WSL League Previews: Aston Villa vs Brighton on Sky

Staff information and stats for the newest spherical of the WSL League, together with Aston Villa vs Brighton stay on Sky.

Aston Villa vs Brighton – Saturday, 11:30am, LIVE Sky Sports activities

Saturday March 5 11:00 AM

It begins at 11:30 am

After dropping to Everton within the final match, Aston Villa Administration Carla Ward She hopes her workforce can bounce again by beating him Brighton, Which occupies one place within the league and three factors forward of Villa in eighth place.

Brighton beat Studying 4-1 of their midweek meet, after an inconsistent streak of performances. Director Amal Powell She’ll need her workforce to construct on this win by placing extra distance between them and the Villa. Earlier than the match, Brighton Kylie Inexperienced Sky Sports activities spoke about her profession and the workforce’s ambitions this season.

Eight stats

• Aston Villa have received two of their three league matches for Brighton since their promotion to the Girls’s Soccer League (L1), and have solely recorded the identical variety of league wins in opposition to Leicester throughout their time within the league.
• The away workforce has received all three earlier FA WSL matches between Aston Villa (2) and Brighton (1), probably the most matches performed inside a match within the competitors’s historical past with 100% away wins.
• Every of the earlier three FA WSL video games for Brighton has seen Aston Villa with a distinct coach within the dugout – Gemma Davis, Marcus Benoit and present coach Carla Ward. Then again, Hope Powell is ready to take cost of her 74th Premier League sport for Brighton, overseeing each sport for the reason that Seagulls have been promoted to the First Division in 2018-2019.
• After a sequence of six attracts in seven matches in 2023 (W1), none of Aston Villa’s final 13 FA WSL matches have ended, regardless of dropping 9 of these matches (W4).

Manchester United vs Leicester – Saturday, 12 midday

Manchester United There have been no obvious damage considerations throughout final weekend’s derby defeat to Manchester Metropolis. Coach Mark Skinner He beforehand mentioned signing Jade Moore in January is again on the grass and has been “progressing nicely” as she works towards a comeback from a knee damage. Nonetheless, the midfielder is unlikely to make her debut for the membership in opposition to Leicester.

Lister He shall be with out defender Ashley Plumptree on account of sickness, though fellow defender Sophie Howard shall be vying for play after her final crimson card in opposition to Chelsea was disallowed. Striker Jess Sigsworth and striker Lachant Paul can even be absent from the Foxes.

Eight stats

• Manchester United have received 4 of their earlier six encounters in all competitions with Leicester (D1 L1), a streak that features the one different FA WSL assembly between the 2 sides in September,
• Leicester’s solely victory over Manchester United was in Might final 12 months within the FA Cup match, whereas they’ve misplaced solely certainly one of their final three matches, and likewise got here out victorious on penalties after being tied in one of many League Cup matches in December.
• Throughout the one three different league matches between Man United and Leicester, the Pink Devils scored 16 targets, and conceded solely twice. Of these targets, 13 got here within the FA Girls’s Championship encounter in 2018-19, when Manchester United received the league, dropping simply 5 factors all season (W18 D1 L1).
• Manchester United have received 4 of their final six league matches, though not of their final two (D1 L1). Mark Skinner has already overseen three matches and not using a win since taking up as supervisor, one thing that by no means occurred underneath former boss Casey Stoney.

Arsenal vs Birmingham Metropolis – Sunday, 12 midday

League leaders Arsenal A five-point lead over second-placed Chelsea with a 4-0 win over Studying on Wednesday and head coach Jonas Edval They are going to look to cement their place with one other win in opposition to them Birmingham Metropoliswhich is ranked final within the league.

In a stunning shock, Birmingham beat Arsenal 2-0 when the 2 groups final met in January, however misplaced their subsequent 4 league matches. Short-term Head Coach Darren Carter His workforce will purpose to create one other shock, however it will likely be a troublesome activity forward.

Eight stats

• Arsenal have solely misplaced 4 of their 21 matches in opposition to Birmingham within the FA WSL Championship (W13 D4), however a kind of defeats got here within the reverse fixture in January.
• Birmingham received 2-0 the final time on this match. At the moment, Arsenal have been main the league and undefeated, whereas Birmingham was unbeaten in 25 league matches. Actually, this win stays Birmingham’s solely victory of their final 30 WFL video games (together with a fast defeat).
• Arsenal have scored extra targets (26) and picked up extra factors (22) of their dwelling matches than every other workforce within the Girls’s Soccer League this season.
• Birmingham haven’t had a win in 10 league visits to London golf equipment (D2 L8, together with a fast defeat), since back-to-back wins in opposition to West Ham and Chelsea in 2019.

Studying vs Tottenham – Sunday, 2pm

Learn Kelly Chambers They entered this match after their heavy defeat to Arsenal in the course of the week, their second consecutive loss within the league after a streak of 4 home victories. Talking earlier than the match, Chambers believes the match shall be a “good match” if Studying is ready to repeat the best way they performed within the second half of their loss to Arsenal.

Rehan Skinner Tottenham They beat Birmingham Metropolis of their final league sport and are third within the World Sequence of Poker, two factors behind Chelsea’s Emma Hayes. with defender Ashley Neville Turning into the primary Spurs participant to win the Girls’s Premier League Participant of the 12 months award from Barclays, Skinner’s aspect shall be assured of coming into the sport.

Eight stats

• This match noticed a good cut up of ends in the Girls’s Soccer League up to now – one win every and two attracts. Tottenham received the reverse match at dwelling in September (1-0).
• Tottenham received their final away sport in opposition to Studying in all competitions, beating them 3-2 after further time within the FA Cup fourth spherical in April final 12 months.
• Studying has received every of its final 5 dwelling matches within the Girls’s Soccer League, which equates to their longest dwelling win streak within the competitors, which was set between February and September in 2018. The summit (D7 L7).
• Tottenham have received their final two video games in opposition to Brighton and Birmingham, and will win three for the second time this season, having received every of their first 4 league video games to begin the marketing campaign.

Here is tips on how to observe WSL on Sky Sports activities…

Sky Sports activities – All 35 video games shall be out there throughout main Sky Sports activities channels, together with Sky Sports activities Premier League, Sky Sports activities Soccer and Sky Sports activities Foremost Occasion.

Sky Sports activities Digital – Atone for the newest information from WSL through SkySpots.com and the app, together with unique options and interviews, plus devoted stay weblog protection and clips from the video games stay on Sky Sports activities. You may watch free match highlights from each WSL sport this season on Sky Sports activities’ digital platforms and YouTube channel.

Sky Sports activities Information – 24 hours a day, seven days per week, Barclays FA WSL followers can take pleasure in Sky Sports activities Information (Channel 409) the league’s common editorial protection and tales all through the season.

Inside WSL – Hosted by award-winning broadcaster and journalist Jessica Creighton, inside WSL Barclays Girls’s Soccer League is a complete report on all features of the Barclays Girls’s Soccer League. The weekly present will air from Thursday 9 September on Sky Sports activities Premier League, and this system will characteristic half-hour previews of matches, in-depth evaluation and unique participant interviews. Viewers can anticipate entry to behind the scenes in addition to a abstract of all of the motion on and off the sphere.

Sky Sports activities Social – Together with protection and visibility of the league throughout all main social media channels of Sky Sports activities, there’s a new devoted Twitter channel Tweet embed It will likely be the house of all Barclays FA WSL content material on Sky Sports activities.

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