Aston Villa 2–1 Liverpool, WSL Matchday 6

Aston Villa v Liverpool

Aston Villa10th 6 pts

C. Grant 62′
G. Fisk 72′ og

2

2–1

Full time

Sun 18 Oct

Liverpool6th 7 pts

Natalia Ramos 16′

1

Sun 18 Oct, 9:00 am EDT Keys Park WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 6

Key moments

16′Goal Natalia Ramos (Liverpool)0–1
62′Goal C. Grant (Aston Villa)1–1
72′Own goal G. Fisk (Liverpool)2–1

An own goal shows the scorer’s club and counts for the other club.

Top performers

Aston Villa

C. GrantMAVLshirt 171G2SH
A. VangsgaardFAVLshirt 200G2SH
J. KiellandMAVLshirt 50G1SH

Liverpool

Natalia RamosMLIVshirt 61G1SH
C. KapocsMLIVshirt 70G7SH
B. OlssonFLIVshirt 110G3SH

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

What it means

Aston Villa

10th▲3 from 13th

10 points behind Chelsea, the leaders, with 19 to play.

Liverpool

6thNo change

9 points behind Chelsea, the leaders, with 19 to play.

Team stats

AVL LIV

Possession: Aston Villa: 33%; Liverpool: 67%
Shots: Aston Villa: 7; Liverpool: 23
Corners: Aston Villa: 5; Liverpool: 5

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

WSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	6	+15	16
2	Manchester City	5	+10	15
3	London City Lionesses	5	+10	12
4	Tottenham Hotspur	6	+4	10
5	Everton	5	0	9
6	Liverpool	6	+2	7
7	Manchester United	5	−4	7
8	Arsenal	6	−2	6
9	West Ham United	6	−5	6
10	Aston Villa	6	−6	6
11	Crystal Palace	6	−7	6
12	Brighton & Hove Albion	5	+1	5
13	Birmingham City	6	−5	3
14	Charlton Athletic	5	−13	0

After this result

By the numbers

Liverpool have 1 home win from 3 at home, and 1 from 5 away. 1.7 points a match at home, 0.6 away.

Aston Villa have 8 points from last 5 and are in form. 1.6 a match, against 1.3 all season. WSL average 1.4.

Liverpool have gone 4 without a win. Last win: 2–0 v Everton, 27 September.

Aston Villa are 4 matches unbeaten. Last defeat: 0–4 at Tottenham Hotspur, 27 September.

The match on the pitch

Aston Villa: 33% possession; 102 possessions; 6% ended in a shot; 15% reached the box; 4.3 actions each
Liverpool: 67% possession; 103 possessions; 20% ended in a shot; 37% reached the box; 7.9 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Aston Villa

Liverpool

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Aston Villa started 7% of their possessions in the final third, Liverpool 25%.

Where the shots came from

Aston VillaLiverpool

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

How each team moved the ball

Aston Villa

Liverpool

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

Aston VillaLiverpool

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Aston VillaLiverpool

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

Aston VillaLiverpool

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. 1,819 events in the record.

Period Minute 94 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Aston Villa attack right, Liverpool 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.

102 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:25	J. Kielland	Aston Villa
1:26	O. Deslandes	Aston Villa
2:50	C. Kapocs	Liverpool
2:56	A. Okuma	Aston Villa
3:58	A. Okuma	Aston Villa
4:58	K. Keating	Liverpool
6:42	O. Deslandes	Aston Villa
10:41	M. Enderby	Liverpool
11:25	C. Grant	Aston Villa
13:30	M. Enderby	Liverpool
14:13	A. Okuma	Aston Villa
15:11	A. Okuma	Aston Villa
15:32	Natalia Ramos	Liverpool
17:10	C. Grant	Aston Villa
17:47	A. Bergström	Liverpool
17:53	A. Bergström	Liverpool
17:54	A. Bergström	Liverpool
18:13	M. Enderby	Liverpool
18:16	A. Okuma	Aston Villa
19:39	O. Deslandes	Aston Villa

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Lineups

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, 25 M. Taylor, 17 C. Grant. Line 3: 16 N. Maritz, 20 A. Vangsgaard. Line 4: 19 L. Murphy.

Aston Villa lineup: 11 starters, then 3 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
17	C. Grant	90	1
24	O. Deslandes	90	0
3	M. Harviken	90	0
4	A. Patten	90	0
5	J. Kielland	90	0
25	M. Taylor, off at 46′	45	0
19	L. Murphy, off at 46′	45	0
16	N. Maritz	90	0
20	A. Vangsgaard, off at 89′	89	0
Substitutes
6	O. Jean-François, on at 46′	45	0
18	G. Mullett, on at 89′	1	0
22	R. Imuran, on at 46′	45	0
Team			1

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

All player stats

Aston Villa lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 6 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
14	L. Wilms	90	0	0	1	74%	1	0
17	C. Grant	90	1	2	2	82%	1	0
24	O. Deslandes	90	0	0	1	80%	2	0
3	M. Harviken	90	0	1	0	82%	0	1
4	A. Patten	90	0	0	0	76%	1	0
5	J. Kielland	90	0	1	0	86%	0	0
25	M. Taylor, off at 46′	45	0	0	0	80%	1	0
19	L. Murphy, off at 46′	45	0	0	0	33%	0	0
16	N. Maritz	90	0	0	0	91%	2	0
20	A. Vangsgaard, off at 89′	89	0	2	0	47%	1	3
Substitutes
1	E. Ramsey	–
6	O. Jean-François, on at 46′	45	0	0	0	81%	1	2
18	G. Mullett, on at 89′	1	0	0	0	0%	0	0
22	R. Imuran, on at 46′	45	0	1	0	73%	3	1
27	M. McAulay	–
38	R. Maltby	–
Team			1	7	5	77%	13	7

Aston Villa goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
23	A. Okuma	90	8	9	89%	1	1

LiverpoolFormation 4-1-4-1

Liverpool, 4-1-4-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 12 K. Keating. Line 1: 25 A. Bergström, 17 J. Clark, 4 G. Fisk, 29 A. Bernabé. Line 2: 8 F. Nagano. Line 3: 13 M. Enderby, 7 C. Kapocs, 6 N. Ramos, 19 K. MacLean. Line 4: 11 B. Olsson.

Liverpool lineup: 11 starters, then 3 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
12	K. Keating	90	0
25	A. Bergström	90	0
29	A. Bernabé	90	0
8	F. Nagano, off at 86′	86	0
17	J. Clark	90	0
4	G. Fisk	90	0
13	M. Enderby, off at 46′	45	0
7	C. Kapocs	90	0
11	B. Olsson	90	0
6	N. Ramos, off at 65′	65	1
19	K. MacLean	90	0
Substitutes
9	V. Endemann, on at 65′	25	0
14	M. Höbinger, on at 46′	45	0
26	M. Itamura, on at 86′	4	0
Team			1

Unused: F. Kirby, L. Woodham, M. Ward, Z. Shaw, I. Breen, M. Trueman

All player stats

Liverpool lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
25	A. Bergström	90	0	2	3	92%	3	1
29	A. Bernabé	90	0	1	0	83%	2	0
8	F. Nagano, off at 86′	86	0	1	4	92%	2	1
17	J. Clark	90	0	1	0	95%	0	1
4	G. Fisk	90	0	0	0	95%	2	1
13	M. Enderby, off at 46′	45	0	3	0	75%	2	0
7	C. Kapocs	90	0	7	2	81%	0	0
11	B. Olsson	90	0	3	1	78%	0	0
6	N. Ramos, off at 65′	65	1	1	2	84%	1	0
19	K. MacLean	90	0	1	3	90%	1	0
Substitutes
22	F. Kirby	–
9	V. Endemann, on at 65′	25	0	1	1	64%	1	0
14	M. Höbinger, on at 46′	45	0	2	1	60%	0	1
16	L. Woodham	–
26	M. Itamura, on at 86′	4	0	0	0	100%	0	0
28	M. Ward	–
36	Z. Shaw	–
48	I. Breen	–
87	M. Trueman	–
Team			1	23	17	88%	14	5