WALSALL. Liverpool had a smooth win over Aston Villa. Liverpool scored with Grace Fisk (19′), Sophie Haug (29′), Emma Koivisto (60′) and Emma Koivisto (82′). On the other side, Sarah Mayling (37′) scored for Aston Villa. Aston Villa lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Poundland Bescot Stadium stadium in Walsall on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. In front of 3,045 spectators.​ The referee was Lisa Benn. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.35 degrees Celsius or 45.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Aston Villa W

1 - 4

Liverpool W

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 12 Total 14
  • 5 On Target 6
  • 3 Off Target 1
  • 4 Shots blocked 7
  • 114 Attack 83
  • 66 Dangerous attack 54
  • 81 Ball safe 76
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 6 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Aston Villa was in firm control of the ball 56% while Liverpool was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Aston Villa was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Liverpool found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Aston Villa shot 12 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Liverpool shot 14 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Aston Villa received 1 yellow card (Sarah Mayling). Regarding the opposition, Liverpool received 1 yellow card (Gemma Bonner).

Match Timeline

19'
G. Fisk(goal)
29'
S. Haug(goal)
37'
G. Bonner- Yellow
S. Mayling(penalty)
37'
S. Mayling- Yellow
37'
46'
J. Clark- sub ->Gemma Bonner
60'
E. Koivisto(goal)Jasmine Matthews
61'
L. Kiernan- sub ->Sophie Haug
61'
M. Lawley- sub ->Mia Enderby
G. Mullett- sub ->Simone Magill
61'
D. Turner- sub ->Alisha Lehmann
61'
69'
M. Kearns- sub ->Fuka Nagano
F. Gregory- sub ->Mayumi Pacheco
78'
E. Salmon- sub ->Sarah Mayling
78'
82'
E. Koivisto(goal)Leanne Kiernan
84'
Y. Daniëls- sub ->Marie Therese Höbinger

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 playing this contest, Aston Villa stays with 16 points like Leicester W to remain in the 8th place. On the other side, Liverpool will has 25 points like Manchester United W to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Aston Villa will play away with Everton W on the 17th of March with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Everton W (0 draws).

Liverpool will host West Ham W on the 17th of March with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).

Aston Villa – Formation

Aston Villa W
G
D. van Domselaar 1.Netherlands
6.4
D
S. Mayling 2.England
7.7
78' 37' 37'
D
A. Patten 4.England
7.0
D
N. Maritz 26.Switzerland
6.4
D
M. Pacheco 33.England
6.6
78'
M
R. Corsie 6.Scotland
6.7
M
J. Nobbs 8.England
6.7
M
K. Dali 10.France
7.7
F
A. Lehmann 7.Switzerland
6.7
61'
F
K. Hanson 20.Scotland
7.8
F
S. Magill 22.Northern Ireland
7.0
61'
Substitutes
G
A. Leat 21.New Zealand
D
D. Turner 14.England
7.0
61'
D
M. MacPhail 34.England
D
L. Sallaway 49.England
M
G. Mullett 18.England
6.4
61'
F
F. Gregory 11.England
6.8
78'
F
E. Salmon 17.England
6.4
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 (6.4), Sarah Mayling (7.7), Noelle Maritz (6.4), Anna Patten (7.0), Mayumi Pacheco (6.6), Jordan Nobbs (6.7), Rachel Corsie (6.7), Kenza Dali (7.7), Alisha Lehmann (6.7), Simone Magill (7.0) and Kirsty Hanson (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Freya Gregory (6.8), Danielle Turner (7.0), Ebony Salmon (6.4), Georgia Mullet (6.4), Anna Leat, Martha MacPhail and Lydia Sallaway.

Substitutions

Aston Villa made 4 changes: Alisha Lehmann for Danielle Turner (61′), Simone Magill for Georgia Mullet (61′), Mayumi Pacheco for Freya Gregory (78′) and Sarah Mayling for Ebony Salmon (78′).

Player of the match: Kirsty Hanson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Aston Villa was Kirsty Hanson.

His rating is 7.8 with 20 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 7 crosses.

Liverpool – Formation

Liverpool W
G
R. Laws 1.England
7.3
D
G. Fisk 4.England
8.1
19'
D
N. Fahey 5.Republic of Ireland
7.3
D
G. Bonner 23.England
6.6
46' 37'
M
E. Koivisto 2.Finland
9.5
60', 82'
M
J. Matthews 6.England
7.3
M
NAGANO Fuka 8.Japan
6.7
69'
M
M. Höbinger 14.Austria
6.7
84'
M
S. Lundgaard 15.Denmark
6.8
F
S. Haug 10.Norway
7.5
61' 29'
F
M. Enderby 13.England
6.7
61'
Substitutes
G
T. Micah 16.Australia
D
J. Clark 17.Scotland
7.0
46'
D
L. Parry 32.England
M
M. Kearns 7.England
7.1
69'
F
L. Kiernan 9.Republic of Ireland
7.0
61'
F
M. Lawley 11.England
6.7
61'
F
Y. Daniëls 20.Belgium
6.4
84'

Liverpool started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Matt Beard played with: Rachael Laws (7.3), Gemma Bonner (6.6), Niamh Fahey (7.3), Grace Fisk (8.1), Emma Koivisto (9.5), Marie Therese Höbinger (6.7), Fuka Nagano (6.7), Sofie Lundgaard (6.8), Jasmine Matthews (7.3), Sophie Haug (7.5) and Mia Enderby (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Missy Bo Kearns (7.1), Leanne Kiernan (7.0), Melissa Lawley (6.7), Teagan Micah, Jenna Clark (7.0), Yana Daniels (6.4) and Lucy Parry.

Substitutions

Liverpool made 5 changes: Gemma Bonner for Jenna Clark (46′), Fuka Nagano for Missy Bo Kearns (69′), Sophie Haug for Leanne Kiernan (61′), Mia Enderby for Melissa Lawley (61′) and Marie Therese Höbinger for Yana Daniels (84′).

Player of the match: Emma Koivisto​

The most impressive player for Liverpool was Emma Koivisto.

His rating is 9.5 with 2 goals, 32 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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