Arsenal Women and Bristol City Women played an association football match on 1 December 2019 that ended with a scoreline of 11–1. It was part of the 2019–20 Football Association Women's Super League (FA WSL) and became the highest-scoring game in the league's history. At the time Arsenal were the reigning champions and third in the league; Bristol City were in tenth position. Dutch international striker Vivianne Miedema scored six of the eleven Arsenal goals, a league record, surpassing South Korean Ji So-yun to become the highest-scoring non-British player in FA WSL history. Miedema was also involved in four of the other five Arsenal goals, which were scored by Lisa Evans (twice), Leah Williamson, Jordan Nobbs, and Emma Mitchell. Yana Daniëls scored the only goal for Bristol City. The result put Arsenal top of the league and left Bristol City in eleventh place out of twelve clubs. The return match was never played, as the season was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1711:

Queen Anne's War: A British attempt to attack Quebec failed when eight ships wrecked on the St. Lawrence River. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quebec_Expedition

1851:

The yacht America won the Cup of One Hundred Sovereigns race, later renamed the America's Cup, near the Isle of Wight, England. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1851_America%27s_Cup

1961:

Ida Siekmann jumped from a window in her tenement building trying to flee to West Berlin, becoming the first person to die at the Berlin Wall. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ida_Siekmann

1985:

A fire broke out on British Airtours Flight 28M, causing 55 deaths mostly due to smoke inhalation and bringing about changes to make aircraft evacuation more effective. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Airtours_Flight_28M

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

lorry: 1. (road transport, Britain) A motor vehicle for transporting goods, and in some cases people; a truck. 2. (dated) A barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway stations. 3. (dated) A small cart or wagon used on the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish. 4. (obsolete) A large, low, horse-drawn, four-wheeled wagon without sides; also, a similar wagon modified for use on railways. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lorry

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

People ask me to predict the future, when all I want to do is prevent it. Better yet, build it. Predicting the future is much too easy, anyway. You look at the people around you, the street you stand on, the visible air you breathe, and predict more of the same. To hell with more. I want better.   --Ray Bradbury https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Ray_Bradbury