BIRKENHEAD. Aston Villa tops Liverpool 1-0 after R. Daly scored a penalty (57′). Aston Villa made the most of its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Prenton Park stadium in Birkenhead on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Massey Ellis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.7 degrees Celsius or 51.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 13 Total 5
- 1 On Target 2
- 12 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 61 Attack 68
- 29 Dangerous attack 33
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 7
Fouls
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
Aston Villa had a strong ball possession 60% while Liverpool was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Aston Villa was more pushing with 33 dangerous attacks and 5 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Aston Villa won the match.
Liverpool shot 13 times, 1 on target, 12 off target. Regarding the opposition, Aston Villa shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Liverpool received 3 yellow cards (M. Campbell, E. Koivisto and N. Fahey). Talking about the opposition, Aston Villa received 4 yellow cards (M. Pacheco, R. Daly, A. Leat and K. Hanson).
Match Timeline
Standings
Next matches
In the next match in the Women’s Super League, Liverpool will host Manchester United W on the 28th of May with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United W (0 draws).
Aston Villa will play away agasint Arsenal W on the 28th of May with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Arsenal W (1 draw).
Liverpool – Formation
The manager Matt Beard decided to play with the following team: Rachael Laws, Gilly Louise Scarlett Flaherty, Niamh Fahey, Emma Koivisto, Megan Campbell, Jaz Matthews, Taylor Hinds, Rachel Furness, Yana Daniels, Melissa Lawley and Katie Stengel.
The home team had on the bench: Hannah Silcock, Leigh-Anne Robe, Charlotte Wardlaw, Ceri Holland, Eartha Cumings, Shanice van de Sanden, Rylee Foster, Rhiannon Roberts, Leanne Kiernan, Faye Kirby, Carla Humphrey and Missy Bo Kearns.
Substitutions
Liverpool made 4 changes: Y. Daniëls for S. van de Sanden (72′), R. Furness for M. Kearns (72′), M. Lawley for R. Roberts (89′) and T. Hinds for C. Humphrey (89′).
Aston Villa – Formation
Carla Ward played with: Anna Jessica Leat, Rachel Corsie, Danielle Turner, Sarah Emma Mayling, Anna Patten, Mayumi Pacheco, Kenza Dali, Laura Brown, Rachel Daly, Kirsty Hanson and Alisha Lehmann.
These were the players on the bench: Isobel Goodwin, Natasha Harding, Freya Gregory, Anna Draper and Olivia McLoughlin.
Substitutions
Aston Villa made only 1 change substituting A. Lehmann for N. Harding (60′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Women’s Super League.
- West Ham – Brighton – 4-5
- Reading – Manchester City – 0-3
- Manchester United – Chelsea – 1-3
- Liverpool – Aston Villa – 0-1
- Leicester – Arsenal – 0-4