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title: "Aston Villa player ratings vs Crystal Palace: Five earn 8/10 as Maritz goal proves insufficient"
canonical: "https://readastonvilla.com/2026/10/04/aston-villa-women-player-ratings-crystal-palace/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "James Chettle"
section: "Aston Villa Player Ratings"
published: "2026-10-04T15:29:47Z"
modified: "2026-10-04T15:29:47Z"
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# Aston Villa player ratings vs Crystal Palace: Five earn 8/10 as Maritz goal proves insufficient

Aston Villa drew 1-1 with Crystal Palace as Noëlle Maritz’s opener failed to secure their first WSL victory of the season.

Here are Read Aston Villa’s player ratings and verdicts.

## Starting XI

**Akane Okuma — 6/10**\
Started in goal but finished without a clean sheet after Abbie Larkin’s equaliser.

**Anna Patten — 8/10**\
Villa’s highest-rated starting centre-back in the statistical assessment. An encouraging individual return for the captain.

**Mathilde Harviken — 7/10**\
Finished above seven in the underlying ratings, although Villa’s defence could not protect the lead.

**Océane Deslandes — 7/10**\
Scored slightly higher than Harviken in the statistical assessment, with both rounding to seven.

**Lynn Wilms — 7/10**\
Rounds up from 6.5, placing her below Villa’s strongest performers.

**Justine Kielland — 8/10**\
Recorded a strong statistical score before Maya Hijikata replaced her after 63 minutes.

**Miri Taylor — 8/10**\
Villa’s highest-rated player on the unrounded scores. Our statistical standout, narrowly ahead of Grant.

**Noëlle Maritz — 8/10**\
Delivered Villa’s breakthrough. Her goal was the clearest attacking contribution before Palace recovered.

> MARITZ ARRIVES ON CUE 🔥 [pic.twitter.com/lIA6K4PmMd](https://t.co/lIA6K4PmMd)
>
> — Aston Villa Women (@AVWFCOfficial) [October 4, 2026](https://x.com/AVWFCOfficial/status/2106749655396803036?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

**Chasity Grant — 8/10**\
Provided the assist for Maritz and finished just behind Taylor in the ratings.

**Lucia Kendall — 6/10**\
Villa’s lowest-rated starter, following her [match-winning Newcastle double](https://readastonvilla.com/2026/10/01/lucia-kendall-aston-villa-newcastle-double/).

**Amalie Vangsgaard — 7/10**\
Started ahead of Murphy in the [confirmed line-up](https://readastonvilla.com/2026/10/04/aston-villa-confirmed-xi-kendall-starts-as-murphy-drops-to-bench-for-crystal-palace/) but finished without a goal.

## Substitutes

**Maya Hijikata — 7/10**\
Replaced Kielland; her statistical score rounds up to seven.

**Georgia Mullett — 6/10**\
Replaced Grant, with her contribution rated below six before rounding.

**Lily Murphy — Not rated**\
Introduced after 81 minutes; no FotMob score available.

**Rachel Maltby — Not rated**\
Also introduced after 81 minutes without a published score.