Aston Villa vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2024-25 English Women's FA Cup, Fifth Round

· English Women's FA Cup

Aston Villa

45'+2': Anna Patten
50': Rachel Daly
55': Chasity Grant

FT
3 - 2

Brighton & Hove Albion

45': Nikita Parris
72': Nikita Parris

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Match Timeline

36': Anna Patten (Aston Villa) Yellow Card at 36'
45': Nikita Parris (Brighton & Hove Albion) Goal at 45'
45'+2': Anna Patten (Aston Villa) Goal at 47'
50': Rachel Daly (Aston Villa) Goal at 50'
55': Chasity Grant (Aston Villa) Goal at 55'
56': Maria Thorisdottir (Brighton & Hove Albion) Yellow Card at 56'
66': Dejana Stefanovic (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 66'
67': Marisa Olislagers (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 67'
67': Pauline Bremer (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 67'
67': Miri Taylor (Aston Villa) Substitution at 67'
67': Katie Robinson (Aston Villa) Substitution at 67'
72': Nikita Parris (Brighton & Hove Albion) Goal at 72'
78': Danielle Turner (Aston Villa) Substitution at 78'
81': Sarah Mayling (Aston Villa) Yellow Card at 81'
82': Michelle Agyemang (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 82'
88': Missy Bo Kearns (Aston Villa) Substitution at 88'
88': Ebony Salmon (Aston Villa) Substitution at 88'
88': Caitlin Hayes (Brighton & Hove Albion) Substitution at 88'
90'+6': Jill Baijings (Aston Villa) Yellow Card at 96'

Statistics

BHA		AVL
12	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	1
55	Possession	45
7	SHOTS	14
3	ON GOAL	8
0.4	On Target %	0.6
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	3
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 FA Cup

Venue: Poundland Bescot Stadium
Location: Walsall, England
Attendance: 821

Line-Ups

Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Sabrina D'Angelo (GK)
15	Lucy Parker
4	Anna Patten
16	Noelle Maritz
2	Sarah Mayling
9	Rachel Daly
22	Jill Baijings
8	Jordan Nobbs
28	Gabi Nunes
20	Kirsty Hanson
23	Chasity Grant

Aston Villa Substitutes:

Katie Robinson, Katelin Talbert, Missy Bo Kearns, Miri Taylor, Paula Tomás, Danielle Turner, Ebony Salmon.

Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
28	Melina Loeck (GK)
2	Maria Thorisdottir
5	Guro Bergsvand
3	Poppy Pattinson
16	Jorelyn Carabalí
10	Jelena Cankovic
6	Vicky Losada
15	Nadine Noordam
9	Nikita Parris
21	Madison Haley
27	Rachel McLauchlan

Brighton & Hove Albion Substitutes:

Bex Rayner, Pauline Bremer, Sophie Baggaley, Michelle Agyemang, Caitlin Hayes, Kiko Seike, Marisa Olislagers, Dejana Stefanovic.

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