Chelsea vs Aston Villa, 2024-25 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League
  • 36': Johanna Rytting Kaneryd
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Bompastor's Chelsea begin WSL title defence with win over Villa

Reigning Women's Super League champions Chelsea got their campaign off to a winning start, beating Aston Villa 1-0 at home as a goal from Johanna Rytting Kaneryd gave new coach Sonia Bompastor all three points in her first league game in charge.

Match Timeline

  • 4': Lucy Staniforth (Aston Villa) Yellow Card at 4'
  • 36': Johanna Kaneryd (Chelsea) Goal at 36'
  • 45': Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa) Substitution at 45'
  • 66': Adriana Leon (Aston Villa) Substitution at 66'
  • 66': Katie Robinson (Aston Villa) Substitution at 66'
  • 66': Maika Hamano (Chelsea) Substitution at 66'
  • 67': Aggie Beever-Jones (Chelsea) Substitution at 67'
  • 85': Lauren James (Chelsea) Substitution at 85'
  • 85': Ebony Salmon (Aston Villa) Substitution at 85'
  • 90'+3': Maika Hamano (Chelsea) Yellow Card at 93'
  • 90'+4': Nathalie Björn (Chelsea) Substitution at 94'

Statistics

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7 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 5
52.6 Possession 47.4
13 SHOTS 13
5 ON GOAL 4
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
0 Accurate Passes 0
0 Passes 0
0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
3 Blocked Shots 2
0 Effective Tackles 0
0 Tackles 0
0.0 Tackle % 0.0
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
0 Clearances 0

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: Kingsmeadow
Location: Kingston upon Thames, England
Attendance: 4,337

Women's Super League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Chelsea 10 +25 28
2 Manchester City 10 +13 22
3 Arsenal 10 +15 21
4 Manchester United 10 +13 21
Full Table

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
24 Hannah Hampton (GK)
4 Millie Bright
26 Kadeisha Buchanan
12 Ashley Lawrence
22 Lucy Bronze
11 Guro Reiten
6 Sjoeke Nüsken
8 Erin Cuthbert
7 Mayra Ramírez
17 Sandy Baltimore
19 Johanna Rytting Kaneryd

AVL Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Sabrina D'Angelo (GK)
15 Lucy Parker
4 Anna Patten
3 Paula Tomás
16 Noelle Maritz
7 Missy Bo Kearns
5 Lucy Staniforth Yellow Card
8 Jordan Nobbs
9 Rachel Daly
10 Kenza Dali
23 Chasity Grant

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