Aston Villa vs Manchester United, 2026-27 English Women's Super League

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Aston Villa are hosting Manchester United at Villa Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Women's Super League.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Corner, Manchester United Women. Conceded by Océane Deslandes.
5': Attempt saved. Ella Toone (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Akane Okuma (Aston Villa Women). Assisted by Jayde Riviere with a through ball.
7': Foul by Noelle Maritz (Aston Villa Women).
7': Simi Awujo (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
8': Attempt saved. Simi Awujo (Manchester United Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Akane Okuma (Aston Villa Women). Assisted by Anna Sandberg with a cross.
11': Lucia Kendall (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Simi Awujo (Manchester United Women).
13': Attempt missed. Anna Sandberg (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Simi Awujo with a cross.
17': Hinata Miyazawa (Manchester United Women) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Ella Toone.
19': Foul by Noelle Maritz (Aston Villa Women).
19': Jayde Riviere (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Attempt missed. Elisabeth Terland (Manchester United Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ella Toone with a cross following a set piece situation.
21': Attempt blocked. Ella Toone (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
21': Attempt missed. Ella Toone (Manchester United Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anna Sandberg.
22': Attempt blocked. Simi Awujo (Manchester United Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Maya Le Tissier.
22': Corner, Manchester United Women. Conceded by Akane Okuma.
23': Attempt saved. Jess Park (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Akane Okuma (Aston Villa Women). Assisted by Ella Toone.
28': Océane Deslandes (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Elisabeth Terland (Manchester United Women).
31': Attempt missed. Elisabeth Terland (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
32': Foul by Lucy Parker (Aston Villa Women).
32': Elisabeth Terland (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Offside, Aston Villa Women. Amalie Vangsgaard is caught offside.
37': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Hanna Lundkvist.
37': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Elisabeth Terland.
38': Chasity Grant (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
38': Foul by Hinata Miyazawa (Manchester United Women).
40': Attempt saved. Simi Awujo (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Akane Okuma (Aston Villa Women). Assisted by Hinata Miyazawa.
42': Attempt saved. Simi Awujo (Manchester United Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Akane Okuma (Aston Villa Women). Assisted by Ella Toone.
42': Mathilde Harviken (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
42': Foul by Elisabeth Terland (Manchester United Women).
43': Foul by Amalie Vangsgaard (Aston Villa Women).
43': Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt saved. Lucia Kendall (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Manchester United Women). Assisted by Amalie Vangsgaard.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Offside, Manchester United Women. Elisabeth Terland is caught offside.
45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa Women 0, Manchester United Women 0.
45': Substitution, Manchester United Women. Andrea Medina replaces Jayde Riviere.
45': Second Half begins Aston Villa Women 0, Manchester United Women 0.
46': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Dominique Janssen.
49': Lynn Wilms (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49': Foul by Andrea Medina (Manchester United Women).
49': Andrea Medina (Manchester United Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
53': Attempt blocked. Elisabeth Terland (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hinata Miyazawa.
55': Attempt missed. Chasity Grant (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Océane Deslandes.
57': Attempt missed. Andrea Medina (Manchester United Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left.
58': Attempt missed. Anna Sandberg (Manchester United Women) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jess Park.
59': Attempt saved. Amalie Vangsgaard (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Manchester United Women). Assisted by Lucia Kendall.
60': Foul by Océane Deslandes (Aston Villa Women).
60': Elisabeth Terland (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Attempt missed. Andrea Medina (Manchester United Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
62': Substitution, Manchester United Women. Julia Zigiotti Olme replaces Ella Toone.
62': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Hinata Miyazawa.
63': Attempt blocked. Mathilde Harviken (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oriane Jean-François.
63': Attempt saved. Oriane Jean-François (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Manchester United Women).
63': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Phallon Tullis-Joyce.
64': Océane Deslandes (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Foul by Elisabeth Terland (Manchester United Women).
64': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Jill Baijings replaces Justine Kielland.
64': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Miri Taylor replaces Oriane Jean-François.
65': Offside, Manchester United Women. Elisabeth Terland is caught offside.
69': Amalie Vangsgaard (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Foul by Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United Women).
69': Attempt saved. Lynn Wilms (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Manchester United Women).
70': Noelle Maritz (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Elisabeth Terland (Manchester United Women).
71': Foul by Lucia Kendall (Aston Villa Women).
71': Elisabeth Terland (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Lucia Kendall (Aston Villa Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72': Corner, Manchester United Women. Conceded by Amalie Vangsgaard.
72': Goal! Aston Villa Women 0, Manchester United Women 1. Julia Zigiotti Olme (Manchester United Women) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hanna Lundkvist with a cross following a corner.
76': Substitution, Manchester United Women. Lea Schüller replaces Jess Park.
78': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Missy Kearns replaces Lucia Kendall.
78': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Georgia Mullett replaces Chasity Grant.
78': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Rofiat Imuran replaces Lucy Parker.
78': Corner, Manchester United Women. Conceded by Mathilde Harviken.
79': Miri Taylor (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Elisabeth Terland (Manchester United Women).
80': Offside, Aston Villa Women. Georgia Mullett is caught offside.
82': Foul by Océane Deslandes (Aston Villa Women).
82': Julia Zigiotti Olme (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Attempt saved. Elisabeth Terland (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Akane Okuma (Aston Villa Women). Assisted by Anna Sandberg with a through ball.
84': Foul by Jill Baijings (Aston Villa Women).
84': Simi Awujo (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Rofiat Imuran (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Foul by Hanna Lundkvist (Manchester United Women).
86': Noelle Maritz (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Foul by Andrea Medina (Manchester United Women).
87': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Elisabeth Terland.
87': Offside, Aston Villa Women. Lynn Wilms is caught offside.
88': Julia Zigiotti Olme (Manchester United Women) is shown the yellow card.
89': Substitution, Manchester United Women. Rebeca Bernal replaces Simi Awujo.
90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Rebeca Bernal.
90'+2': Foul by Rofiat Imuran (Aston Villa Women).
90'+2': Hanna Lundkvist (Manchester United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Aston Villa Women 0, Manchester United Women 1.
0': Match ends, Aston Villa Women 0, Manchester United Women 1.

Statistics

MAN		AVL
11	Fouls	9
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	7
4	Saves	6
56.2	Possession	43.8
18	SHOTS	6
7	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.7
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
430	Accurate Passes	315
495	Passes	382
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
8	Accurate Crosses	0
22	Crosses	16
0.4	Cross %	0.0
34	Long Balls	48
15	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	1
14	Effective Tackles	8
17	Tackles	12
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
10	Interceptions	10
23	Effective Clearances	17
23	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 2,682

Women's Super League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Manchester City	9	+17	25
2	Chelsea	9	+23	23
3	London City Lionesses	9	+13	19
4	Tottenham Hotspur	9	+7	16

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Aston Villa (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
23	Akane Okuma (GK)
3	Mathilde Harviken
24	Océane Deslandes
15	Lucy Parker
6	Oriane Jean-François
5	Justine Kielland
16	Noelle Maritz
14	Lynn Wilms
20	Amalie Vangsgaard
21	Lucia Kendall
17	Chasity Grant

Aston Villa Substitutes:

Missy Bo Kearns, Soffia Kelly, Georgia Mullett, Rachel Maltby, Maya Hijikata, Miri Taylor, Jill Baijings, Lily Murphy, Rofiat Imuran.

Manchester United (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
91	Phallon Tullis-Joyce (GK)
4	Maya Le Tissier
17	Dominique Janssen
5	Hanna Lundkvist
20	Hinata Miyazawa
13	Simi Awujo
2	Anna Sandberg
14	Jayde Riviere
10	Elisabeth Terland
7	Ella Toone
8	Jess Park

Manchester United Substitutes:

Celin Bizet Dønnum, Andrea Medina, Janina Leitzig, Ellen Wangerheim, Julia Zigiotti Olme, Rebeca Bernal, Mared Griffiths, Lea Schüller, Monica Jusu Bah.

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