WALSALL. Aston Villa defeats Brighton 1-0 after A. Leon scored just 1 goal (63′). Aston Villa was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Poundland Bescot Stadium stadium in Walsall on Sunday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Emily Heaslip. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.62 degrees Celsius or 49.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 19 Total 7
- 6 On Target 1
- 9 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 125 Attack 89
- 79 Dangerous attack 46
- 60 Ball safe 60
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Aston Villa had a superior ball possession 62% while Brighton was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Aston Villa was more pushing with 79 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aston Villa won the match.
Aston Villa shot 19 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Brighton shot 7 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Aston Villa received 2 yellow cards (Adriana Leon and Mayumi Pacheco). Regarding the opposition, Brighton received 2 yellow cards (Vicky Losada and Maisie Symonds).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Aston Villa has 9 points to sit in the 9th place. On the other side, Brighton will stays with 8 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Aston Villa will play away against Leicester W on the 21st of January with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Aston Villa (0 draws).
Brighton will host Bristol City W on the 21st of January with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Bristol City W (2 draws).
Aston Villa – Formation
Aston Villa W
80'
82'
63'
Aston Villa started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Carla Ward decided to play with the following team: Anna Leat , Sarah Mayling , Anna Patten , Rachel Corsie , Mayumi Pacheco , Kenza Dali , Lucy Staniforth , Jordan Nobbs , Adriana Leon , Rachel Daly and Kirsty Hanson .
The home team had on the bench: Danielle Turner, Lucy Parker , Olivia McLoughlin, Ebony Salmon, Laura Blindkilde and Simone Magill .
Substitutions
Aston Villa made 3 changes: Kirsty Hanson for Simone Magill (82′), Jordan Nobbs for Lucy Parker (82′) and Adriana Leon for Danielle Turner (90′).
Player of the match: Adriana Leon
The most impressive player for Aston Villa was Adriana Leon.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 5 crosses.
Brighton – Formation
Brighton W
Brighton started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Melissa Phillips played with: Sophie Baggaley , Guro Bergsvand , Maria Thorisdottir , Jorelyn Carabali , Katie Robinson , Maisie Symonds , Vicky Losada , Poppy Pattinson , Pauline Bremer , Elisabeth Terland and Veatriki Sarri .
These were the players on the bench: Julia Zigiotti Olme , Tatiana Pinto , Li Mengwen and Katie Startup.
Substitutions
Brighton made 2 changes: Veatriki Sarri for Tatiana Pinto (59′) and Maisie Symonds for Julia Zigiotti Olme (62′).
Player of the match: Sophie Baggaley
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brighton was the goalkeeper: Sophie Baggaley. His rating is 7.85. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.
- Manchester United – Liverpool – 1-2
- Leicester – West Ham – 1-1
- Everton – Manchester City – 1-4
- Bristol City – Chelsea – 0-3
- Aston Villa – Brighton – 1-0
