Summary

  • FT: Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur - Dali & Daly respond after England opens scoring

  • Women's Super League returns after winter break

  • Villa sit seventh, one place above Tottenham

  1. Postpublished at 80 mins

    Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham

    Spurs are piling a lot of pressure on now with Drew Spence and Angharrad James leading that pressure from the middle of the park. Villa are being charged down every time they try to play the ball out of their own half and are now finding it difficult to get forwards.

  2. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 77 mins

    Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham

    Jordan Nobbs' afternoon is over on her Aston Villa debut with Emily Gielnik replacing her a couple of minutes ago.

    Gielnik adds another striker to the pitch, so it's clear Carla Ward wants more goals here.

  3. Postpublished at 76 mins

    Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham

    Spurs are using very little of the wings in their attacking play at the moment, with the graphic below showing the average positions of the players.

    Eveliina Summanen (25), has spent most of her time at the top end of the pitch and is playing very close to Bethany England (19).

    average positionsImage source, Opta
  4. Postpublished at 72 mins

    Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham

    It's Tottenham who've got the upper hand in this one at the moment. Drew Spence takes another shot from outside the box but this one curls wide of the near post.

  5. YELLOW CARDpublished at 68 mins

    Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham

    Jordan Nobbs went down and looked to be in some discomfort after being tackled by Rosella Ayane, but thankfully she's back up.

    A real moment of worry there given her injury challenges in the past.

    Jordan NobbsImage source, PA Media
  6. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 68 mins

    Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham

    Now Villa make their first change of the afternoon as Switzerland international Alisha Lehmann comes on for Kirsty Hanson.

  7. Postpublished at 66 mins

    Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham

    A moment of concern now for Villa with goalkeeper Anna Leat down and getting treatment.

    Carla Ward has huddled her players around the touchline and is shouting instructions at them. Rehanne Skinner is doing similar, though markedly is less animated.

  8. Postpublished at 65 mins

    Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham

    That wasn't very dangerous. Summanen attempts to hit her free-kick under the wall, but they stay rooted to the ground.

  9. YELLOW CARDpublished at 64 mins

    Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham

    Now this might result in something. Jordan Nobbs goes into the book as she trips Summanen about five yards outside of the box and Villa have a potentially dangerous free-kick.

  10. Postpublished at 63 mins

    Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham

    Hasn't been the most enthralling of second halves, this. Now that Spurs have clicked into gear the two teams are very evenly matched and are cancelling each other out.

  11. Postpublished at 61 mins

    Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham

    As things stand this result will take Aston Villa level on points with fifth-placed West Ham, though their inferior goal difference would see them sit sixth in the league.

  12. Postpublished at 59 mins

    Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham

    Spurs had gone 30 minutes without a shot before Spence's effort.

    Drew SpenceImage source, Reuters
  13. Postpublished at 58 mins

    Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham

    Drew Spence has Aston Villa's second shot on target of the afternoon with a speculative effort from distance. Anna Leat will make few easier saves than that.

  14. Postpublished at 57 mins

    Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham

    It's been a much quieter affair since the break with the intensity from both teams being muted. Spurs are more into this one than in the last half, but it hasn't had much of an impact.

    Cho So-HyunImage source, Getty Images
  15. Postpublished at 55 mins

    Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham

    Kenza Dali has created 27 chances this season, the joint-highest total in the Women's Super League (alongside Manchester City's Chloe Kelly).

  16. Postpublished at 54 mins

    Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham

    Daly is back and playing, which Carla Ward will be pleased with. She still looks to be in a little discomfort with her shoulder, though.

  17. Postpublished at 52 mins

    Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham

    Rachel Daly is down and clutching her shoulder after a Spurs defender tumbles on top of her.

  18. Postpublished at 52 mins

    Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham

    Rosella Ayane plays a ball towards Bizet but it's just too far in front of the Norwegian at the back post and goes behind. Spurs are looking much more up for it in the second half.

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  20. Postpublished at 49 mins

    Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham

    It was Cho So-hyun and Chioma Ubogagu who Summanen and Bizet replaced at the break.