CRAWLEY. Aston Villa beats Brighton 6-2 after playing a incredible match.
The match was played at the Broadfield Stadium stadium in Crawley on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Elizabeth Simms. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.7 degrees Celsius or 45.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 5 Total 17
- 4 On Target 8
- 1 Off Target 9
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 81 Attack 80
- 30 Dangerous attack 52
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 6
Fouls
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Aston Villa had a superior ball possession 55% while Brighton was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Aston Villa had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aston Villa won the match.
Brighton shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. On the opposite side, Aston Villa shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Brighton didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa received 1 yellow card (S. Mayling).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Brighton stays with 8 points to occupy the 10th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa has 20 points (5th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Brighton will host Leicester W on the 28th of May with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Leicester W (0 draws).
Aston Villa will play away agasint Arsenal W on the 28th of May with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Arsenal W (1 draw).
Brighton – Formation
The manager Jens Scheuer decided to play with the following team: Lydia Williams, Emma Kullberg, Rebekah Stott, Guro Bergsvand, Zoe Morse, Jorja Fox, Megan Connolly, Veatriki Sarri, Katie Robinson, Geum-Min Lee and Julia Zigiotti-Olme.
The home team had on the bench: Poppy Pattinson, Danielle Carter, Victoria Williams, Lulu Jarvis, Yee-Un Park, Brianna Visalli, Libby Bance, Kayleigh Green and Megan Walsh.
Substitutions
Brighton made 4 changes: V. Sarri for Danielle Carter (46′), K. Robinson for Kayleigh Green (46′), J. Fox for Poppy Pattinson (70′) and R. Stott for Brianna Visalli (74′).
Aston Villa – Formation
Carla Ward played with: Hannah Hampton, Danielle Turner, Sarah Emma Mayling, Anna Patten, Mayumi Pacheco, Kenza Dali, Jordan Nobbs, Lucy Staniforth, Rachel Daly, Kirsty Hanson and Alisha Lehmann.
These were the players on the bench: Emily Gielnik, Evie Rabjohn, Rachel Corsie, Ruesha Littlejohn and Laura Brown.
Substitutions
Aston Villa made 5 changes: A. Patten for Rachel Corsie (60′), L. Staniforth for Ruesha Littlejohn (72′), R. Daly for Emily Gielnik (72′), K. Dali for Laura Brown (73′) and S. Mayling for Evie Rabjohn (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.
- Liverpool – Leicester – 0-1
- Tottenham – Manchester United – 1-2
- Brighton – Aston Villa – 2-6