Aston Villa Women’s remarkable afternoon in west London is still the story a month on, updated here on 2 October 2026. The Chelsea vs Aston Villa draw finished 1-1 at Stamford Bridge. It stands as the club’s first-ever Women’s Super League point against Chelsea, after twelve straight defeats in the fixture. Chelsea took the lead […]
Akane Okuma could hardly have made a stronger first impression in English football after the Aston Villa goalkeeper produced a superb debut to earn Natalia Arroyo’s side a historic point at Chelsea. Villa were subjected to 32 shots and 57 touches inside their penalty area at Stamford Bridge, yet escaped with a 1-1 draw as […]
Aston Villa Women claimed their first-ever WSL point against Chelsea after a heroic goalkeeping performance from Akane Okuma helped Natalia Arroyo’s side earn a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge. Villa were under pressure for long periods and were outshot 32-7, but Okuma produced a string of outstanding saves before a late Veerle Buurman own goal […]
Aston Villa Women have confirmed their starting XI for the opening Women’s Super League game of the season against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Natalia Arroyo has handed a competitive Villa debut to goalkeeper Akane Okuma, while Amalie Vangsgaard starts in attack and Lucia Kendall captains the side. Villa begin the new campaign against a Chelsea team that has won […]
Aston Villa’s official Premier League squad has been published following the closure of the summer transfer window, with Unai Emery naming 22 senior players for the first half of the 2026/27 season. The list includes Deadline Day arrival Taylor Harwood-Bellis alongside fellow summer additions Nicolas Jackson, Alejandro Garnacho, Leon Goretzka and Aaron Wan-Bissaka. However, several […]
Aston Villa Women will attempt to end a remarkable losing record against Chelsea when Natalia Arroyo’s rebuilt side begin their 2026/27 Women’s Super League campaign at Stamford Bridge on Saturday. Villa have faced Chelsea 12 times in the WSL and lost every one, meaning Arroyo’s side are searching for a first league point against the […]
Aston Villa are expected to have three more summer signings available for Saturday’s trip to Hull City, handing Unai Emery a timely selection boost after a difficult start to the new Premier League season. Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Leon Goretzka and Ibrahim Mbaye are all expected to travel with the squad to the MKM Stadium, according to […]
Unai Emery has opened the door for Taylor Harwood-Bellis to enter Aston Villa’s Champions League squad in January after explaining the difficult decision to omit the £30million signing from the league phase. Harwood-Bellis was the major surprise when Villa submitted their 23-man List A this week, just days after completing his Deadline Day move from […]
Unai Emery has ruled Johan Manzambi out of Aston Villa’s trip to Hull City despite the club-record signing returning to first-team training this week. Manzambi took part in group work on Thursday as he stepped up his recovery from a knee injury, but Emery has now confirmed Saturday’s game will come too soon. The Villa […]
Chelsea have confirmed that Mayra Ramirez and Manaka Matsukubo will both miss Saturday’s Women’s Super League opener against Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge. Sonia Bompastor delivered the update on Friday evening, leaving the Blues without two significant attacking options for Natalia Arroyo’s first league game of the new season. Ramirez is still rebuilding her fitness […]
Aston Villa Women face the biggest attacking replacement job of any established WSL club after fresh transfer data revealed the scale of the output lost from Natalia Arroyo’s squad this summer. Players who left Villa contributed 17 goals and assists in the WSL last season, accounting for 36.2 per cent of the club’s total attacking […]
Aston Villa Women are set to begin the new WSL season without Rachel Maltby after the defender joined England for the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland. Maltby was named in Lydia Bedford’s 21-player England squad for the tournament, which begins on Saturday when the Young Lionesses face Canada. That clash falls on the […]
