Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2025-26 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League
Aston Villa
  • 57': Rachel Daly
  • 58': Kirsty Hanson
FT
2 - 1
Brighton & Hove Albion
  • 11': Fuka Tsunoda

About

Aston Villa are hosting Brighton & Hove Albion at Villa Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Women's Super League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Offside, Aston Villa Women. Rachel Daly is caught offside.
  • 10': Offside, Aston Villa Women. Rachel Daly is caught offside.
  • 11': Foul by Rachel Daly (Aston Villa Women).
  • 11': Manuela Vanegas (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Goal! Aston Villa Women 0, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1. Fuka Tsunoda (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 15': Foul by Fuka Tsunoda (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
  • 15': Lynn Wilms (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Lucia Kendall (Aston Villa Women).
  • 17': Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Rachel Daly (Aston Villa Women).
  • 18': Manuela Vanegas (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Miri Taylor (Aston Villa Women) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Lynn Wilms with a cross.
  • 23': Anna Patten (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Foul by Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
  • 23': Rachel Daly (Aston Villa Women) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Rachel Maltby with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 24': Foul by Miri Taylor (Aston Villa Women).
  • 24': Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fran Kirby.
  • 30': Foul by Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
  • 30': Sabrina D'Angelo (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kiko Seike with a cross.
  • 33': Rachel Daly (Aston Villa Women) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
  • 33': Foul by Anna Patten (Aston Villa Women).
  • 33': Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Anna Patten (Aston Villa Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Maisie Symonds (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa Women 0, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa Women 0, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1.
  • 47': Noëlle Maritz (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Rosa Kafaji (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
  • 48': Attempt missed. Kiko Seike (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 49': Foul by Maisie Symonds (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
  • 49': Maya Hijikata (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Lucia Kendall (Aston Villa Women).
  • 52': Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Rosa Kafaji.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Rachel Maltby (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lynn Wilms.
  • 56': Foul by Rosa Kafaji (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
  • 56': Noëlle Maritz (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 56': Rosa Kafaji (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 57': Goal! Aston Villa Women 1, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1. Rachel Daly (Aston Villa Women) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucia Kendall with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 58': Goal! Aston Villa Women 2, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1. Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Miri Taylor.
  • 61': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Rachel McLauchlan replaces Rosa Kafaji.
  • 61': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Nadine Noordam replaces Fuka Tsunoda.
  • 61': Offside, Aston Villa Women. Rachel Daly is caught offside.
  • 63': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Missy Kearns replaces Maya Hijikata.
  • 63': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Ebony Salmon replaces Kirsty Hanson.
  • 64': Anna Patten (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
  • 69': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Madison Haley is caught offside.
  • 71': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Georgia Mullett replaces Rachel Daly.
  • 72': Foul by Miri Taylor (Aston Villa Women).
  • 72': Nadine Noordam (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Conceded by Miri Taylor.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Miri Taylor (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ebony Salmon.
  • 77': Foul by Lucia Kendall (Aston Villa Women).
  • 77': Nadine Noordam (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Lucia Kendall (Aston Villa Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Carla Camacho replaces Charlie Rule.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Kiko Seike with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 79': Foul by Noëlle Maritz (Aston Villa Women).
  • 79': Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Foul by Noëlle Maritz (Aston Villa Women).
  • 81': Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Offside, Aston Villa Women. Ebony Salmon is caught offside.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Kiko Seike (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Manuela Vanegas with a cross.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) header from very close range is blocked.
  • 85': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Conceded by Lynn Wilms.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Manuela Vanegas (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kiko Seike following a corner.
  • 87': Foul by Noëlle Maritz (Aston Villa Women).
  • 87': Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Nadine Noordam (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Sabrina D'Angelo (Aston Villa Women). Assisted by Madison Haley.
  • 89': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Caitlin Hayes replaces Maisie Symonds.
  • 90': Foul by Ebony Salmon (Aston Villa Women).
  • 90': Moeka Minami (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Kiko Seike (Brighton and Hove Albion Women).
  • 90': Miri Taylor (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Océane Deslandes replaces Rachel Maltby.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Lucy Staniforth replaces Lucia Kendall.
  • 90'+3': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Conceded by Océane Deslandes.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Aston Villa Women 2, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Aston Villa Women 2, Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 4
3 Corner Kicks 1
0 Saves 1
51.7 Possession 48.3
10 SHOTS 8
2 ON GOAL 2
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
451 Accurate Passes 415
536 Passes 501
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
14 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.2
46 Long Balls 64
27 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 1
7 Effective Tackles 11
12 Tackles 17
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 15
19 Effective Clearances 17
19 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 2,361

Women's Super League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 22 +43 55
2 Arsenal 22 +39 51
3 Chelsea 22 +24 49
4 Manchester United 22 +16 40
Full Standings

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Sabrina D'Angelo (GK)
4 Anna Patten Yellow Card
15 Lucy Parker
16 Noelle Maritz
25 Miri Taylor
21 Lucia Kendall
13 Maya Hijikata
38 Rachel Maltby
14 Lynn Wilms
20 Kirsty Hanson
9 Rachel Daly
Aston Villa Substitutes:
Lucy Staniforth, Lydia Sallaway, Soffia Kelly, Océane Deslandes, Georgia Mullett, Missy Bo Kearns, Ebony Salmon, Ellie Roebuck.

BHA Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
32 Sophie Baggaley (GK)
2 Manuela Vanegas
3 Moeka Minami
19 Marisa Olislagers
33 Charlize Rule
14 Fran Kirby
29 Fuka Tsunoda
8 Maisie Symonds
21 Madison Haley
6 Rosa Kafaji Yellow Card
11 Kiko Seike
Brighton & Hove Albion Substitutes:
Olaug Tvedten, Rachel McLauchlan, Elliana Martin, Carla Camacho, Chiamaka Nnadozie, Nadine Noordam, Hannah Poulter, Caitlin Hayes.

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