Everton 2–3 Aston Villa, WSL Matchday 7

Everton v Aston Villa

Everton7th 9 pts

H. McNamara 79′
N. Mouchon 90′

2

2–3

Full time

Sun 25 Oct

Aston Villa8th 9 pts

N. Maritz 4′
A. Vangsgaard 32′, 50′

3

Sun 25 Oct, 10:00 am EDT Goodison Park WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 7

Key moments

4′Goal N. Maritz (Aston Villa)0–1
32′Goal A. Vangsgaard (Aston Villa)0–2
50′Goal A. Vangsgaard (Aston Villa)0–3
79′Goal H. McNamara (Everton)1–3
90′Goal N. Mouchon (Everton)2–3

Top performers

Everton

N. MouchonEVEshirt 17, came off the bench1G2SH
H. McNamaraFEVEshirt 91G1SH
R. MaceMEVEshirt 300G3SH

Aston Villa

A. VangsgaardFAVLshirt 202G8SH
N. MaritzMAVLshirt 161G1SH
C. GrantFAVLshirt 170G1SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Everton

7thNo change

10 points behind Chelsea, the leaders, with 18 to play.

Aston Villa

8th▲2 from 10th

10 points behind Chelsea, the leaders, with 18 to play.

Team stats

EVE AVL

Possession: Everton: 55%; Aston Villa: 45%
Shots: Everton: 14; Aston Villa: 11
Corners: Everton: 3; Aston Villa: 3

WSL table 2026–27

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WSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	7	+17	19
2	Manchester City	6	+11	18
3	London City Lionesses	6	+11	15
4	Tottenham Hotspur	7	+3	10
5	Manchester United	6	−2	10
6	Arsenal	7	−1	9
7	Everton	7	−2	9
8	Aston Villa	7	−5	9
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	7	+3	8
10	Liverpool	6	+2	7
11	West Ham United	7	−8	6
12	Crystal Palace	7	−9	6
13	Birmingham City	6	−5	3
14	Charlton Athletic	6	−15	0

After this result

By the numbers

Everton have 2 home wins from 4 at home, and 1 from 4 away. 1.8 points a match at home, 0.8 away.

Everton have 4 points from last 5 and are out of form. 0.8 a match, against 1.3 all season. WSL average 1.4.

Everton have scored 7 goals, the 12th most in the WSL. 0.9 a match. WSL average 1.6.

Everton have 9 goals conceded, the 2nd fewest in the WSL. 1.1 a match. WSL average 1.6.

The match on the pitch

Everton: 55% possession; 98 possessions; 13% ended in a shot; 30% reached the box; 7.1 actions each
Aston Villa: 45% possession; 97 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 26% reached the box; 5.9 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Everton

Aston Villa

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Everton started 11% of their possessions in the final third, Aston Villa 5%.

Where the shots came from

EvertonAston Villa

Everton attack right, Aston Villa left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Everton

Aston Villa

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

EvertonAston Villa

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

EvertonAston Villa

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

EvertonAston Villa

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,846 events in the record.

Period Minute 94 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Everton attack right, Aston Villa left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

69 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:55	C. Brosnan	Everton
2:39	A. Vangsgaard	Aston Villa
2:39	A. Vangsgaard	Aston Villa
3:10	N. Maritz	Aston Villa
5:15	A. Okuma	Aston Villa
6:19	A. Galli	Everton
6:49	Ornella Vignola	Everton
7:18	Y. Momiki	Everton
7:32	N. Maritz	Aston Villa
8:02	A. Galli	Everton
12:10	M. Harviken	Aston Villa
14:08	N. Layzell	Everton
14:31	H. Cain	Everton
14:31	A. Okuma	Aston Villa
15:22	A. Vangsgaard	Aston Villa
16:10	R. Mace	Everton
16:13	R. Mace	Everton
20:41	C. Brosnan	Everton
22:55	A. Vangsgaard	Aston Villa
27:21	A. Vangsgaard	Aston Villa

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Lineups

EvertonFormation 4-4-2

Everton, 4-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 C. Brosnan. Line 1: 2 H. Blundell, 5 N. Layzell, 25 H. Silcock, 33 M. Pacheco. Line 2: 11 H. Cain, 30 R. Mace, 22 A. Galli, 18 O. Vignola. Line 3: 29 Y. Momiki, 9 H. McNamara.

Everton lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
1	C. Brosnan	90	0
2	H. Blundell	90	0
33	M. Pacheco	90	0
30	R. Mace	90	0
5	N. Layzell	90	0
25	H. Silcock, off at 71′	71	0
11	H. Cain, off at 59′	59	0
22	A. Galli, off at 59′	59	0
9	H. McNamara	90	1
29	Y. Momiki	90	0
18	O. Vignola, off at 70′	70	0
Substitutes
3	R. Ishikawa, on at 71′	19	0
7	C. Wheeler, on at 59′	31	0
15	J. Rantala, on at 59′	31	0
17	N. Mouchon, on at 70′	20	1
Team			2

Unused: R. Foster, R. van Gool, H. Kitagawa, M. Finnigan

All player stats

Everton lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 8 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
2	H. Blundell	90	0	0	0	91%	0	1
33	M. Pacheco	90	0	2	1	85%	0	2
30	R. Mace	90	0	3	1	94%	0	2
5	N. Layzell	90	0	0	0	92%	0	1
25	H. Silcock, off at 71′	71	0	0	0	88%	2	2
11	H. Cain, off at 59′	59	0	1	1	68%	1	0
22	A. Galli, off at 59′	59	0	2	0	76%	0	2
9	H. McNamara	90	1	1	1	70%	0	0
29	Y. Momiki	90	0	3	2	70%	1	0
18	O. Vignola, off at 70′	70	0	0	2	78%	0	2
Substitutes
24	R. Foster	–
3	R. Ishikawa, on at 71′	19	0	0	0	82%	0	0
7	C. Wheeler, on at 59′	31	0	0	1	88%	0	0
8	R. van Gool	–
13	H. Kitagawa	–
15	J. Rantala, on at 59′	31	0	0	0	73%	0	0
17	N. Mouchon, on at 70′	20	1	2	0	50%	0	0
20	M. Finnigan	–
Team			2	14	9	85%	4	12

Everton goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	C. Brosnan	90	2	5	40%	3	1

Aston VillaFormation 3-4-2-1

Aston Villa, 3-4-2-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 23 A. Okuma. Line 1: 4 A. Patten, 3 M. Harviken, 24 O. Deslandes. Line 2: 14 L. Wilms, 5 J. Kielland, 6 O. Jean-François, 16 N. Maritz. Line 3: 17 C. Grant, 21 L. Kendall. Line 4: 20 A. Vangsgaard.

Aston Villa lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
23	A. Okuma	90	0
14	L. Wilms	90	0
16	N. Maritz	90	1
24	O. Deslandes, off at 74′	74	0
3	M. Harviken	90	0
4	A. Patten	90	0
5	J. Kielland, off at 61′	61	0
6	O. Jean-François, off at 61′	61	0
20	A. Vangsgaard	90	2
17	C. Grant, off at 86′	86	0
21	L. Kendall, off at 61′	61	0
Substitutes
7	M. Kearns, on at 61′	29	0
13	M. Hijikata, on at 61′	29	0
19	L. Murphy, on at 86′	4	0
22	R. Imuran, on at 74′	16	0
25	M. Taylor, on at 61′	29	0
Team			3

Unused: E. Ramsey, G. Mullett, M. McAulay, R. Maltby

All player stats

Aston Villa lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
14	L. Wilms	90	0	0	2	72%	2	2
16	N. Maritz	90	1	1	2	69%	2	0
24	O. Deslandes, off at 74′	74	0	0	0	81%	2	0
3	M. Harviken	90	0	0	1	92%	1	2
4	A. Patten	90	0	0	0	90%	1	1
5	J. Kielland, off at 61′	61	0	0	0	84%	1	3
6	O. Jean-François, off at 61′	61	0	0	0	80%	0	1
20	A. Vangsgaard	90	2	8	1	71%	0	1
17	C. Grant, off at 86′	86	0	1	3	81%	1	1
21	L. Kendall, off at 61′	61	0	0	1	79%	0	0
Substitutes
1	E. Ramsey	–
7	M. Kearns, on at 61′	29	0	0	0	67%	0	0
13	M. Hijikata, on at 61′	29	0	0	0	70%	1	1
18	G. Mullett	–
19	L. Murphy, on at 86′	4	0	0	0	100%	0	0
22	R. Imuran, on at 74′	16	0	0	0	67%	0	1
25	M. Taylor, on at 61′	29	0	1	0	86%	0	0
27	M. McAulay	–
38	R. Maltby	–
Team			3	11	10	81%	11	13