Arsenal vs Aston Villa, 2025-26 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League

Arsenal

10': Frida Maanum

FT
1 - 1

Aston Villa

90'+4': Lucy Parker

Aston Villa strike late to draw with Arsenal in WSL

Arsenal's bid to win the Women's Super League was dealt a setback after Lucy Parker scored four minutes into stoppage time to salvage a 1-1 draw for Aston Villa.

Match Timeline

10': Frida Maanum (Arsenal) Goal at 10'
15': Emily Fox (Arsenal) Yellow Card at 15'
45': Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa) Substitution at 45'
46': Océane Deslandes (Aston Villa) Yellow Card at 46'
52': Lynn Wilms (Aston Villa) Yellow Card at 52'
59': Georgia Mullett (Aston Villa) Substitution at 59'
59': Paula Tomás (Aston Villa) Substitution at 59'
65': Caitlin Foord (Arsenal) Substitution at 65'
65': Victoria Pelova (Arsenal) Substitution at 65'
69': Lucy Parker (Aston Villa) Substitution at 69'
75': Miri Taylor (Aston Villa) Substitution at 75'
83': Caitlin Foord (Arsenal) Yellow Card at 83'
87': Chloe Kelly (Arsenal) Substitution at 87'
87': Taylor Hinds (Arsenal) Substitution at 87'
90'+3': Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal) Substitution at 93'
90'+4': Lucy Parker (Aston Villa) Goal at 94'

Statistics

AVL		ARS
10	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	6
5	Saves	3
32.9	Possession	67.1
13	SHOTS	19
4	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
208	Accurate Passes	482
270	Passes	559
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	7
12	Crosses	18
0.3	Cross %	0.4
35	Long Balls	37
14	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	9
15	Effective Tackles	5
24	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.4
9	Interceptions	9
40	Effective Clearances	13
40	Clearances	13

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 24,712

Women's Super League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Manchester City	2	+5	6
2	Chelsea	2	+5	4
3	Liverpool	2	+4	4
4	Tottenham Hotspur	2	+2	4

Full Table

Line-Ups

Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
14	Daphne van Domselaar (GK)
7	Steph Catley
26	Katie Reid
11	Katie McCabe
2	Emily Fox
12	Frida Maanum
8	Mariona Caldentey
10	Kim Little
23	Alessia Russo
9	Beth Mead
15	Olivia Smith

Arsenal Substitutes:

Taylor Hinds, Victoria Pelova, Caitlin Foord, Stina Blackstenius, Chloe Kelly, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Laia Codina, Kyra Cooney-Cross, Manuela Zinsberger.

Aston Villa (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
1	Sabrina D'Angelo (GK)
4	Anna Patten
24	Océane Deslandes
14	Lynn Wilms
21	Lucia Kendall
7	Missy Bo Kearns
8	Jill Baijings
38	Rachel Maltby
23	Chasity Grant
9	Rachel Daly
17	Ebony Salmon

Aston Villa Substitutes:

Georgia Mullett, Sarah Mayling, Kirsty Hanson, Soffia Kelly, Paula Tomás, Lydia Sallaway, Miri Taylor, Lucy Parker.

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