WALSALL. Manchester City was finally too good for Aston Villa with the goal of G. Stanway was the key player of the match after he scored in the 5th and 75th minute. G. Stanway (5′), Vicky Losada (41′) and G. Stanway (75′). Manchester City was surely better in terms of ball possession (74%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the The Banks’s Stadium stadium in Walsall on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Louise Saunders. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.1 degrees Celsius or 37.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.
Match Statistics
- ! 26 Ball Possession 74
Shots
- 3 Total 8
- 2 On Target 4
- 1 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 45 Attack 61
- 16 Dangerous attack 28
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
Fouls
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Manchester City had a superior ball possession 74% while Aston Villa was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester City was putting more pressure with 28 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester City won the match.
Aston Villa shot 3 times, 2 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Manchester City shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Aston Villa didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Manchester City received 1 yellow card (A. Greenwood).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Aston Villa will play away with Leicester W on the 23rd of January with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Aston Villa (0 draws).
Manchester City will host Arsenal W on the 23rd of January with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).
Aston Villa – Formation
The manager Carla Ward decided to play with the following team: H. Hampton, A. Asante, M. Sargeant, S. Mayling, A. Patten, M. Pacheco, C. Arthur, L. Brown, C. Boye-Hlorkah, A. Lehmann and S. Hayles.
The home team had on the bench: O. McLoughlin, J. Hutton, M. Ewers, R. Littlejohn and S. Rogers.
Substitutions
Aston Villa made 4 changes: M. Sargeant for O. McLoughlin (25′), C. Boye-Hlorkah for J. Hutton (65′), C. Arthur for M. Ewers (82′) and S. Hayles for R. Littlejohn (82′).
Manchester City – Formation
Gareth Taylor played with: K. Keating, S. Houghton, D. Stokes, L. Bronze, A. Greenwood, Vicky Losada, K. Walsh, E. White, G. Stanway, L. Hemp and J. Park.
These were the players on the bench: R. Mace, F. Angeldahl, K. Shaw, G. Piling, J. Scott, J. Beckie and L. Coombs.
Substitutions
Manchester City made 5 changes: Vicky Losada for F. Angeldahl (67′), J. Park for J. Beckie (67′), S. Houghton for R. Mace (73′), E. White for K. Shaw (73′) and L. Hemp for J. Scott (73′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.