Aston Villa vs Manchester City, 2023-24 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League
Aston Villa
  • 68': Rachel Daly
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Manchester City
  • 21': Mary Fowler
  • 77': Lauren Hemp

Man City miss out on WSL title despite win over Villa

Manchester City beat Aston Villa 2-1 on the final day of the Women's Super League season, but it was not enough to secure the title as Chelsea, who hammered Manchester United 6-0 at Old Trafford, pipped them to the trophy on goal difference

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 8,912

Women's Super League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 8 +11 21
2 Chelsea 8 +11 20
3 Manchester United 8 +13 17
4 Arsenal 8 +10 15
Full Table

Line-Ups

AVL Aston Villa

No. Name
21 Anna Leat (GK)
26 Noelle Maritz
4 Anna Patten
14 Danielle Turner
2 Sarah Mayling
25 Miri Taylor
8 Jordan Nobbs
20 Kirsty Hanson
7 Alisha Lehmann
10 Kenza Dali
9 Rachel Daly
Aston Villa Substitutes:
Ebony Salmon, Georgia Mullett, Lucy Parker, Simone Magill, Freya Gregory, Adriana Leon, Ruby-Rae Tucker, Rachel Corsie, Mayumi Pacheco.

MNC Manchester City

No. Name
35 Khiara Keating (GK)
5 Alex Greenwood
33 Alanna Kennedy
18 Kerstin Casparij
4 Laia Aleixandri
25 Yui Hasegawa
16 Jessica Park
7 Laura Coombs
9 Chloe Kelly
8 Mary Fowler
11 Lauren Hemp
Manchester City Substitutes:
Katie Startup, Laura Blindkilde Brown, Filippa Angeldahl, Demi Stokes, Poppy Pritchard, Steph Houghton, Leila Ouahabi, Esme Morgan, Ruby Mace.

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