BIRMINGHAM. Everton bested Aston Villa to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Everton to strike first with an own goal of Anna Patten at the 54′. Then it was a goal in the 55′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Nathalie Bjorn gave the win to Everton in the 74′ minute with a penalty. Aston Villa was decisively better in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on Sunday and it started at 4:30 pm local time. The referee was Stacey Pearson. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 4.81 degrees Celsius or 40.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 14 Total 7
- 8 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 145 Attack 98
- 86 Dangerous attack 64
- 102 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 6 Total 9
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Aston Villa was in firm control of the ball 62% while Everton was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Aston Villa was putting more pressure with 86 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 8 were on target. Anyway, Everton was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Aston Villa shot 14 times, 8 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Everton shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Aston Villa didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Everton received 3 yellow cards (Justine Vanhaevermaet, Katja Snoeijs and Karen Holmgaard).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Aston Villa will stay with 6 points to remain in the 10th place. On the other side, Everton will have 8 points like Leicester W to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Aston Villa will host Manchester City W on the 18th of May with a 4-1 head to head record in favor of Manchester City W (1 draw).
Everton will play away agasint Bristol City W on the 18th of May with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Bristol City W (1 draw).
Aston Villa – Formation
Aston Villa started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Carla Ward decided to play with the following team: Daphne van Domselaar , Sarah Mayling , Anna Patten , Danielle Turner , Mayumi Pacheco , Kenza Dali , Rachel Corsie , Jordan Nobbs , Adriana Leon , Rachel Daly and Kirsty Hanson .
The home team had on the bench: Lucy Staniforth , Alisha Lehmann , Olivia McLoughlin, Ebony Salmon , Georgia Mullet, Laura Blindkilde, Anna Leat and Simone Magill .
Substitutions
Aston Villa made 4 changes: Adriana Leon for Alisha Lehmann (63′), Rachel Corsie for Lucy Staniforth (63′), Jordan Nobbs for Simone Magill (77′) and Kirsty Hanson for Ebony Salmon (77′).
Player of the match: Rachel Daly
The most impressive player for Aston Villa was Rachel Daly.
His rating is with 1 goal, 26 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Everton – Formation
Everton started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Brian Sorensen played with: Courtney Brosnan , Karen Holmgaard , Megan Finnigan , Katrine Veje , Justine Vanhaevermaet , Hanna Bennison , Clare Wheeler , Sara Holmgaard , Katja Snoeijs , Nicoline Sørensen and Heather Payne .
They had on the bench: Megan Campbell , Nathalie Bjorn , Emma Bissell, Emily Ramsey, Annie Wilding, Alyssa Aherne and Karoline Olesen .
Substitutions
Everton made 4 changes: Karen Holmgaard for Nathalie Bjorn (46′), Sara Holmgaard for Megan Campbell (81′), Hanna Bennison for Karoline Olesen (60′) and Katja Snoeijs for Emma Bissell (90′).
Player of the match: Courtney Brosnan
The most impressive player for Everton was the goalkeeper: Courtney Brosnan. His rating is 8.47. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.
- Manchester City – Tottenham – 7-0
- Liverpool – Brighton – 4-0
- Chelsea – Leicester – 5-2
- Bristol City – Manchester United – 0-2
- Aston Villa – Everton – 1-2
- Arsenal – West Ham – 3-0