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

· English Women's Super League
Aston Villa
  • 16': Kirsty Hanson
  • 68': Oriane Jean-François
  • 80': Kirsty Hanson
FT
3 - 7
Tottenham Hotspur
  • 10': Signe Gaupset
  • 19': Bethany England
  • 26': Olivia Holdt
  • 69': Cathinka Tandberg
  • 72': Maika Hamano
  • 82': Cathinka Tandberg
  • 85': Julie Blakstad

About

Aston Villa are hosting Tottenham Hotspur at Villa Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Women's Super League.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Attempt saved. Bethany England (Tottenham Hotspur Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ellie Roebuck (Aston Villa Women). Assisted by Maika Hamano.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Julie Blakstad (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bethany England.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chasity Grant.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Olivia Holdt (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julie Blakstad.
  • 6': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Conceded by Kirsty Hanson.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Clare Hunt (Tottenham Hotspur Women) header from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maika Hamano with a cross following a corner.
  • 7': Foul by Julie Blakstad (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
  • 7': Lynn Wilms (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Goal! Aston Villa Women 0, Tottenham Hotspur Women 1. Signe Gaupset (Tottenham Hotspur Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Julie Blakstad.
  • 12': Foul by Eveliina Summanen (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
  • 12': Miri Taylor (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Goal! Aston Villa Women 1, Tottenham Hotspur Women 1. Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Noëlle Maritz.
  • 19': Goal! Aston Villa Women 1, Tottenham Hotspur Women 2. Bethany England (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Olivia Holdt following a fast break.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Olivia Holdt (Tottenham Hotspur Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Julie Blakstad.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Lucy Parker (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Miri Taylor (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chasity Grant with a cross.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Bethany England (Tottenham Hotspur Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Ellie Roebuck (Aston Villa Women). Assisted by Amanda Nildén with a cross.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Olivia Holdt (Tottenham Hotspur Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 26': Goal! Aston Villa Women 1, Tottenham Hotspur Women 3. Olivia Holdt (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
  • 30': Delay in match because of an injury Olivia Holdt (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
  • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 34': Bethany England (Tottenham Hotspur Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Lucy Staniforth (Aston Villa Women).
  • 34': Lucy Staniforth (Aston Villa Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Amanda Nildén (Tottenham Hotspur Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ellie Roebuck (Aston Villa Women). Assisted by Julie Blakstad.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Bethany England (Tottenham Hotspur Women) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right.
  • 37': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Conceded by Lucy Staniforth.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Olivia Holdt (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Maika Hamano.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Maika Hamano (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Lucy Staniforth (Aston Villa Women).
  • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45': Foul by Hanna Wijk (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
  • 45': Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Amanda Nildén (Tottenham Hotspur Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Chasity Grant (Aston Villa Women).
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Maika Hamano (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Julie Blakstad.
  • 45'+3': Attempt saved. Maika Hamano (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ellie Roebuck (Aston Villa Women). Assisted by Bethany England.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Amanda Nildén (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
  • 45'+4': Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+4': Amanda Nildén (Tottenham Hotspur Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+6': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Amanda Nildén is caught offside.
  • 45'+7': First Half ends, Aston Villa Women 1, Tottenham Hotspur Women 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa Women 1, Tottenham Hotspur Women 3.
  • 45': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Rachel Maltby replaces Lucy Staniforth because of an injury.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Olivia Holdt (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ellie Roebuck (Aston Villa Women). Assisted by Eveliina Summanen.
  • 52': Delay in match because of an injury Ellie Roebuck (Aston Villa Women).
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Bethany England (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Julie Blakstad with a cross.
  • 58': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Eveliina Summanen.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Signe Gaupset (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the right. Assisted by Olivia Holdt following a fast break.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chasity Grant.
  • 67': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Cathinka Tandberg replaces Olivia Holdt.
  • 67': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Matilda Vinberg replaces Amanda Nildén.
  • 68': Goal! Aston Villa Women 2, Tottenham Hotspur Women 3. Oriane Jean-François (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Matilda Vinberg (Tottenham Hotspur Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cathinka Tandberg.
  • 69': Goal! Aston Villa Women 2, Tottenham Hotspur Women 4. Cathinka Tandberg (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 71': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Ebony Salmon replaces Chasity Grant.
  • 72': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Lucia Kendall replaces Miri Taylor.
  • 72': Goal! Aston Villa Women 2, Tottenham Hotspur Women 5. Maika Hamano (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Signe Gaupset with a through ball.
  • 75': Offside, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Bethany England is caught offside.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Ebony Salmon (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Lize Kop (Tottenham Hotspur Women). Assisted by Lynn Wilms with a through ball.
  • 80': Goal! Aston Villa Women 3, Tottenham Hotspur Women 5. Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lynn Wilms with a cross.
  • 82': Goal! Aston Villa Women 3, Tottenham Hotspur Women 6. Cathinka Tandberg (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maika Hamano.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Matilda Vinberg (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 84': Corner, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Conceded by Lynn Wilms.
  • 85': Goal! Aston Villa Women 3, Tottenham Hotspur Women 7. Julie Blakstad (Tottenham Hotspur Women) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Matilda Vinberg with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Olga Ahtinen replaces Bethany England.
  • 86': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Molly Bartrip replaces Toko Koga.
  • 86': Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Lenna Gunning-Williams replaces Maika Hamano.
  • 88': Foul by Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women).
  • 88': Olga Ahtinen (Tottenham Hotspur Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Lenna Gunning-Williams (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Signe Gaupset.
  • 90'+5': Clare Hunt (Tottenham Hotspur Women) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Signe Gaupset (Tottenham Hotspur Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lenna Gunning-Williams.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Aston Villa Women 3, Tottenham Hotspur Women 7.
  • 0': Match ends, Aston Villa Women 3, Tottenham Hotspur Women 7.

Statistics

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4 Fouls 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 1
1 Saves 5
54.3 Possession 45.7
27 SHOTS 10
12 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
473 Accurate Passes 369
542 Passes 454
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 3
13 Crosses 12
0.3 Cross % 0.3
38 Long Balls 62
26 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.7 Long Balls % 0.3
7 Blocked Shots 2
11 Effective Tackles 12
17 Tackles 19
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
6 Interceptions 8
15 Effective Clearances 20
15 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 2,563

Women's Super League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 17 +34 43
2 Chelsea 17 +17 36
3 Manchester United 17 +19 35
4 Arsenal 15 +18 32
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
26 Ellie Roebuck (GK)
4 Anna Patten
15 Lucy Parker
14 Lynn Wilms
25 Miri Taylor
5 Lucy Staniforth Yellow Card
13 Maya Hijikata
16 Noelle Maritz
23 Chasity Grant
20 Kirsty Hanson
6 Oriane Jean-François
Aston Villa Substitutes:
Lucia Kendall, Piper Lea, Imogen Seymour, Océane Deslandes, Ebony Salmon, Lily Clark, Rachel Maltby, Jenna Nighswonger.

TOT Tottenham Hotspur (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Lize Kop (GK)
15 Clare Hunt Yellow Card
32 Toko Koga
6 Amanda Nildén Yellow Card
22 Hanna Wijk
8 Signe Gaupset
25 Eveliina Summanen
41 Julie Blakstad
23 Maika Hamano
9 Bethany England
11 Olivia Holdt
Tottenham Hotspur Substitutes:
Cathinka Tandberg, Matilda Vinberg, Molly Bartrip, Olga Ahtinen, Eleanor Heeps, Matilda Nildén, Lenna Gunning-Williams, Josefine Rybrink, Araya Dennis.

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