Arsenal staged a late comeback to defeat Aston Villa 3-1 and keep their slim Women’s Super League title hopes alive.

Despite dominating most of the match, Arsenal had to come from behind at Villa Park, in a game delayed by 45 minutes due to travel disruptions.

Villa opened the scoring in the 35th minute with a well-executed counter-attack. Jordan Nobbs played a precise through ball to Adriana Leon, who passed to Ebony Salmon to score past Manuela Zinsberger.

Arsenal equalized in the 54th minute when Victoria Pelova capitalized on a rebound from Alessia Russo's shot. Lotte Wubben-Moy then headed Arsenal into the lead two minutes later from Russo's cross.

Substitute Stina Blackstenius sealed the victory controversially in the 86th minute. She appeared to handle the ball before scoring, but the goal stood despite Villa's protests.

Arsenal's victory keeps them six points behind joint WSL leaders Chelsea and Manchester City.