Aston Villa vs Birmingham City, 2026-27 English WSL Players Cup, League Phase

· Aston Villa win 6-5 on penalties
Aston Villa
  • 69': Mathilde Harviken
FT - Penalties
1 - 1
Aston Villa win 6-5 on penalties
Birmingham City
  • 90'+4': Martha Harris

About

Aston Villa are hosting Birmingham City at Keys Park, Hednesford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English WSL Players Cup.

Match Commentary

  • 45': Oceane Hurtre (Birmingham City) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': Lee Geum-Min (Birmingham City) Substitution at 45'
  • 55': Neve Herron (Birmingham City) Substitution at 55'
  • 56': Marie Levasseur (Birmingham City) Substitution at 56'
  • 60': Mathilde Harviken (Aston Villa) Substitution at 60'
  • 60': Océane Deslandes (Aston Villa) Substitution at 60'
  • 60': Lucia Kendall (Aston Villa) Substitution at 60'
  • 69': Mathilde Harviken (Aston Villa) Goal at 69'
  • 70': Oriane Jean-François (Aston Villa) Substitution at 70'
  • 72': Asato Miyagawa (Birmingham City) Substitution at 72'
  • 77': Chasity Grant (Aston Villa) Substitution at 77'
  • 88': Marie Levasseur (Birmingham City) Yellow Card at 88'
  • 90'+4': Martha Harris (Birmingham City) Goal at 90'+4'
  • 92': Oceane Hurtre (Birmingham City) Penalty - Scored at 92'
  • 92': Oriane Jean-François (Aston Villa) Penalty - Scored at 92'
  • 93': Lee Geum-Min (Birmingham City) Penalty - Scored at 93'
  • 94': Océane Deslandes (Aston Villa) Penalty - Scored at 94'
  • 95': Veatriki Sarri (Birmingham City) Penalty - Missed at 95'
  • 95': Rachel Maltby (Aston Villa) Penalty - Missed at 95'
  • 96': Shannon Cooke (Birmingham City) Penalty - Scored at 96'
  • 97': Lucia Kendall (Aston Villa) Penalty - Scored at 97'
  • 97': Martha Harris (Birmingham City) Penalty - Scored at 97'
  • 98': Mathilde Harviken (Aston Villa) Penalty - Scored at 98'
  • 99': Neve Herron (Birmingham City) Penalty - Scored at 99'
  • 99': Miri Taylor (Aston Villa) Penalty - Scored at 99'
  • 100': Asato Miyagawa (Birmingham City) Penalty - Missed at 100'
  • 101': Chasity Grant (Aston Villa) Penalty - Scored at 101'

Statistics

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0 Fouls 0
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
0 Corner Kicks 0
0 Saves 0
0 Possession 0
0 SHOTS 0
0 ON GOAL 0
0.0 On Target % 0.0
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
0 Blocked Shots 0
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: English WSL Players Cup

Venue: Keys Park
Location: Hednesford, England
Attendance: 1,548

WSL Players Cup Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester United 4 +18 12
2 London City Lionesses 4 +6 12
3 Aston Villa 4 +6 11
4 Everton 3 +5 9
Full Standings

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Emily Ramsey (GK)
38 Rachel Maltby
4 Anna Patten
22 Rofiat Imuran
14 Lynn Wilms
25 Miri Taylor
13 Maya Hijikata
7 Missy Bo Kearns
27 Mia Mcaulay
18 Georgia Mullett
19 Lily Murphy
Aston Villa Substitutes:
Chasity Grant, Justine Kielland, Lucia Kendall, Noelle Maritz, Mathilde Harviken, Océane Deslandes, Oriane Jean-François, Amalie Vangsgaard, Akane Okuma.

BIR Birmingham City (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Lucy Thomas (GK)
4 Jade Rastocle
2 Martha Harris
6 Shannon Cooke
15 Rebecca Holloway
18 Rebecca McKenna
14 Suzu Amano
10 Wilma Leidhammar
16 Lily Crosthwaite
27 Veatriki Sarri
19 Chelsea Cornet
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Lisa Naalsund, Neve Herron, Marie Levasseur, Oceane Hurtre, Sophie Baggaley, Asato Miyagawa, Lee Geum-Min, Millie Turner, Katie Startup.

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