English Women's Super League

Manchester City vs Aston Villa: 6–1

Manchester City beat Aston Villa 6–1 in the English Women's Super League on Sunday, 14 December 2025 at Joie Stadium, Manchester, England.

• Competition: English Women's Super League (2025-26 English Women's Super League)
• Kick-off time: Sun, 14 Dec 2025, 11:55 UTC
• Status: Full Time
• Venue: Joie Stadium, Manchester, England
• Attendance: 2,711
• Teams: Manchester City (home), Aston Villa (away)

Goals

• 37' — Khadija Shaw (Manchester City), assist Vivianne Miedema
• 45'+2' — Khadija Shaw (Manchester City), assist Yui Hasegawa
• 62' — Aoba Fujino (Manchester City), assist Vivianne Miedema
• 70' — Lucy Parker (Aston Villa), assist Missy Bo Kearns
• 73' — Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City), assist Aoba Fujino
• 84' — Khadija Shaw (Manchester City), assist Kerolin
• 90'+4' — Khadija Shaw (Manchester City), assist Grace Clinton

Match statistics

Starting line-ups

Manchester City (4-2-3-1): Ayaka Yamashita (G), Rebecca Knaak (CD-L), Jade Rose (CD-R), Leila Ouahabi (LB), Kerstin Casparij (RB), Vivianne Miedema (AM), Laura Blindkilde Brown (LM), Yui Hasegawa (RM), Khadija Shaw (F), Lauren Hemp (AM-L), Aoba Fujino (AM-R).

Aston Villa (3-4-1-2): Sabrina D'Angelo (G), Anna Patten (CD), Lucy Parker (CD-L), Noelle Maritz (CD-R), Lucia Kendall (CM-L), Miri Taylor (CM-R), Maya Hijikata (AM), Rachel Maltby (LM), Chasity Grant (RM), Kirsty Hanson (CF-L), Rachel Daly (CF-R).

Recent form

Manchester City: won 1–0 vs West Ham United (1 Nov); won 2–1 away to Everton (9 Nov); won 3–0 vs Manchester United (15 Nov); won 2–0 away to Nottingham Forest (22 Nov); won 3–0 away to Leicester City (7 Dec).

Aston Villa: won 1–0 away to Manchester United (8 Nov); lost 3–1 vs London City Lionesses (16 Nov); lost 3–3 vs Birmingham City (21 Nov); lost 2–1 away to Tottenham Hotspur (7 Dec); won 3–0 vs Liverpool (11 Dec).