Aston Villa 1–4 Manchester City, WSL Matchday 2

Aston Villa v Manchester City

Aston Villa12th 1 pt

A. Vangsgaard 42′

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1–4

Full time

Sun 13 Sep

Manchester City1st 6 pts

J. Rose 14′
M. Fowler 29′
K. Shaw 74′
M. Harviken 90+3′ og

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Sun 13 Sep, 1:30 pm EDT Villa Park WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 2

The match story

Photo from Manchester City — Courtesy Manchester City

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Key moments

14′Goal J. Rose (Manchester City)0–1
29′Goal M. Fowler (Manchester City)0–2
42′Goal A. Vangsgaard (Aston Villa)1–2
74′Goal K. Shaw (Manchester City)1–3
90+3′Own goal M. Harviken (Aston Villa)1–4

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

Top performers

Aston Villa

A. VangsgaardFAVLshirt 201G1SH
C. GrantMAVLshirt 170G1SH
M. McAulayMAVLshirt 270G1SH

Manchester City

K. ShawFMCIshirt 91G6SH
M. FowlerMMCIshirt 81G4SH
J. RoseDMCIshirt 41G1SH

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

What it means

Aston Villa

12th▼2 from 10th

5 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 23 to play.

Manchester City

1st▲5 from 6th

Top of the table, 2 points above Chelsea, with 23 to play.

Team stats

AVL MCI

Possession: Aston Villa: 35%; Manchester City: 65%
Shots: Aston Villa: 5; Manchester City: 23
Corners: Aston Villa: 1; Manchester City: 8

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

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

After this result

By the numbers

Manchester City have scored 22 goals, the 3rd most in the WSL. 2.8 a match. WSL average 1.6.

Manchester City are 8 matches unbeaten. Unbeaten all season.

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.

Manchester City have 4 home wins from 4 at home, and 3 from 4 away. 3.0 points a match at home, 2.5 away.

The match on the pitch

Aston Villa: 35% possession; 76 possessions; 7% ended in a shot; 17% reached the box; 5.7 actions each
Manchester City: 65% possession; 73 possessions; 25% ended in a shot; 52% reached the box; 11.1 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Aston Villa

Manchester City

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Aston Villa started 3% of their possessions in the final third, Manchester City 19%.

Where the shots came from

Aston VillaManchester City

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

How each team moved the ball

Aston Villa

Manchester City

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 VillaManchester City

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Aston VillaManchester City

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 VillaManchester City

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. 1,769 events in the record.

Period Minute 94 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Aston Villa attack right, Manchester City 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.

63 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
2:13	A. Okuma	Aston Villa
5:47	A. Yamashita	Manchester City
11:11	K. Shaw	Manchester City
11:21	A. Fujino	Manchester City
12:12	K. Shaw	Manchester City
12:59	A. Okuma	Aston Villa
13:02	J. Rose	Manchester City
17:03	A. Fujino	Manchester City
17:04	A. Okuma	Aston Villa
24:47	L. Hemp	Manchester City
25:39	Y. Hasegawa	Manchester City
28:40	L. Hemp	Manchester City
28:48	M. Fowler	Manchester City
30:16	L. Hemp	Manchester City
30:25	A. Okuma	Aston Villa
31:35	A. Fujino	Manchester City
32:30	K. Shaw	Manchester City
32:32	L. Blindkilde Brown	Manchester City
32:34	M. Fowler	Manchester City
33:19	M. Fowler	Manchester City

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Lineups

Aston VillaFormation 4-4-1-1

Aston Villa, 4-4-1-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 23 A. Okuma. Line 1: 14 L. Wilms, 4 A. Patten, 3 M. Harviken, 16 N. Maritz. Line 2: 27 M. McAulay, 15 L. Parker, 5 J. Kielland, 17 C. Grant. Line 3: 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	0
15	L. Parker	90	0
4	A. Patten	90	0
3	M. Harviken	90	0
27	M. McAulay, off at 63′	63	0
5	J. Kielland, off at 75′	75	0
20	A. Vangsgaard, off at 83′	83	1
21	L. Kendall, off at 75′	75	0
17	C. Grant, off at 75′	75	0
Substitutes
13	M. Hijikata, on at 75′	15	0
18	G. Mullett, on at 75′	15	0
24	O. Deslandes, on at 63′	27	0
33	K. Scott, on at 83′	7	0
25	M. Taylor, on at 75′	15	0
Team			1

Unused: S. Kelly

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%	3	1
16	N. Maritz	90	0	1	0	82%	0	2
15	L. Parker	90	0	0	0	90%	4	0
4	A. Patten	90	0	0	0	96%	0	0
3	M. Harviken	90	0	0	0	98%	0	1
27	M. McAulay, off at 63′	63	0	1	0	78%	0	1
5	J. Kielland, off at 75′	75	0	0	0	87%	0	0
20	A. Vangsgaard, off at 83′	83	1	1	0	85%	0	0
21	L. Kendall, off at 75′	75	0	0	0	79%	1	2
17	C. Grant, off at 75′	75	0	1	1	71%	1	0
Substitutes
40	S. Kelly	–
13	M. Hijikata, on at 75′	15	0	0	0	50%	0	0
18	G. Mullett, on at 75′	15	0	0	0	67%	0	0
24	O. Deslandes, on at 63′	27	0	0	0	88%	1	0
33	K. Scott, on at 83′	7	0	0	0	0%	0	1
25	M. Taylor, on at 75′	15	0	1	0	67%	1	0
Team			1	5	2	85%	11	8

Aston Villa goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
23	A. Okuma	90	3	6	50%	4	3

Manchester CityFormation 4-2-3-1

Manchester City, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 31 A. Yamashita. Line 1: 18 K. Casparij, 4 J. Rose, 5 A. Greenwood, 37 C. Wamser. Line 2: 19 L. Blindkilde Brown, 25 Y. Hasegawa. Line 3: 8 M. Fowler, 20 A. Fujino, 11 L. Hemp. Line 4: 9 K. Shaw.

Manchester City 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
31	A. Yamashita	90	0
18	K. Casparij, off at 63′	63	0
37	C. Wamser	90	0
25	Y. Hasegawa	90	0
4	J. Rose	90	1
5	A. Greenwood	90	0
8	M. Fowler, off at 83′	83	1
19	L. Blindkilde Brown, off at 63′	63	0
9	K. Shaw	90	1
20	A. Fujino, off at 62′	62	0
11	L. Hemp	90	0
Substitutes
6	G. Clinton, on at 83′	7	0
7	B. Mead, on at 62′	28	0
17	S. Coffey, on at 63′	27	0
24	I. Beney, on at 63′	27	0
Team			3

Unused: E. Cumings Budd, L. Wienroither, G. Prior, M. Davies, M. Burdon

All player stats

Manchester City lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
18	K. Casparij, off at 63′	63	0	1	1	71%	0	0
37	C. Wamser	90	0	0	1	97%	0	2
25	Y. Hasegawa	90	0	0	0	94%	1	0
4	J. Rose	90	1	1	0	94%	3	0
5	A. Greenwood	90	0	1	1	93%	0	2
8	M. Fowler, off at 83′	83	1	4	1	85%	0	0
19	L. Blindkilde Brown, off at 63′	63	0	1	0	96%	0	0
9	K. Shaw	90	1	6	4	78%	2	1
20	A. Fujino, off at 62′	62	0	2	3	91%	1	0
11	L. Hemp	90	0	6	4	72%	2	1
Substitutes
1	E. Cumings Budd	–
6	G. Clinton, on at 83′	7	0	0	0	63%	0	0
7	B. Mead, on at 62′	28	0	1	1	83%	0	0
13	L. Wienroither	–
17	S. Coffey, on at 63′	27	0	0	0	100%	0	1
24	I. Beney, on at 63′	27	0	0	1	92%	0	1
28	G. Prior	–
53	M. Davies	–
60	M. Burdon	–
Team			3	23	17	90%	9	8