Aston Villa vs West Ham United, 2025-26 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League
Aston Villa
    FT
    0 - 2
    West Ham United
    • 86': Riko Ueki
    • 90'+2': Seraina Piubel

    About

    Aston Villa are hosting West Ham United 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.
    • 2': Offside, West Ham United Women. Riko Ueki is caught offside.
    • 5': Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Lynn Wilms.
    • 8': Handball by Oona Siren (West Ham United Women).
    • 9': Attempt saved. Ebony Salmon (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Megan Walsh (West Ham United Women). Assisted by Lynn Wilms.
    • 16': Foul by Maya Hijikata (Aston Villa Women).
    • 16': Ylinn Tennebø (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Maya Hijikata (Aston Villa Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Ebony Salmon (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Megan Walsh (West Ham United Women). Assisted by Kirsty Hanson with a through ball.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Lynn Wilms (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Jenna Nighswonger (Aston Villa Women) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Lynn Wilms with a cross.
    • 24': Jenna Nighswonger (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Foul by Leila Wandeler (West Ham United Women).
    • 26': Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Foul by Eva Nyström (West Ham United Women).
    • 30': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Inès Belloumou.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Riko Ueki (West Ham United Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Inès Belloumou.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Leila Wandeler (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 34': Lucia Kendall (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Leila Wandeler (West Ham United Women).
    • 34': Leila Wandeler (West Ham United Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 36': Maya Hijikata (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Foul by Inès Belloumou (West Ham United Women).
    • 37': Attempt blocked. Jenna Nighswonger (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucia Kendall.
    • 39': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Inès Belloumou.
    • 41': Océane Deslandes (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Leila Wandeler (West Ham United Women).
    • 43': Attempt missed. Lucia Kendall (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 43': Foul by Lynn Wilms (Aston Villa Women).
    • 43': Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Tuva Hansen (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa Women 0, West Ham United Women 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa Women 0, West Ham United Women 0.
    • 46': Foul by Estelle Cascarino (West Ham United Women).
    • 46': Ebony Salmon (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 49': Foul by Estelle Cascarino (West Ham United Women).
    • 49': Estelle Cascarino (West Ham United Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Oriane Jean-François (Aston Villa Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jenna Nighswonger with a cross.
    • 50': Attempt saved. Oriane Jean-François (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Megan Walsh (West Ham United Women).
    • 53': Riko Ueki (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Noëlle Maritz (Aston Villa Women).
    • 55': Attempt missed. Maya Hijikata (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jenna Nighswonger with a through ball.
    • 55': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Oona Siren.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Miri Taylor (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Megan Walsh (West Ham United Women). Assisted by Jenna Nighswonger.
    • 60': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Estelle Cascarino.
    • 61': Lynn Wilms (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Katie Zelem (West Ham United Women).
    • 62': Substitution, West Ham United Women. Katrina Gorry replaces Ylinn Tennebø.
    • 62': Substitution, West Ham United Women. Ffion Morgan replaces Leila Wandeler.
    • 65': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Katie Zelem.
    • 65': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Rachel Daly replaces Maya Hijikata.
    • 66': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Tuva Hansen.
    • 67': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Tuva Hansen.
    • 68': Offside, Aston Villa Women. Ebony Salmon is caught offside.
    • 71': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Tuva Hansen.
    • 72': Foul by Oona Siren (West Ham United Women).
    • 72': Ebony Salmon (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 73': Foul by Océane Deslandes (Aston Villa Women).
    • 73': Ffion Morgan (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Offside, Aston Villa Women. Rachel Daly is caught offside.
    • 78': Lynn Wilms (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Katrina Gorry (West Ham United Women).
    • 78': Substitution, West Ham United Women. Seraina Piubel replaces Viviane Asseyi.
    • 79': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Lucy Staniforth replaces Oriane Jean-François.
    • 79': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Georgia Mullett replaces Ebony Salmon.
    • 81': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Inès Belloumou.
    • 85': Foul by Jenna Nighswonger (Aston Villa Women).
    • 85': Eva Nyström (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 86': Goal! Aston Villa Women 0, West Ham United Women 1. Riko Ueki (West Ham United Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Oona Siren.
    • 87': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Rachel Maltby replaces Lucia Kendall.
    • 87': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Gabi Nunes replaces Kirsty Hanson.
    • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Lynn Wilms (Aston Villa Women).
    • 90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Aston Villa Women 0, West Ham United Women 2. Seraina Piubel (West Ham United Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Riko Ueki with a through ball.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Georgia Mullett (Aston Villa Women).
    • 90'+4': Inès Belloumou (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, West Ham United Women. Shelina Zadorsky replaces Riko Ueki.
    • 90'+5': Gabi Nunes (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Inès Belloumou (West Ham United Women).
    • 90'+5': Handball by Katrina Gorry (West Ham United Women).
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Rachel Daly (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Aston Villa Women 0, West Ham United Women 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Aston Villa Women 0, West Ham United Women 2.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 7
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 9
    5 Saves 0
    36.6 Possession 63.4
    4 SHOTS 11
    2 ON GOAL 5
    0.5 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    291 Accurate Passes 540
    363 Passes 620
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 4
    9 Crosses 28
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    40 Long Balls 38
    14 Accurate Long Balls 11
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    2 Blocked Shots 2
    12 Effective Tackles 12
    19 Tackles 16
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    14 Interceptions 11
    31 Effective Clearances 12
    31 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: English Women's Super League

    Venue: Villa Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 3,417

    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 (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Sabrina D'Angelo (GK)
    16 Noelle Maritz
    25 Miri Taylor
    24 Océane Deslandes
    14 Lynn Wilms
    13 Maya Hijikata Yellow Card
    6 Oriane Jean-François
    21 Lucia Kendall
    20 Kirsty Hanson
    32 Jenna Nighswonger
    17 Ebony Salmon
    Aston Villa Substitutes:
    Rachel Maltby, Georgia Mullett, Ellie Roebuck, Rachel Daly, Jessica Johnson, Lucy Staniforth, Gabi Nunes.

    WHU West Ham United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    25 Megan Walsh (GK)
    28 Estelle Cascarino Yellow Card
    13 Eva Nyström
    7 Inès Belloumou
    5 Tuva Hansen
    15 Ylinn Tennebø
    10 Katie Zelem
    4 Oona Siren
    9 Riko Ueki
    20 Viviane Asseyi
    27 Leila Wandeler Yellow Card
    West Ham United Substitutes:
    Shelina Zadorsky, Ria Bose, Ffion Morgan, Katie O'Hanlon, Verena Hanshaw, Seraina Piubel, Katrina Gorry, Yu Endo, Jessica Ziu.

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