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FT: Aston Villa 1-4 Man City
Summary
Rose scores after mistake by Aston Villa keeper Okuma
Fowler fires home second from outside area
Vangsgaard pulls goal back on stroke of half-time
Top scorer Shaw with neat finish to re-establish two-goal lead
Earlier today, Arsenal held by Crystal Palace at Emirates Stadium
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FT: Aston Villa 1-4 Man City
A good time to say we published a special Lauren Hemp feature yesterday.
'Hemp has worked incredibly hard'published at 20:22 BST
FT: Aston Villa 1-4 Man City
Megan Campbell
Former Manchester City and Republic of Ireland defender on Sky SportsThoroughly deserved, Lauren Hemp has been running all evening. Great vision from Beth Mead to make that pass.
Hemp has worked incredibly hard for Manchester City tonight, here she just reaps the rewards.
She's been fantastic. Her efforts on and off the ball have been incredible. What she's brought on the attacking side for Manchester City has been incredible. She's just built on her performance from last week.
Image source, Getty ImagesFULL-TIMEpublished at 20:22 BST
FT: Aston Villa 1-4 Man City
Manchester City claim two wins from their two opening Women's Super League games for the first time since 2019.
Aston Villa can't have any complaints about the result - but they did have the champions looking a little nervous for parts of that second half.
GOAL - Aston Villa 1-4 Manchester Citypublished at 20:19 BST
Lauren Hemp (90 mins)
Beth Mead plays it long for Lauren Hemp to chase.
Hemp's resulting shot looks to be going wide, but it takes a deflection on Mathilde Harviken and finds the back of the net.
The icing on the cake for Andree Jeglertz's side.
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Aston Villa 1-3 Man City
We're getting an exciting end to the game here.
Aston Villa haven't given up and Manchester City are gunning for a fourth.
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Aston Villa 1-3 Man City
Megan Campbell
Former Manchester City and Republic of Ireland defender on Sky SportsThat was a great opportunity for Aston Villa on the counter-attack.
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Aston Villa 1-3 Man City
What a twist that could have been.
Aston Villa substitute Miri Taylor has just leathered it toward goal from range but Ayaka Yamashita gets behind it well.
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Aston Villa 1-3 Man City
A great tackle by Lynn Wilms stops Lauren Hemp from adding a fourth.
Khadija Shaw, advancing on goal, plays it selflessly square to Hemp, but Wilms makes sure Hemp can't do anything with it.
Image source, Getty ImagesYoung English defender makes senior debutpublished at 82 mins
Aston Villa 1-3 Man City
Sixteen-year-old Katie Scott is on to make her senior debut for Aston Villa.
She replaces Villa goalscorer Amalie Vangsgaard.
City scorer Mary Fowler is also off, replaced by Grace Clinton.
'Fantastic save by Okuma'published at 20:07 BST
Aston Villa 1-3 Man City
Megan Campbell
Former Manchester City and Republic of Ireland defender on Sky SportsThat's a fantastic shot and just as equally a fantastic save.
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Aston Villa 1-3 Man City
Woof, what an effort from Mary Fowler, and almost from nothing.
She turns on the edge of the box and absolutely wellies it toward the top corner.
Well done to Akane Okuma for keeping that one out.
'Villa need those fresh legs'published at 20:05 BST
Aston Villa 1-3 Man City
Megan Campbell
Former Manchester City and Republic of Ireland defender on Sky SportsIt's been tough in the middle of the pitch for Aston Villa. They've brought on some fresh legs to try and bring some energy.
Manchester City's quality is just overturning Aston Villa's efforts.
The majority of Man City's efforts are now coming from Villa's errors.
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Aston Villa 1-3 Man City
Lauren Hemp has made 10 crosses in this game so far, and you sense she has the appetite for a few more with 13 minutes left to play.
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Aston Villa 1-3 Man City
Triple change for Aston Villa.
Miri Taylor, Georgia Mullett and Maya Hijikata are on.
Lucia Kendall, Chasity Grant and Justine Kielland are off.
'A lack of concentration'published at 20:03 BST
Aston Villa 1-3 Man City
Megan Campbell
Former Manchester City and Republic of Ireland defender on Sky SportsThat's the unfortunate thing about sticking to your guns, Aston Villa have been brave in playing down the side like that consistently.
Lack of concentration and a loose pass by Kendall. Lovely chip into the bottom corner from Bunny Shaw though.
GOAL - Aston Villa 1-3 Manchester Citypublished at 73 mins
Khadija Shaw (73 mins)
Who could've seen that coming?
Manchester City have toiled and toiled in pursuit of a third goal, but it's a stray pass by Lucia Kendall which hands the initiative to Lauren Hemp.
She finds Khadija Shaw, as she has done so many times this game to no effect, but this time, it looks inevitable.
Shaw is one on one with Akane Okuma and she deftly lifts it over the Aston Villa goalkeeper to extend her side's lead to two goals.
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Aston Villa 1-2 Man City
An Aston Villa charge looks to be coming to nothing when Alex Greenwood inadvertently tips the ball into Noelle Maritz's path with a stray foot.
The Switzerland international's strike is powerful, but it's held by Manchester City goalkeeper Ayaka Yamashita.
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Aston Villa 1-2 Man City
Megan Campbell
Former Manchester City and Republic of Ireland defender on Sky SportsAston Villa have had some opportunities, at the start of this half especially.
They are probably the cleaner of the two sides in terms of chances.
It's now just about trying to convert that.
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Aston Villa 1-2 Man City
We polled you on your pre-match predictions before kick off.
Seventy-six per cent of you tipped Manchester City to win, 10% said the hosts would win, with 11% predicting a draw.
With 25 minutes to go, Manchester City do not have things as firmly wrapped up as manager Andree Jeglertz might hope.
It will be an uncomfortable end to the game for him if City can't get a third.
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Manchester City are the only Women's Super League side to have won their first two matches
ByAdam Millington
BBC Sport journalist
Manchester City continued the perfect start to their Women's Super League title defence with an emphatic victory at Aston Villa.
They were up against a Villa side who produced an impressive 1-1 draw with Chelsea last weekend but were gifted an early opener when goalkeeper Akane Okuma punched a clearance in the air.
The ball fell to the feet of City defender Jade Rose, who drilled home from six yards to open the scoring and begin a period of dominance for Andree Jeglertz's side.
Mary Fowler soon added City's second, arrowing in from the edge of the area after playing a neat one-two with Khadija Shaw.
Aston Villa's Amalie Vangsgaard pulled a goal back just before half-time, stretching to prod a low Chasity Grant delivery past Ayaka Yamashita.
But the visitors had been by far the most threatening side up to that point, with their danger on the break particularly apparent, and returned to being in control after the restart.
Shaw was unlucky not to score when she sent a header against the bar, Lauren Hemp had an effort saved from close range, and, as so often seems to be inevitable, Shaw got a goal of her own when she sent a deft dink over Okuma.
City then rounded off an outstanding display when a Hemp effort deflected off Mathilde Harviken and went past Okuma in stoppage time.
It is still very early days, but slip-ups by other title challengers mean City now have a two-point advantage at the top of the WSL table, something they will look to build on as the season progresses.
Analysis: Dominant City cruise to victory
Last week, Manchester City profited from Chelsea dropping points against Villa. Today, it was Arsenal's draw with promoted Crystal Palace that they wanted to better.
This was not the most stylish of victories, but it was the sort which typified their success last year - dominant and relentless.
Hemp, in particular, was a bright spark, winning her duels to create breaks and dribbling past defenders. Her goal and assist means she has now registered 101 goal involvements in the WSL.
Shaw, one of five City players nominated for the Ballon d'Or, was also crucial to their attacking line in the way she held the ball and picked out the correct moments to release Hemp and Fowler.
Aston Villa are far from full strength - they named only six substitutes, owing to a mix of injuries, Rachel Maltby being at the Under-20 World Cup, Lily Murphy being unavailable against her parent club and Rachel Daly being unavailable for the foreseeable future after announcing her pregnancy - but they still produced some encouraging moments.
Grant's expert movement in the final third was constantly troubling for City, while new striker Vangsgaard took her first goal for her new club well.
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Number: 23 A. Okuma
Number: 16 N. Maritz
Number: 3 M. Harviken
Number: 4 A. Patten
Number: 14 L. Wilms
Number: 17 C. Grant
Number: 15 L. Parker
Number: 5 J. Kielland
Number: 27 M. McAulay
Number: 21 L. Kendall
Number: 20 A. Vangsgaard
Substitutes
Number: 24 O. Deslandes
Number: 13 M. Hijikata
Number: 18 G. Mullett
Number: 33 K. Scott
Number: 25 M. Taylor
Number: 31 A. Yamashita
Number: 37 C. Wamser
Number: 5 A. Greenwood
Number: 4 J. Rose
Number: 18 K. Casparij
Number: 25 Y. Hasegawa
Number: 19 L. Blindkilde Brown
Number: 11 L. Hemp
Number: 20 A. Fujino
Number: 8 M. Fowler
Number: 9 K. Shaw
Substitutes
Number: 24 I. Beney
Number: 6 G. Clinton
Number: 17 S. Coffey
Number: 7 B. Mead
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Related topics
Women's Super League Scores & Fixtures
Sunday 13th September
Women's Super League Table
On Sunday 13th September
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Manchester City, Position 1, Points 6
- Aston Villa, Position 12, Points 1
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
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| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 0 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2: UEFA Champions League
- Position 3: UEFA Champions League Qualifiers
- Position 13: Relegation Play-off
- Position 14: Relegation
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Team Lineups
home team,Aston Villa
Manager:Natalia Arroyo
Formation:4 - 4 - 1 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
home team,Aston Villa
away team,Manchester City
Manager:Andrée Jeglertz
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
away team,Manchester City
home team,Aston Villa
Manager:Natalia Arroyo
Formation:4 - 4 - 1 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
away team,Manchester City
Manager:Andrée Jeglertz
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Declan Brown
Match Stats
Key, A Villa v Man CityBasic Stats
Overall possession
Aston Villa 34.4%Manchester City 65.6%
Shots
Aston Villa 5Manchester City 23Shots on target
Aston Villa 4Manchester City 6Total touches inside the opposition box
Aston Villa 15Manchester City 55Goalkeeper saves
Aston Villa 3Manchester City 3Aerial duels won
Aston Villa 5Manchester City 4Fouls committed
Aston Villa 6Manchester City 9Corners
Aston Villa 1Manchester City 8In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Aston Villa 5Manchester City 23Shots on target
Aston Villa 4Manchester City 6Shots off target
Aston Villa 0Manchester City 10Attempts out of box
Aston Villa 0Manchester City 1Hit woodwork
Aston Villa 0Manchester City 1Total offsides
Aston Villa 0Manchester City 1Distribution
Total passes
Aston Villa 379Manchester City 703Pass accuracy %
Aston Villa 85.2Manchester City 92.6Backward passes
Aston Villa 72Manchester City 122Forward passes
Aston Villa 124Manchester City 194Total long balls
Aston Villa 37Manchester City 36Successful final third passes
Aston Villa 42Manchester City 195Total crosses
Aston Villa 4Manchester City 29Defence
Total tackles
Aston Villa 21Manchester City 11Won tackle %
Aston Villa 57.1Manchester City 72.7Fouls committed
Aston Villa 6Manchester City 9Total clearances
Aston Villa 25Manchester City 9Season so far
Women's Super League
Key, A Villa v Man City
League position, Aston Villa 12th, Manchester City 1stTotal points, Aston Villa 1, Manchester City 6
Goals scored
Aston Villa 2Manchester City 7Form guide
All competitions
Aston Villa draw
v Chelsea
1
1
Women's Super League
Manchester City won
v Birmingham City
3
1
Women's Super League
Aston Villa draw
v West Ham United
0
0
Club Friendlies Women
Manchester City won
v Manchester United
2
0
Club Friendlies Women
Aston Villa lose
v OL Lyonnes
3
1
Club Friendlies Women
Manchester City lose
v Arsenal
2
1
Club Friendlies Women
Aston Villa won
v Paris FC
1
4
Club Friendlies Women
Manchester City draw
v Barcelona
2
2
Club Friendlies Women
Aston Villa lose
v London City Lionesses
2
1
Women's Super League
Manchester City draw
v Fiorentina
1
1
Club Friendlies Women
Previous scores
All competitions
Women's Super League
Aston Villa 0 , Manchester City 0 on the 15th of March 2026
Aston Villa
Manchester City
15th of March 2026
Manchester City 6 , Aston Villa 1 on the 14th of December 2025
Manchester City
Aston Villa
14th of December 2025
Women's FA Cup
Manchester City 2 , Aston Villa 0 on the 9th of March 2025
Manchester City
Aston Villa
9th of March 2025
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