Aston Villa and Bristol City draw 2-2 on Saturday

WALSALL. Aston Villa finds its way back against Bristol City with a goal on the A. Thestrup 15' and a goal on the C. Jones 75'.

By
Mark Hall
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Aston Villa and Bristol City draw 2-2 on Saturday

WALSALL. Aston Villa finds its way back against Bristol City with a goal on the A. Thestrup 15′ and a goal on the C. Jones 75′. Aston Villa was decisively better in terms of ball possession (75%)​

The match was played at the Poundland Bescot Stadium stadium in Walsall on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Stacey Pearson. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.17 degrees Celsius or 53.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Aston Villa W

2 - 2

Team 1

Bristol City W

  • ! 75 Ball Possession 25
Shots
  • 36 Total 4
  • 14 On Target 3
  • 16 Off Target 0
  • 6 Shots blocked 1
  • 94 Attack 54
  • 70 Dangerous attack 18
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 11 Corners 0
  • 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 4 Total 7
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Aston Villa had a superior ball possession 75% while Bristol City was struggling with a 25% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Aston Villa had a more offensive attitude with 70 dangerous attacks and 36 shots of which 14 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Aston Villa to win the match​.

Aston Villa shot 36 times, 14 on target, 16 off target. On the opposite side, Bristol City shot 4 times, 3 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Aston Villa didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Bristol City received 3 yellow cards (Jamie-Lee Napier, Jessica Shae Yáñez Couey and Shania Hayles).

Match Timeline

11'
J. Napier- Yellow
J. Nobbs(goal)Rachel Corsie
13'
15'
A. Thestrup(goal)Emily Syme
46'
B. Aspin- sub ->Emily Syme
A. Leon(goal)Rachel Corsie
60'
61'
A. Harrison- sub ->Lisa Evans
75'
C. Jones(goal)
74'
S. Hayles- sub ->Ella Powell
74'
M. Ward- sub ->Megan Connolly
S. Magill- sub ->Rachel Corsie
78'
83'
S. Hayles- Yellow
E. Salmon- sub ->Adriana Leon
78'
90'
S. Yáñez- Yellow
90'
J. Bull- sub ->Ffion Morgan

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City W
52
21
Chelsea W
49
20
Arsenal W
47
21
Liverpool W
38
21
Manchester United W
35
21
Tottenham W
28
20
Aston Villa W
24
21
Everton W
20
21
Brighton W
19
21
Leicester W
18
21
West Ham W
15
21
Bristol City W
6
21

After this match, Aston Villa has 13 points like Leicester W to remain in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Bristol City will has 6 points to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Aston Villa will play away against Tottenham W on the 18th of February with a 3-3 head to head record.

Bristol City will play away against Leicester W on the 18th of February with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Leicester W (0 draws).

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa W
G
D. van Domselaar 1.Netherlands
6.8
D
S. Mayling 2.England
7.0
D
A. Patten 4.England
7.3
D
N. Maritz 26.Switzerland
7.0
D
M. Pacheco 33.England
7.0
M
R. Corsie 6.Scotland
8.7
78'
M
J. Nobbs 8.England
8.4
Goals13'
M
K. Dali 10.France
8.7
F
R. Daly 9.England
7.9
F
K. Hanson 20.Scotland
8.5
F
A. Leon 23.Canada
8.2
78' Goals60'
Substitutes
G
S. Poor 13.England
G
A. Leat 21.New Zealand
M
G. Mullett 18.England
M
M. Taylor 25.England
F
A. Lehmann 7.Switzerland
F
F. Gregory 11.England
F
E. Salmon 17.England
6.7
78'
F
S. Magill 22.Northern Ireland
6.8
78'

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 (6.8), Sarah Mayling (7.0), Anna Patten (7.3), Noelle Maritz (7.0), Mayumi Pacheco (7.0), Kenza Dali (8.7), Rachel Corsie (8.7), Jordan Nobbs (8.4), Adriana Leon (8.2), Rachel Daly (7.9) and Kirsty Hanson (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Alisha Lehmann, Freya Gregory, Sophia Poor, Ebony Salmon (6.7), Georgia Mullet, Anna Leat, Simone Magill (6.8) and Miriael Taylor.

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 2 changes: Rachel Corsie for Simone Magill (78′) and Adriana Leon for Ebony Salmon (78′).

Player of the match: Rachel Corsie​

The player that probably impressed the most for Aston Villa was Rachel Corsie.

His rating is 8.7 with 60 passes (88% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 5.

Bristol City – Formation

Bristol City W
G
S. Yáñez 30.United States
8.5
90'
D
E. Powell 2.Wales
6.8
74'
D
N. Layzell 4.England
7.5
D
M. Connolly 6.Republic of Ireland
6.6
74'
D
J. Napier 11.Scotland
6.4
11'
M
A. Rodgers 8.Scotland
7.0
M
E. Syme 16.England
7.0
46'
M
L. Evans 22.Scotland
6.6
61'
M
C. Jones 23.Wales
7.5
Goals75'
M
F. Morgan 24.Wales
6.4
90'
F
A. Thestrup 17.Denmark
7.3
Goals15'
Substitutes
G
O. Clark 13.Wales
D
S. Struck 3.Denmark
D
B. Aspin 5.England
6.8
46'
D
M. Ward 29.England
7.0
74'
M
J. Bull 15.England
90'
M
S. Stratigakis 18.Canada
M
F. Slocombe 36.England
F
A. Harrison 7.Scotland
7.0
61'
F
S. Hayles 9.Jamaica
6.6
74' 83'

Bristol City started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Lauren Smith played with: Jessica Shae Yáñez Couey (8.5), Ella Powell (6.8), Naomi Layzell (7.5), Megan Connolly (6.6), Jamie-Lee Napier (6.4), Amy Rodgers (7.0), Carrie Jones (7.5), Ffion Morgan (6.4), Emily Syme (7.0), Lisa Evans (6.6) and Amalie Thestrup (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Cecilie Struck, Brooke Aspin (6.8), Abigail Harrison (7.0), Shania Hayles (6.6), Olivia Clark, Jasmine Bull, Sarah Stratigakis, Mari Ward (7.0) and Fearne Slocombe.

Substitutions

Bristol City made 5 changes: Emily Syme for Brooke Aspin (46′), Lisa Evans for Abigail Harrison (61′), Megan Connolly for Mari Ward (74′), Ella Powell for Shania Hayles (74′) and Ffion Morgan for Jasmine Bull (90′).

Player of the match: Jessica Shae Yáñez Couey​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol City was the goalkeeper: Jessica Shae Yáñez Couey. His rating is 8.47. He performed 11 saves.

Results of the day

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