Aston Villa manager Carla Ward was full of praise for her Canadian winger following her summer transfer from Manchester United to the Birmingham based side. Leon, who had previously struggled for game time at United, made the move to Ward’s Villa in the summer and has since shown impressive form especially against Bristol City. Ward […]
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“We didn’t take our chances” Marcus Bignot on Aston Villa Women’s 2-2 draw against Bristol City
Bristol City Women came from behind to draw 2-2 against Aston Villa Women on Saturday afternoon in what was a crucial game at the bottom of the FA Women’s Super League table. Marcus Bignot’s side took an early lead inside three minutes as Shania Hayles’ cross was pushed away by Sophie Baggaley before it was […]
WSL preview: Aston Villa Women take on Brighton & Hove Albion in crucial relegation battle
Aston Villa take on Brighton tomorrow night in a Women’s Super League midweek special as Villa look to put some distance between themselves and the relegation zone. Villa currently sit just two points above the drop zone having won only three games this season. Meanwhile, their south-coast counterparts, Brighton are coming off the back of […]
Women’s Super League: Five things we learned on match day 13
With plenty of goals and cancelled fixtures, this weekend’s Women’s Super League games had it all, so here are five things we learned. Manchester City just can’t stop scoring Following last Sunday’s 7-0 demolition of Aston Villa, Manchester City once again netted seven and this time Brighton were the unfortunate team on the wrong end […]
Gemma Davies reflects on Villa’s crucial draw against Reading
Aston Villa Women’s poor form meant they had it all to do on Saturday afternoon when they welcomed Reading to the Banks’s stadium, in their first home game since December 5. A difficult first half that saw the visitors dominate meant Gemma Davies’ side went in at the break a goal down and greater control […]