Chelsea manager Emma Hayes has accused Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall of “male aggression” on the touchline after an altercation with midfielder Erin Cuthbert as she went to take a throw-in in the closing stages of the Conti Cup final on Sunday.
If 2023 was the year in which Arsenal proved unable to last the pace as frontrunners, then defeat at Fulham showed their New Year’s resolution must be to thrive in the role of chasers.