Leicester City vs Aston Villa, 2025-26 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League
Leicester City
  • 38': Alisha Lehmann
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Aston Villa
  • 47': Anna Patten
  • 84': Kirsty Hanson

About

Leicester City are hosting Aston Villa at King Power Stadium, Leicester, 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.
  • 4': Asmita Ale (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 4': Foul by Chasity Grant (Aston Villa Women).
  • 6': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Julie Thibaud.
  • 7': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Julie Thibaud.
  • 9': Foul by Jenna Nighswonger (Aston Villa Women).
  • 9': Hannah Cain (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Sam Tierney (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 14': Foul by Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women).
  • 14': Sam Tierney (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Chasity Grant (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 24': Offside, Aston Villa Women. Chasity Grant is caught offside.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Jenna Nighswonger (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kirsty Hanson.
  • 28': Foul by Miri Taylor (Aston Villa Women).
  • 28': Shannon O'Brien (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Miri Taylor (Aston Villa Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Emma Jansson (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Tierney.
  • 30': Attempt saved. Sam Tierney (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Ellie Roebuck (Aston Villa Women). Assisted by Alisha Lehmann.
  • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Ellie Roebuck (Aston Villa Women).
  • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Foul by Emma Jansson (Leicester City Women).
  • 34': Lucia Kendall (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left.
  • 38': Goal! Leicester City Women 1, Aston Villa Women 0. Alisha Lehmann (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hannah Cain.
  • 40': Emma Jansson (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women).
  • 43': Attempt missed. Alisha Lehmann (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Shannon O'Brien.
  • 45': Chasity Grant (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Foul by Asmita Ale (Leicester City Women).
  • 45': Asmita Ale (Leicester City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Hannah Cain.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Leicester City Women 1, Aston Villa Women 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Leicester City Women 1, Aston Villa Women 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Ebony Salmon replaces Miri Taylor.
  • 47': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Ashleigh Neville.
  • 47': Goal! Leicester City Women 1, Aston Villa Women 1. Anna Patten (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lynn Wilms with a cross following a corner.
  • 48': Foul by Sam Tierney (Leicester City Women).
  • 48': Noëlle Maritz (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jenna Nighswonger.
  • 52': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Julie Thibaud.
  • 54': Foul by Emma Jansson (Leicester City Women).
  • 54': Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Ashleigh Neville (Leicester City Women).
  • 55': Noëlle Maritz (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Julie Thibaud.
  • 60': Foul by Hannah Cain (Leicester City Women).
  • 60': Jenna Nighswonger (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Ashleigh Neville (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Foul by Noëlle Maritz (Aston Villa Women).
  • 65': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Chantelle Swaby.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Janina Leitzig (Leicester City Women).
  • 67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Anna Patten (Aston Villa Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jenna Nighswonger with a cross.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Noëlle Maritz (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucia Kendall.
  • 68': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Julie Thibaud.
  • 69': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Rachel Williams replaces Missy Goodwin.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Anna Patten (Aston Villa Women) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jenna Nighswonger with a cross following a corner.
  • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Lynn Wilms (Aston Villa Women).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Olivia McLoughlin replaces Emma Jansson.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Lucia Kendall (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chasity Grant.
  • 74': Delay in match because of an injury Chantelle Swaby (Leicester City Women).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 75': Chasity Grant (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 75': Foul by Sam Tierney (Leicester City Women).
  • 76': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Ashleigh Neville.
  • 77': Foul by Ashleigh Neville (Leicester City Women).
  • 77': Jenna Nighswonger (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 77': Ashleigh Neville (Leicester City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Chantelle Swaby (Leicester City Women).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Substitution, Leicester City Women. Rosella Ayane replaces Chantelle Swaby because of an injury.
  • 80': Asmita Ale (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Foul by Lucia Kendall (Aston Villa Women).
  • 83': Foul by Jenna Nighswonger (Aston Villa Women).
  • 83': Hannah Cain (Leicester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Goal! Leicester City Women 1, Aston Villa Women 2. Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ebony Salmon following a fast break.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Chasity Grant (Aston Villa Women).
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Foul by Olivia McLoughlin (Leicester City Women).
  • 87': Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Asmita Ale.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Oriane Jean-François (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Lucia Kendall following a corner.
  • 89': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Rachel Maltby replaces Chasity Grant.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Leicester City Women. Shannon O'Brien is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Julie Thibaud (Leicester City Women).
  • 90'+2': Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Ebony Salmon (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Janina Leitzig (Leicester City Women). Assisted by Rachel Maltby.
  • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Alisha Lehmann (Leicester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Asmita Ale.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Leicester City Women 1, Aston Villa Women 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Leicester City Women 1, Aston Villa Women 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
10 Corner Kicks 0
1 Saves 1
64.5 Possession 35.5
12 SHOTS 6
3 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
445 Accurate Passes 210
531 Passes 297
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 1
23 Crosses 7
0.3 Cross % 0.1
48 Long Balls 51
22 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 2
9 Effective Tackles 16
13 Tackles 26
0.7 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 20
15 Effective Clearances 33
15 Clearances 33

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: King Power Stadium
Location: Leicester, England
Attendance: 2,627

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

LEI Leicester City (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Janina Leitzig (GK)
31 Chantelle Swaby
17 Julie Thibaud
10 Emma Jansson
12 Asmita Ale Yellow Card
29 Ashleigh Neville Yellow Card
11 Alisha Lehmann
3 Sam Tierney
7 Missy Goodwin
21 Hannah Cain
27 Shannon O'Brien
Leicester City Substitutes:
Jenna Whinney, Rachel Williams, Emily Walne, Katie Keane, Olivia Mcloughlin, Beau King, Rosella Ayane.

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

No. Name
26 Ellie Roebuck (GK)
15 Lucy Parker
4 Anna Patten
32 Jenna Nighswonger
14 Lynn Wilms
21 Lucia Kendall
25 Miri Taylor Yellow Card
6 Oriane Jean-François
20 Kirsty Hanson
16 Noelle Maritz
23 Chasity Grant
Aston Villa Substitutes:
Piper Lea, Imogen Seymour, Rachel Maltby, Jessica Johnson, Sabrina D'Angelo, Ebony Salmon, Océane Deslandes.

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