Aston Villa Women 2022/23

[manhatton45]

Does anyone know what the minute's silence before Sunday's game was for?

There was no announcement over the PA.

I Believe it was a player from Leicester, who lost a parent

[Lastfootstamper]

Big crowd (record for us at Bescot, afaik) today for what will hopefully be a nice weekend double over Chelsea, but in all reality the men had the easier task. We have opened 4 of the 6 blocks behind the goal to meet demand (somewhere around 1600 additional seats, I guess?), and at a last check moments before composing the post, there were precisely 100 left.

We've 6 left to play in the league, 3 we should win, 3 we probably shouldn't expect to get anything from. It'd be good if we can wring at least one point out of those 3, it'd keep the points gap to the top four a little more respectable.

And if anybody is thinking of dipping their toe into this pond, tickets for our 4 remaining home games are on sale (3 in the league including today, 1 in The Cup), with our final home game, vs Liverpool on the 21st of May, being played at VP.

[Lastfootstamper]

Oh, and you can pay on the gate on the day at Bescot. There's an adult & Under-14 matchday ticket package for £14.50.

[Villa Lew]

2 down at HT

[Lastfootstamper]

Both fullbacks have stayed at home, we've trebled up behind an isolated Daly, and both wide players have no options. I think we've set up negatively and it's costing us. And I've never seen Dali give the ball away as much.

[PeterWithesShin]

Lost 0-3. Attendance 3,835 which I believe is around double our previous best at the Bescot.

[amfy]

I think our plan was to lull them into a false sense of security ahead of the Cup semi final.

[algy]

I think our plan was to lull them into a false sense of security ahead of the Cup semi final.

Hope so, going with my little girl & all she's been talking about is how many goals Villa are going to score and up which end!

[Dave P]

Both fullbacks have stayed at home, we've trebled up behind an isolated Daly, and both wide players have no options. I think we've set up negatively and it's costing us. And I've never seen Dali give the ball away as much.

I went last night and I agree with all of that apart from maybe the full back comment.  Staniforth and Pacheco did very well against an excellent and lively front line of Chelsea.  Dali was not her usual self and Lehmann was disappointing.  Gregory looked good when she come on.  That Blindkilde-Brown will play for England as well, I'm sure.

[Somniloquism]

Short interview with Hanson on playing for Scotland and Villa.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/65214368

[Lastfootstamper]

Just to point out to any that might have tickets for the manyoo game, it's been moved to the Friday night for telly (BBC), now 7.15pm kick-off on the 28th. Refunds are available if you can't make it.

You're right about Blindkilde-Brown, Dave P. She's a star in the making, and it's not going to be long in coming. Although any "Laura Blindkilde-Brown, she's one of our own" chant might need a bit of reworking.
And fwiw, my comment about the fullbacks was in reference to them barely crossing the halfway line in the first half, which I think made it all too easy for chelsea to deal with our wingers. I was in no way implying they'd not turned up for the game.

[algy]

Just to point out to any that might have tickets for the manyoo game, it's been moved to the Friday night for telly (BBC), now 7.15pm kick-off on the 28th. Refunds are available if you can't make it.

You're right about Blindkilde-Brown, Dave P. She's a star in the making, and it's not going to be long in coming. Although any "Laura Blindkilde-Brown, she's one of our own" chant might need a bit of reworking.
And fwiw, my comment about the fullbacks was in reference to them barely crossing the halfway line in the first half, which I think made it all too easy for chelsea to deal with our wingers. I was in no way implying they'd not turned up for the game.

Every time, just like the last
On her ship, tied to the mast
To distant lands, take both my hands
Never a frown, Blindekilde-Brown


(Stranglers - Golden Brown)

[Lastfootstamper]

Bottom-of-the-league Brighton refusing to lie down in the other semi. Led then fell behind to manyoo, back level with 15 minutes of normal time to go.

[algy]

Anyone happen to know if the kids zone thing at the Bescot Stadium is open for womens' games (specifically the one today...)?

[PeterWithesShin]

For anyone interested, the semi final is live here, currently 0-0 approaching half time

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/65193587