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Arsenal\u00a0<\/strong>gained an edge on rivals\u00a0Tottenham\u00a0<\/strong>in Conti Cup Group D by edging a bonus point penalty shootout following an entertaining 3-3 draw.<\/p>\n The Gunners fell behind on three occasions at Meadow Park with Martha Thomas and a Jessica Naz brace cancelled out by strikes from Stina Blackstenius, Frida Maanum and an Amy Turner own goal.<\/p>\n Draws in the competition\u2019s group phase are followed by spot kicks and it was the home side who held their nerve best \u2014 Jen Beattie\u2019s penalty sealing a 4-3 success.<\/p>\n The bonus point leaves the Gunners top of their pool on seven points and could prove crucial, with the five group winners joining Chelsea in the quarter-final stage alongside only the two best-performing runners-up.<\/p>\n Aston Villa\u00a0<\/strong>are well-placed to qualify having made it three wins from three in Group A with a thumping 5-1 victory over\u00a0Durham<\/strong>.<\/p>\n England forward Rachel Daly was the star of the show, notching a second-half hat-trick to add to earlier strikes from team-mates Rachel Corsie and Adriana Leon.<\/p>\n Amy Andrews netted an 87th-minute consolation for the second-tier visitors, who were well beaten but still have taken a respectable seven points from four outings.<\/p>\n 3\ufe0f\u20e3 more points in the #ContiCup<\/a>! \ud83e\udd73 pic.twitter.com\/S3MvRbMeqU<\/a><\/p>\n\n