Aston Villa beats Leicester 1-0 with a goal scored by R. Daly

LEICESTER. Aston Villa conquers Leicester 1-0 after R. Daly scored just 1 goal (16').

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David Brown
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Aston Villa beats Leicester 1-0 with a goal scored by R. Daly

LEICESTER. Aston Villa defeats Leicester 1-0 after R. Daly scored just 1 goal (16′). Aston Villa made the most of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the King Power Stadium stadium in Leicester on Friday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Elizabeth Simms. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 3.44 degrees Celsius or 38.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Leicester W

0 - 1

Team 1

Aston Villa W

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 15 Total 13
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 103 Attack 116
  • 71 Dangerous attack 94
  • 91 Ball safe 98
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 14 Total 7
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Aston Villa had a strong ball possession 56% while Leicester was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Aston Villa had a more offensive attitude with 94 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aston Villa won the match.​

Leicester shot 15 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa shot 13 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Leicester received 1 yellow card (Courtney Nevin). On the opposite side, Aston Villa received 1 yellow card (Mayumi Pacheco).

Match Timeline

16'
R. Daly(goal)
C. Nevin- Yellow
28'
J. Green- sub ->Sophie Howard
46'
D. Rose- sub ->Jutta Rantala
46'
M. Goodwin- sub ->Shannon O’Brien
64'
64'
M. Pacheco- sub ->Noelle Maritz
65'
K. Hanson- sub ->Alisha Lehmann
A. Whelan- sub ->Lena Petermann
74'
82'
S. Magill- sub ->Adriana Leon
A. Baker- sub ->Courtney Nevin
86'
89'
J. Nobbs- sub ->Kenza Dali
90'
M. Pacheco- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City W
52
20
Chelsea W
46
19
Arsenal W
44
20
Manchester United W
35
20
Liverpool W
35
20
Tottenham W
27
19
Aston Villa W
21
20
Brighton W
19
20
Everton W
19
20
Leicester W
17
20
West Ham W
14
20
Bristol City W
6
20

After playing this contest, Leicester stays with 10 points to remain in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa will has 12 points to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Leicester will play away with Everton W on the 28th of January with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Everton W (1 draw).

Aston Villa will play away against Manchester United W on the 28th of January with a 6-0 head to head record in favor of Manchester United W (1 draw).

Leicester – Formation

Leicester W
G
J. Leitzig 1.Germany
7.7
D
C. Nevin 2.Australia
6.4
86' 28'
D
S. Howard 5.Scotland
6.6
46'
D
J. Cayman 11.Belgium
7.3
D
J. Thibaud 17.France
7.0
M
S. Tierney 3.England
7.0
M
J. Rantala 8.Finland
6.6
46'
M
S. Takarada 15.Japan
7.0
M
S. O’Brien 27.England
6.7
64'
M
Y. Momiki 29.Japan
7.8
F
L. Petermann 9.Germany
6.4
74'
Substitutes
G
L. Kop 23.Netherlands
M
A. Palmer 6.England
M
A. Whelan 10.England
7.0
74'
M
J. Green 14.Wales
7.0
46'
M
A. Baker 32.England
6.4
86'
M
S. Sherwood 47.England
F
D. Rose 7.Canada
6.6
46'
F
R. Siemsen 19.Australia
F
M. Goodwin 20.England
6.4
64'

Leicester started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Willie Kirk decided to play with the following team: Janina Leitzig (7.7), Janice Cayman (7.3), Julie Thibaud (7.0), Sophie Howard (6.6), Courtney Nevin (6.4), Saori Takarada (7.0), Samantha Tierney (7.0), Yuka Momiki (7.8), Jutta Rantala (6.6), Shannon O’Brien (6.7) and Lena Petermann (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Aimee Palmer, Deanne Rose (6.6), Aileen Whelan (7.0), Josie Green (7.0), Remy Siemsen, Missy Goodwin (6.4), Lize Kop, Ava Baker (6.4) and Simone Sherwood.

Substitutions

Leicester made 5 changes: Jutta Rantala for Deanne Rose (46′), Sophie Howard for Josie Green (46′), Courtney Nevin for Ava Baker (86′), Lena Petermann for Aileen Whelan (74′) and Shannon O’Brien for Missy Goodwin (64′).

Player of the match: Yuka Momiki​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leicester was Yuka Momiki.

His rating is 7.8 with 31 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa W
G
D. van Domselaar 1.Netherlands
8.2
D
S. Mayling 2.England
7.9
D
A. Patten 4.England
7.7
D
R. Corsie 6.Scotland
7.0
D
N. Maritz 26.Switzerland
7.0
64'
M
L. Staniforth 5.England
7.3
M
K. Dali 10.France
7.5
89'
M
L. Blindkilde Brown 19.England
7.3
F
A. Lehmann 7.Switzerland
6.4
65'
F
R. Daly 9.England
8.2
Goals16'
F
A. Leon 23.Canada
7.5
82'
Substitutes
G
S. Poor 13.England
G
A. Leat 21.New Zealand
D
M. Pacheco 33.England
6.8
64' 90'
M
J. Nobbs 8.England
6.8
89'
M
G. Mullett 18.England
F
F. Gregory 11.England
F
E. Salmon 17.England
F
K. Hanson 20.Scotland
7.0
65'
F
S. Magill 22.Northern Ireland
6.4
82'

Aston Villa started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Carla Ward played with: Daphne van Domselaar (8.2), Sarah Mayling (7.9), Anna Patten (7.7), Rachel Corsie (7.0), Noelle Maritz (7.0), Kenza Dali (7.5), Lucy Staniforth (7.3), Laura Blindkilde (7.3), Adriana Leon (7.5), Rachel Daly (8.2) and Alisha Lehmann (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jordan Nobbs (6.8), Freya Gregory, Sophia Poor, Ebony Salmon, Georgia Mullet, Kirsty Hanson (7.0), Anna Leat, Simone Magill (6.4) and Mayumi Pacheco (6.8).

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 4 changes: Kenza Dali for Jordan Nobbs (89′), Alisha Lehmann for Kirsty Hanson (65′), Noelle Maritz for Mayumi Pacheco (64′) and Adriana Leon for Simone Magill (82′).

Player of the match: Daphne van Domselaar​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Aston Villa was the goalkeeper: Daphne van Domselaar. His rating is 8.16. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.​