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

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Chelsea

36': Johanna Kaneryd

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Aston Villa

Bompastor's Chelsea begin WSL title defence with win over Villa

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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

AVL		CHE
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	7	+22	21
2	Manchester City	8	+10	19
3	Brighton & Hove Albion	8	+3	16
4	Arsenal	8	+10	15

Full Table

Line-Ups

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 Kaneryd

Chelsea Substitutes:

Wieke Kaptein, Nathalie Björn, Maika Hamano, Lauren James, Catarina Macario, Ève Périsset, Zecira Musovic, Maelys Mpomé, Aggie Beever-Jones.

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
8	Jordan Nobbs
9	Rachel Daly
10	Kenza Dali
23	Chasity Grant

Aston Villa Substitutes:

Adriana Leon, Katie Robinson, Kirsty Hanson, Ebony Salmon, Mayumi Pacheco, Sophia Poor, Danielle Turner, Sarah Mayling, Rachel Corsie.

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