Chelsea vs Aston Villa, 2024-25 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League
Chelsea
  • 36': Johanna Rytting Kaneryd
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Aston Villa

    Bompastor's Chelsea begin WSL title defence with win over Villa

    Reigning Women's Super League champions Chelsea got their campaign off to a winning start, beating Aston Villa 1-0 at home as a goal from Johanna Rytting Kaneryd gave new coach Sonia Bompastor all three points in her first league game in charge.

    Match Timeline

    • 4': Lucy Staniforth (Aston Villa) Yellow Card at 4'
    • 36': Johanna Kaneryd (Chelsea) Goal at 36'
    • 45': Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa) Substitution at 45'
    • 66': Adriana Leon (Aston Villa) Substitution at 66'
    • 66': Katie Robinson (Aston Villa) Substitution at 66'
    • 66': Maika Hamano (Chelsea) Substitution at 66'
    • 67': Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea) Substitution at 67'
    • 85': Lauren James (Chelsea) Substitution at 85'
    • 85': Ebony Salmon (Aston Villa) Substitution at 85'
    • 90'+3': Maika Hamano (Chelsea) Yellow Card at 93'
    • 90'+4': Nathalie Björn (Chelsea) Substitution at 94'

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 8
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    8 Corner Kicks 4
    4 Saves 5
    52.6 Possession 47.4
    13 SHOTS 13
    5 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    0 Accurate Passes 0
    0 Passes 0
    0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    0 Accurate Crosses 0
    0 Crosses 0
    0.0 Cross % 0.0
    0 Long Balls 0
    0 Accurate Long Balls 0
    0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
    3 Blocked Shots 2
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: English Women's Super League

    Venue: Kingsmeadow
    Location: Kingston upon Thames, England
    Attendance: 4,337

    Women's Super League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Manchester City 12 +24 33
    2 Chelsea 12 +18 27
    3 Arsenal 12 +13 23
    4 Tottenham Hotspur 12 +1 23
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    24 Hannah Hampton (GK)
    4 Millie Bright
    26 Kadeisha Buchanan
    12 Ashley Lawrence
    22 Lucy Bronze
    11 Guro Reiten
    6 Sjoeke Nüsken
    8 Erin Cuthbert
    7 Mayra Ramírez
    17 Sandy Baltimore
    19 Johanna Rytting Kaneryd
    Chelsea Substitutes:
    Wieke Kaptein, Nathalie Björn, Maika Hamano, Lauren James, Catarina Macario, Ève Périsset, Zecira Musovic, Maelys Mpomé, Aggie Beever-Jones.

    AVL Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Sabrina D'Angelo (GK)
    15 Lucy Parker
    4 Anna Patten
    3 Paula Tomás
    16 Noelle Maritz
    7 Missy Bo Kearns
    5 Lucy Staniforth Yellow Card
    8 Jordan Nobbs
    9 Rachel Daly
    10 Kenza Dali
    23 Chasity Grant
    Aston Villa Substitutes:
    Adriana Leon, Katie Robinson, Kirsty Hanson, Ebony Salmon, Mayumi Pacheco, Sophia Poor, Danielle Turner, Sarah Mayling, Rachel Corsie.

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