West Ham United vs Aston Villa, 2025-26 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League
West Ham United
    FT
    0 - 2
    Aston Villa
    • 60': Kirsty Hanson
    • 67': Lynn Wilms

    About

    West Ham United are hosting Aston Villa at Chigwell Construction Stadium, Dagenham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Women's Super League.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Anna Patten (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Katrina Gorry (West Ham United Women).
    • 6': Attempt saved. Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Kinga Szemik (West Ham United Women).
    • 16': Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Océane Deslandes.
    • 16': Attempt blocked. Eva Nyström (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shelina Zadorsky.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Shekiera Martinez (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Oona Siren following a corner.
    • 18': Delay in match because of an injury Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women).
    • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 21': Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Lynn Wilms.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Shekiera Martinez (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ffion Morgan.
    • 24': Foul by Eva Nyström (West Ham United Women).
    • 24': Missy Kearns (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Eva Nyström.
    • 26': Attempt blocked. Anna Patten (Aston Villa Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lynn Wilms with a cross.
    • 29': Foul by Katrina Gorry (West Ham United Women).
    • 29': Lucia Kendall (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Chasity Grant.
    • 32': Eva Nyström (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Rachel Maltby (Aston Villa Women).
    • 33': Chasity Grant (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 33': Foul by Ffion Morgan (West Ham United Women).
    • 34': Foul by Eva Nyström (West Ham United Women).
    • 34': Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Oona Siren (West Ham United Women) is shown the yellow card.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Riko Ueki (West Ham United Women) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Katrina Gorry.
    • 38': Anouk Denton (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Chasity Grant (Aston Villa Women).
    • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Chasity Grant (Aston Villa Women).
    • 41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 42': Attempt blocked. Riko Ueki (West Ham United Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 44': Attempt saved. Missy Kearns (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Kinga Szemik (West Ham United Women).
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+2': Offside, Aston Villa Women. Ebony Salmon is caught offside.
    • 45'+4': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Yu Endo.
    • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Océane Deslandes (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 45'+5': Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Lynn Wilms.
    • 45'+6': First Half ends, West Ham United Women 0, Aston Villa Women 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins West Ham United Women 0, Aston Villa Women 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Anouk Denton (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 48': Ebony Salmon (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 48': Foul by Shelina Zadorsky (West Ham United Women).
    • 49': Offside, Aston Villa Women. Rachel Daly is caught offside.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Rachel Maltby (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Ebony Salmon (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kirsty Hanson.
    • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Kinga Szemik (West Ham United Women).
    • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 53': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Shelina Zadorsky.
    • 54': Foul by Lucia Kendall (Aston Villa Women).
    • 54': Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Lucia Kendall (Aston Villa Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Foul by Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women).
    • 56': Lucia Kendall (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yu Endo with a cross.
    • 59': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Anouk Denton.
    • 60': Goal! West Ham United Women 0, Aston Villa Women 1. Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lynn Wilms following a corner.
    • 61': Substitution, West Ham United Women. Seraina Piubel replaces Shekiera Martinez.
    • 63': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Miri Taylor replaces Rachel Daly.
    • 64': Foul by Miri Taylor (Aston Villa Women).
    • 64': Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Ebony Salmon (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Foul by Eva Nyström (West Ham United Women).
    • 67': Goal! West Ham United Women 0, Aston Villa Women 2. Lynn Wilms (Aston Villa Women) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 68': Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Océane Deslandes.
    • 70': Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Eva Nyström.
    • 71': Miri Taylor (Aston Villa Women) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box following a corner.
    • 75': Foul by Katrina Gorry (West Ham United Women).
    • 75': Lucia Kendall (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Attempt saved. Katrina Gorry (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Sabrina D'Angelo (Aston Villa Women). Assisted by Ffion Morgan.
    • 79': Foul by Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women).
    • 79': Sabrina D'Angelo (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Georgia Mullett replaces Lucia Kendall.
    • 82': Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Chasity Grant.
    • 83': Attempt blocked. Riko Ueki (West Ham United Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viviane Asseyi with a cross.
    • 83': Delay in match because of an injury Anna Patten (Aston Villa Women).
    • 84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 86': Substitution, West Ham United Women. Leila Wandeler replaces Oona Siren.
    • 86': Foul by Katrina Gorry (West Ham United Women).
    • 86': Lynn Wilms (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Lynn Wilms (Aston Villa Women).
    • 87': Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Ebony Salmon (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rachel Maltby.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+4': Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Sarah Mayling replaces Chasity Grant.
    • 90'+4': Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Océane Deslandes.
    • 90'+4': Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Miri Taylor.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Riko Ueki (West Ham United Women) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Viviane Asseyi with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Riko Ueki.
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Riko Ueki (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Katrina Gorry.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, West Ham United Women 0, Aston Villa Women 2.
    • 0': Match ends, West Ham United Women 0, Aston Villa Women 2.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 11
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 7
    1 Saves 2
    53.4 Possession 46.6
    11 SHOTS 12
    4 ON GOAL 1
    0.4 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    293 Accurate Passes 240
    397 Passes 347
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    11 Crosses 11
    0.1 Cross % 0.3
    54 Long Balls 59
    19 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 6
    12 Effective Tackles 20
    20 Tackles 27
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    10 Interceptions 12
    16 Effective Clearances 24
    16 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: English Women's Super League

    Venue: Chigwell Construction Stadium
    Location: Dagenham, England
    Attendance: 1,286

    Women's Super League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Chelsea 6 +9 16
    2 Manchester City 6 +9 15
    3 Manchester United 6 +13 14
    4 Tottenham Hotspur 6 0 12
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WHU West Ham United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Kinga Szemik (GK)
    14 Shelina Zadorsky
    13 Eva Nyström
    18 Anouk Denton
    2 Yu Endo
    9 Riko Ueki
    22 Katrina Gorry
    4 Oona Siren Yellow Card
    19 Shekiera Martinez
    20 Viviane Asseyi Yellow Card
    23 Ffion Morgan
    West Ham United Substitutes:
    Seraina Piubel, Leila Wandeler, Megan Walsh, Manuela Paví, Sarah Brasero, Amber Tysiak, Halle Houssein, Anna Csiki, Verena Hanshaw.

    AVL 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 Yellow Card
    7 Missy Bo Kearns
    9 Rachel Daly
    38 Rachel Maltby
    23 Chasity Grant
    20 Kirsty Hanson
    17 Ebony Salmon
    Aston Villa Substitutes:
    Paula Tomás, Sarah Mayling, Miri Taylor, Georgia Mullett, Lucy Parker, Lydia Sallaway, Lily Clark, Soffia Kelly.

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