Aston Villa 1-2 West Ham: Hammers end Villa’s perfect WSL start

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Dagny Brynjarsdottir heads the opening goal
Aston Villa are without a win in five WSL matches against West Ham

Aston Villa dropped their first points of the Women’s Super League season as West Ham claimed their first win since the opening day.

Dagny Brynjarsdottir gave the visitors an early lead when she nodded in Kirsty Smith’s corner from close range.

Honoka Hayashi made it 2-0 before West Ham keeper Mackenzie Arnold saved Alisha Lehmann’s second-half penalty.

Kenza Dali pulled a goal back for Villa and West Ham defender Hawa Cissoko was sent off in a dramatic end to the game.

The result lifted Paul Konchesky’s West Ham side level on points with Villa.

More to follow.

Line-ups

Aston Villa Women

Formation 4-3-3

  • 21Leat
  • 2MaylingBooked at 90mins
  • 15PattenSubstituted forHardingat 78′minutes
  • 14Turner
  • 33Pacheco
  • 10Dali
  • 6Corsie
  • 19Blindkilde
  • 7Lehmann
  • 8Daly
  • 20Hanson

Substitutes

  • 11Boye-Hlorkah
  • 13Draper
  • 16McLoughlin
  • 17Harding
  • 18Gregory
  • 26Goodwin
  • 28Rabjohn
  • 34MacPhail
  • 35Mullett

West Ham Women

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1ArnoldBooked at 32mins
  • 3Shimizu
  • 22Fisk
  • 23CissokoBooked at 90mins
  • 2Smith
  • 10Brynjarsdóttir
  • 12LonghurstSubstituted forFilisat 88′minutes
  • 19HayashiSubstituted forSnerleat 58′minutesBooked at 75mins
  • 7Evans
  • 26Asseyi
  • 20KyvagSubstituted forAtkinsonat 75′minutes

Substitutes

  • 8Snerle
  • 9Walker
  • 11Atkinson
  • 17Filis
  • 28Hillyerd
  • 33Houssein
  • 41Flannery

Referee:
Cheryl Foster

Attendance:
1,753

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