English Women's Super League

FT Sunday, September 20, 2026
Aston Villa LLLDL 1
–
Brighton & Hove Albion WLLLD 1
1st2ndT
AVL011
BHA101
American Express Stadium · 3,137 att.

Team Stats

9
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
8
7
Saves
0
49.1
Possession
50.9
2
SHOTS
25
1
ON GOAL
8
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
466
Accurate Passes
471
545
Passes
556
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
6
3
Crosses
17
0.0
Cross %
0.4
39
Long Balls
48
11
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
11
10
Effective Tackles
7
12
Tackles
11
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
14
Interceptions
7
27
Effective Clearances
11
27
Clearances
11

Head to Head

AVL leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

BHA · 4-3-3

  1. 16Chiamaka NnadozieG
  2. 2Manuela VanegasCD-L
  3. 6Gabby GeorgeCD-R
  4. 19Marisa OlislagersLB
  5. 18Caitlin HayesRB
  6. 8Maisie SymondsCM
  7. 13Lia WältiLM
  8. 11Kiko SeikeRM
  9. 14Fran KirbyF
  10. 9Madison HaleyLF
  11. 35Emily MurphyRF

Substitutes

  1. 64Emilie GaySUB
  2. 28Melina LoeckSUB
  3. 17Bex RaynerSUB
  4. 27Sophie PeskettSUB
  5. 10Jelena CankovicSUB
  6. 20Olaug TvedtenSUB
  7. 15Emilie JoramoSUB
  8. 23Marit AuéeSUB
  9. 21Olivia GarciaSUB

AVL · 4-4-2

  1. 23Akane OkumaG
  2. 3Mathilde HarvikenCD-L
  3. 4Anna PattenCD-R
  4. 16Noelle MaritzLB
  5. 14Lynn WilmsRB
  6. 21Lucia KendallCM-L
  7. 15Lucy ParkerCM-R
  8. 20Amalie VangsgaardLM
  9. 19Lily MurphyRM
  10. 13Maya HijikataCF-L
  11. 17Chasity GrantCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Emily RamseySUB
  2. 24Océane DeslandesSUB
  3. 33Katie ScottSUB
  4. 25Miri TaylorSUB
  5. 5Justine KiellandSUB
  6. 27Mia McaulaySUB
  7. 18Georgia MullettSUB
  8. 40Soffia KellySUB

Timeline

  1. 20' Madison Haley (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 31' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1, Aston Villa Women 0. Gabby George (Brighton and Hove Albion Women) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner following a corner.
  3. 57' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Olaug Tvedten replaces Emily Murphy.
  4. 57' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Olivia Garcia replaces Marisa Olislagers.
  5. 61' Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Justine Kielland replaces Lucy Parker.
  6. 61' Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Mia McAulay replaces Lily Murphy.
  7. 70' Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Georgia Mullett replaces Maya Hijikata.
  8. 70' Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Miri Taylor replaces Lucia Kendall.
  9. 70' Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Océane Deslandes replaces Chasity Grant.
  10. 76' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Jelena Cankovic replaces Fran Kirby.
  11. 86' Noëlle Maritz (Aston Villa Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 89' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion Women 1, Aston Villa Women 1. Lynn Wilms (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the top right corner following a corner.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion Women. Bex Rayner replaces Gabby George.

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