Aston Villa 0-6 Chelsea: Carla Ward admits her future depends on results

Ward has been in charge of Aston Villa since 2021

Aston Villa manager Carla Ward admits her future is in the hands of club bosses after a 6-0 defeat to Women's Super League leaders Chelsea.

The defeat on Saturday left Villa bottom of the table, having lost their first five matches of the season.

Ward says that football is "ruthless" and accepts results will dictate her position.

"You're only a few games away from the sack. That's the one certainty in football. It's ruthless," she said.

"It's a results business. I give the players everything, they give me everything. I will continue to give everything every minute I am here. It's out of my hands. If the board choose to sack me, I will leave with my head held high."

Ward backs herself to pick the players up, with a trip to fellow strugglers Bristol City next weekend.

"One thing I am good at is lifting the players and getting them going again," Ward said.

"We've got to stick together. We can't turn, we can't panic. I'm leading the ship, I take a lot of pride in what I do. For as long as I'm here, I'll keep doing that.

"This is a real tough moment for me personally as a manager. It's certainly not a position I've been in. And not a position most of the players have been in. I'm resilient, I won't roll over."