL, making her only the fourth player to reach that milestone.

Data debrief: Quick start key for Arsenal

Tottenham improved in the middle period of the match but a slow start cost them in what will be a particular blow to coach Robert Vilahamn after they conceded inside 24 seconds against Manchester City last time out.

Russo's goal, scored after one minute and three seconds, is the second-fastest goal in Arsenal's WSL history, behind Jordan Nobbs' 28-second strike against Liverpool in October 2014.