LEIGH. Manchester United crushes Aston Villa 5-0 with goals of E. Toone (8′), K. Zelem (13′ pen), L. Staniforth (50′), M. Thomas (73′) and E. Toone (79′).
The match was played at the Leigh Sports Village Stadium stadium in Leigh on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Rebecca Welch. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.1 degrees Celsius or 39.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 11 Total 1
- 8 On Target 0
- 3 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 39 Attack 54
- 32 Dangerous attack 35
- 73 Ball safe 64
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Manchester United was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Aston Villa that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Aston Villa had a more offensive attitude with 35 dangerous attacks and 1 shots of which 0 were on target. Nevertheless, Manchester United was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Manchester United shot 11 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa shot 1 times, 0 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Manchester United received 2 yellow cards (K. Hanson and H. Ladd). On the other side, Aston Villa received 3 yellow cards (R. Littlejohn, S. Mayling and C. Boye-Hlorkah).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Manchester United will play away against West Ham W on the 9th of January with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (0 draws).
Aston Villa will host Everton W on the 8th of January with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Everton W (0 draws).
Manchester United – Formation
The manager Marc Skinner decided to play with the following team: M. Earps, K. Smith, A. Mannion, M. Turner, L. Staniforth, H. Ladd, K. Zelem, V. Bøe Risa, A. Russo, L. Galton and E. Toone.
The home team had on the bench: M. Thorisdottir, N. Murphy, Ivana Fuso, M. Thomas, S. Baggaley and K. Hanson.
Substitutions
Manchester United made 4 changes: L. Staniforth for K. Hanson (59′), M. Turner for M. Thorisdottir (65′), K. Smith for M. Thomas (65′) and V. Bøe Risa for Ivana Fuso (77′).
Aston Villa – Formation
Carla Ward played with: H. Hampton, M. Sargeant, E. N’Dow, S. Mayling, M. Pacheco, R. Petzelberger, R. Littlejohn, R. Allen, E. Gielnik, C. Boye-Hlorkah and A. Lehmann.
The following players were sitting on the bench: C. Arthur, F. Gregory, S. Hayles, O. McLoughlin, A. Asante, J. Hutton, M. Ewers, G. Davison and S. Rogers.
Substitutions
Aston Villa made 3 changes: R. Littlejohn for C. Arthur (57′), H. Hampton for S. Rogers (64′) and E. Gielnik for O. McLoughlin (80′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.
- Manchester United – Aston Villa – 5-0
- Leicester City – Birmingham – 2-0
- Tottenham – Everton – 1-0