Chelsea snatched a late win Aston Villa 1-0 after S. Kerr scored just 1 goal (90′). Chelsea took advantage of its better ball possession (58%).

The referee was Abigail Byrne.

Match Statistics​

Chelsea W

1 - 0

Aston Villa W

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 1 Total 0
  • 1 On Target 0
  • 0 Off Target 0
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 0 Attack 0
  • 0 Dangerous attack 0
  • 120 Ball safe 114
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Chelsea had a strong ball possession 58% while Aston Villa was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Chelsea was putting more pressure with 0 dangerous attacks and 1 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chelsea won the match​.

Chelsea shot 1 times, 1 on target, 0 off target. Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa shot 0 times, 0 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Chelsea received 1 yellow card (S. Kerr). Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

S. Ingle- sub ->D. Spence
46'
62'
R. Corsie- sub ->R. Littlejohn
62'
E. Cuthbert- sub ->Ji So-Yun
66'
Jessie Fleming- sub ->B. England
66'
Lauren James- sub ->N. Charles
72'
83'
Jodie Hutton- sub ->A. Lehmann
S. Kerr(goal)Z. Mušović
90'
S. Kerr- Yellow
90'
Alsu Abdullina- sub ->G. Reiten
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Chelsea W
56
22
Arsenal W
55
22
Manchester City W
47
22
Manchester United W
42
22
Tottenham W
32
22
West Ham W
27
22
Brighton W
26
22
Reading W
25
22
Aston Villa W
21
22
Everton W
20
22
Leicester W
13
22
Leicester City W
3
2
    Birmingham W
    11
    22

    Next matches

    In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Chelsea will play away against Leicester W on the 27th of March with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (0 draws).

    Aston Villa will host Reading W on the 26th of March with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Reading W (1 draw).

    Chelsea – Formation

    Chelsea W
    G
    Zecira Musovic 1.Sweden
    D
    J. Andersson 25.Sweden
    D
    M. Bright 4.England
    D
    Jessica Carter 7.England
    D
    Aniek Nouwen 3.Netherlands
    M
    S. Ji 10.Korea Republic
    66'
    M
    Drew Spence 24.Jamaica
    46'
    F
    Niamh Louise Charles 21.England
    72'
    F
    G. Reiten 11.Norway
    90'
    F
    S. Kerr 20.Australia
    90' 90'
    F
    B. England 9.England
    66'
    Substitutes
    G
    A. Berger 30.Germany
    M
    Lauren James 19.England
    72'
    M
    Alsu Abdullina 27.Russia
    90'
    M
    S. Ingle 5.Wales
    46'
    M
    Jessie Fleming 17.Canada
    66'
    F
    E. Cuthbert 22.Scotland
    66'
    F
    Aimee Claypole 31.England
    F
    E. Thompson 35.England

    The manager Emma Hayes decided to play with the following team: Z. Mušović, J. Andersson, M. Bright, J. Carter, A. Nouwen, N. Charles, Ji So-Yun, D. Spence, G. Reiten, S. Kerr and B. England.

    The home team had on the bench: L. James, E. Cuthbert, A. Abdullina, S. Ingle, A. Berger, A. Claypole, J. Fleming and E. Thompson.

    Substitutions

    Chelsea made 5 changes: D. Spence for S. Ingle (46′), Ji So-Yun for E. Cuthbert (66′), B. England for J. Fleming (66′), N. Charles for L. James (72′) and G. Reiten for A. Abdullina (90′).

    Aston Villa – Formation

    Aston Villa W
    G
    Hannah Hampton 1.England
    D
    A. Patten 44.England
    D
    M. Pacheco 33.England
    M
    A. Ankyewah Asante 6.England
    M
    S. Mayling 2.England
    M
    J. Scott 20.England
    M
    R. Petzelberger 10.Germany
    M
    C. Arthur 8.Scotland
    62'
    M
    Remi Allen 4.England
    F
    Ruesha Littlejohn 31.Republic of Ireland
    62'
    F
    A. Lehmann 7.Switzerland
    83'
    Substitutes
    G
    S. Rogers 23.England
    D
    R. Corsie 42.Scotland
    62'
    M
    S. Hayles 22.Jamaica
    M
    J. Hutton 12.England
    83'
    M
    Olivia McLoughlin 16.England
    M
    S. Haywood 17.England
    F
    Chantelle Boye-Hlorkah 11.England
    F
    E. Gielnik 9.Australia
    62'

    Carla Ward played with: H. Hampton, A. Asante, S. Mayling, A. Patten, M. Pacheco, J. Scott, R. Petzelberger, R. Littlejohn, C. Arthur, R. Allen and A. Lehmann.

    The following players were sitting on the bench: R. Corsie, C. Boye-Hlorkah, S. Hayles, J. Hutton, O. McLoughlin, E. Gielnik, S. Rogers and S. Haywood.

    Substitutions

    Aston Villa made 3 changes: C. Arthur for E. Gielnik (62′), R. Littlejohn for R. Corsie (62′) and A. Lehmann for J. Hutton (83′).

    Results of the day

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