Manchester City W v Aston Villa W

Match summary

Manchester City W edged Aston Villa W 2–1 in a hard-fought contest at Joie Stadium, Manchester on 20 October 2024 (FA WSL). Half-time: 0–1. The scoring started in the 20’ when Gabi Nunes (assist: K. Hanson) — Normal Goal struck for Aston Villa W. The decisive moment arrived in the 70’, courtesy of J. Roord (assist: L. Hemp) — Normal Goal for Manchester City W. Possession finished Manchester City W 72% – Aston Villa W 28%. Shots on target: Manchester City W 8 vs Aston Villa W 2. Goalkeeping was key, with Aston Villa W making 6 saves.

Reviewed by the Queen of the Pitch team.

Goals

Aston Villa W 20’ — Gabi Nunes (assist: K. Hanson) — Normal Goal
Manchester City W 62’ — L. Hemp — Normal Goal
Manchester City W 70’ — J. Roord (assist: L. Hemp) — Normal Goal

Substitutions

Aston Villa W 64’ — Gabi Nunes ⟶ C. Grant
Aston Villa W 65’ — K. Hanson ⟶ E. Salmon
Aston Villa W 78’ — J. Nobbs ⟶ M. Taylor
Aston Villa W 78’ — K. Robinson ⟶ K. Dali
Manchester City W 83’ — J. Park ⟶ A. Fujino
Aston Villa W 88’ — N. Maritz ⟶ S. Mayling

Match statistics

Manchester City W	Stat	Aston Villa W
8	Shots on Goal	2
12	Total Shots	2
2	Shots off Goal	0
2	Blocked Shots	0
72%	Ball Possession	28%
7	Corner Kicks	1
4	Offsides	0
3	Fouls	8
	Yellow Cards
	Red Cards
1	Goalkeeper Saves	6
88%	Passes %	72%
644	Passes accurate	204
730	Total passes	282
10	Shots insidebox	1
2	Shots outsidebox	1
	expected_goals
	goals_prevented

Line-ups

Manchester City W Coach: G. Taylor

Starting XI

31. A. Yamashita
18. K. Casparij
4. Laia Aleixandri
5. A. Greenwood
15. Leila Ouahabi
16. J. Park
25. Y. Hasegawa
10. J. Roord
8. M. Fowler
21. K. Shaw
11. L. Hemp

Substitutes

20. A. Fujino
35. K. Keating
9. C. Kelly
46. L. Murphy
28. G. Prior
44. C. Thomas
14. A. Kennedy
19. L. Blindkilde Brown
7. L. Coombs

Aston Villa W Coach: R. de Pauw