MANCHESTER. Manchester United overcome Aston Villa to win 2-1. N. Parris was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Manchester United to strike first with an early goal of Nikita Parris at the 7′. Then Nikita Parris scored again for Manchester United in the 33′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, Rachel Daly reduced the distance for Aston Villa a penalty (60′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was . The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.3 degrees Celsius or 48.74 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Manchester United was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Aston Villa that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Manchester United had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the match​.

Manchester United shot 17 times, 10 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa shot 8 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Manchester United received 1 yellow card (Jayde Riviere). Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa received 3 yellow cards (Alisha Lehmann, Adriana Leon and Anna Patten).

Standings

After playing this match, Manchester United has 21 points to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Aston Villa will stays with 12 points to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Manchester United will host Brighton W on the 4th of February with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (2 draws).

Aston Villa will host Bristol City W on the 4th of February with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Aston Villa (1 draw).

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Marc Skinner decided to play with the following team: Mary Earps (7.5), Jayde Riviere (7.5), Maya Le Tissier (6.8), Millie Turner (6.8), Hannah Jayne Blundell (8.1), Lisa Fjeldstad Naalsund (7.5), Katie Zelem (7.0), Geyse da Silva (8.2), Ella Toone (7.1), Lucía García (6.6) and Nikita Parris (9.2).

The home team had on the bench: Irene Guerrero (6.4), Melvine Malard (7.0), Leah Galton (6.4), Hayley Ladd, Gemma Evans, Rachel Williams (7.1), Alyssa Aherne and Phallon Tullis-Joyce.

Substitutions

Manchester United made 4 changes: Nikita Parris for Rachel Williams (68′), Lucía García for Leah Galton (69′), Ella Toone for Irene Guerrero (83′) and Geyse da Silva for Melvine Malard (83′).

Player of the match: Nikita Parris​

The most impressive player for Manchester United was Nikita Parris.

His rating is 9.2 with 2 goals, 16 passes (100% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7.

Aston Villa – Formation

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

Carla Ward played with: Daphne van Domselaar (8.9), Sarah Mayling (7.0), Anna Patten (6.8), Rachel Corsie (6.1), Noelle Maritz (6.3), Kenza Dali (7.0), Jordan Nobbs (7.0), Laura Blindkilde (7.0), Adriana Leon (6.7), Rachel Daly (8.1) and Alisha Lehmann (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Freya Gregory, Sophia Poor, Ebony Salmon (6.6), Georgia Mullet, Kirsty Hanson (7.0), Anna Leat, Simone Magill and Mayumi Pacheco.

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 2 changes: Alisha Lehmann for Kirsty Hanson (46′) and Adriana Leon for Ebony Salmon (78′).

Player of the match: Daphne van Domselaar​

The most impressive player for Aston Villa was the goalkeeper: Daphne van Domselaar. His rating is 8.87. He performed 8 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Tottenham – Manchester City – 0-2
• Manchester United – Aston Villa – 2-1
• Liverpool – Arsenal – 0-2
• Everton – Leicester – 0-1
• Bristol City – West Ham – 1-2