WSL: Kirsty's Strike Earns Draw For Villa Against City

Written by Oluwaseun Oyediji

Kirsty Hanson’s close-range strike earned Aston Villa a deserved draw against Manchester City in Saturday’s Barclays English FA Women’s Super League (WSL) encounter.

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Deyna Castellanos gave City the lead in the first half with a cool finish from Khadija Shaw’s slide-rule pass.

Hanson, on loan from Manchester United, levelled two minutes later from Rachel Daly’s searching cross.

Villa came closest to finding a winner in the second half but Hanson hit the post and Kenza Dali’s long-range effort was well saved by Ellie Roebuck.

The point moves Aston Villa above Everton into fifth place, having played a game more.

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Manchester City stays fourth but misses the chance to move level on points with Arsenal and Manchester United in the Champions League qualification places.

City will face Bristol City and Sheffield United in the League Cup and FA Cup respectively before playing Leicester City in the WSL.

Villa will play Arsenal and AFC Fylde in the League Cup and FA Cup as well as Brighton in the WSL.

Meanwhile…

Chelsea on Sunday will host Liverpool in its bid to consolidate the top position and avenge opening match day defeat to the same opponents.

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Arsenal will hope to return to winning ways after last weekend’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea when it visits Brighton in the last game of the weekend.

Tottenham hosts Leicester City FC Women while Everton and Westham trade tackles.

Manchester United will hope to put more pressure on Chelsea and Arsenal when it plays Reading.

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Oluwaseun Oyediji

I am a huge advocate of Women’s football after covering the Nigeria Women Football Leagues (NWFL) since 2019. An unbiased football writer with penchant for women’s in sports and historical analysis.

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