Arsenal Women's pre-season preparations got off to a rocky start after they were beaten 5-0 by the boys' U15 side in a friendly.

The match - which saw winger Chido Obi score a hat-trick - took place behind closed doors as last season's Women's Super League runners-up began preparations for the new season.

New signing Lina Hurtig was one player who featured in what was described by Arsenal as a 'private' game at London Colney.

Their latest result comes just three months after boss Eidevall told The Athletic he planned to have his team face the boys' U16s in an attempt to get them ready for opponents in the Champions League.

'We have to have a good cooperation with our boys' academy to involve them in practices and internal games, so we can play against something more physical and faster than we will ever play against in the Champions League, in order to set the benchmark,' the Swede said in May.

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