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

· English Women's Super League
Arsenal
  • 10': Frida Maanum
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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

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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 19 +40 49
2 Chelsea 19 +18 40
3 Arsenal 17 +26 38
4 Manchester United 19 +17 38
Full Table

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
14 Daphne van Domselaar (GK)
7 Steph Catley
26 Katie Reid
11 Katie McCabe
2 Emily Fox Yellow Card
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.

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

No. Name
1 Sabrina D'Angelo (GK)
4 Anna Patten
24 Océane Deslandes Yellow Card
14 Lynn Wilms Yellow Card
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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