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Half-time: Aston Villa 0-0 Chelsea

45 min: One minute has been added on…

43 min: Charles carries the ball ahead on the left earlier than passing it via to Reiten, who’s narrowly flagged offside earlier than firing her shot large.

41 min: Vivid performs a protracted go over to James, who makes a run down the appropriate. The ahead cuts inside earlier than drilling a low cross into the penalty space. Beever-Jones makes a run in the direction of the entrance submit however the go is simply out of her attain and it slips via to the opposite aspect of the pitch.

39 min: Mayling performs the ball via to Baijlings on the appropriate, who cuts inside earlier than passing to Hanson. The winger goes for objective from exterior the field, however her low-driven effort hits Daly!

36 min: These previous few minutes have been significantly better for the hosts. They’ve compelled a couple of errors from Chelsea however simply can’t appear to profit from them. An enormous enchancment.

34 min: Baijings wins the ball from Kaptein in midfield and Aston Villa kickstart a promising counter assault. Daly receives possession round 40 yards out from objective and appears to play a go via to Grant on the appropriate, however the winger is flagged offside.

30 min: Round quarter-hour to go now on this half and Chelsea have been the higher group by far. Aston Villa haven’t had a lot of a look-in in any respect.

28 min: Chelsea have actually been the dominant power on this match. Other than that early mistake, Hampton barely needed to do something within the opening levels. Aston Villa must discover a method to break via that cussed Blues defence if they need something from this recreation.

25 min: Macario steps as much as take a nook. Vivid flicks it on on the entrance submit however no Chelsea gamers are there to faucet it in. D’Angelo instantly picks up the ball and appears to provoke the counter assault, however there may be no person there and Chelsea win again possession with ease.

23 min: Aston Villa have discovered themselves on the again foot within the final 10 minutes or so, absorbing a relentless stream of strain from the guests. Chelsea have began to take management and they’re closing in on a possible opener.

20 min: A Chelsea cross is distributed into the Aston Villa penalty space and it finds Charles on the again submit. The defender finds herself simply in entrance of objective however one way or the other heads the ball again in the direction of the penalty spot.

Chelsea can’t profit from the prospect ultimately and Villa could make the clearance.

18 min: The nook is distributed into the field and Björn makes an attempt to flick it on on the entrance submit, however her effort loops over the crossbar and lands on prime of the online.

17 min: Likelihood for Chelsea this time! Beever-Jones units the ball again to Björn, who spots the run of Kaptein within the field. The midfielder then squares it throughout to Macario, who passes possession onto James. The England star goes for objective however Parker will get again to dam the shot, deflecting the ball behind for a nook.

14 min: Large probability for Aston Villa! Hampton scuffs her clearance and the ball falls straight to the ft of Nunes round 30 yards out from objective. The Brazilian makes an attempt to chip her from distance, however the Chelsea keeper will get a hand to it earlier than safely making the catch.

12 min: Aston Villa have appeared very snug in possession up to now. They aren’t dashing issues and they’re being affected person when going ahead, not falling into any traps or errors.

9 min: Patten is caught out in possession by James in a harmful place. The Chelsea ahead seems to be to drive via on objective down the center however the defender does a fantastic job to trace again and go shoulder-to-shoulder earlier than D’Angelo collects.

8 min: Patten, Baijings and Grant hyperlink up on the appropriate as they give the impression of being to interrupt via the Chelsea defence, however the guests are in a position to clear their traces following a Villa throw-in.

5 min: Reiten receives a throw-in from Charles simply inside Aston Villa’s half. She makes a pointy flip earlier than driving into the field and appears to search out Charles once more on the overlap, however the ahead overhits her go and it runs out of play.

4 min: Chelsea have possession and the ball is handed to Cuthbert on the midway line. The midfielder seems to be to play ahead however is fouled by Patten and Chelsea have a free kick in midfield.

2 min: Daly picks up the ball in midfield and turns into hassle, however she goes to floor after colliding with Macario and Aston Villa have a free kick.

Kick-off

The groups are out at Villa Park! Kick-off is just some minutes away…

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Throughout her pre-match press convention, Aston Villa supervisor Natalia Arroyo stated: “There are sufficient factors to suppose that we are able to obtain greater positions. Our mission and our objective in these months is to make this hole shorter. Not when it comes to factors, however feeling we are able to actually compete with them in each recreation.

“Some outcomes in opposition to these groups have been good, others not. Why not perceive that we are able to compete in opposition to them?”

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It wouldn’t be a shock to see Walsh come on for her debut throughout the match…

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