2025–26 Aston Villa W.F.C. season

Aston Villa
2025–26 season
Head coach	Natalia Arroyo
Stadium	Villa Park, Aston; (league matches); Bescot Stadium, Walsall; (cup matches)

The 2025–26 Aston Villa W.F.C. season is the club's 30th season under their Aston Villa affiliation, the organisation's 52nd overall season in existence, and their sixth season in the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid. Along with competing in the WSL, the club will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Squad

As of 22 August 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	CAN	Sabrina D'Angelo
2	DF	ENG	Sarah Mayling
3	DF	ESP	Paula Tomás
4	DF	IRL	Anna Patten
5	MF	ENG	Lucy Staniforth
7	MF	ENG	Missy Bo Kearns
8	MF	NED	Jill Baijings
9	FW	ENG	Rachel Daly (captain)
10	FW	BRA	Gabi Nunes
13	FW	JPN	Maya Hijikata
14	DF	NED	Lynn Wilms
15	DF	ENG	Lucy Parker
16	DF	SUI	Noelle Maritz
17	FW	ENG	Ebony Salmon


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	ENG	Georgia Mullett
20	FW	SCO	Kirsty Hanson
21	MF	ENG	Lucia Kendall
22	DF	ENG	Lydia Sallaway
23	FW	NED	Chasity Grant
24	DF	FRA	Océane Deslandes
25	MF	SCO	Miri Taylor
26	GK	ENG	Ellie Roebuck
38	DF	ENG	Rachel Maltby
40	GK	WAL	Soffia Kelly
42	GK	ENG	Lily Clark
43	DF	ENG	Katie Scott

Transfers

Transfers in

Date	Position	Name	From	Ref.
7 July 2025	DF	Lynn Wilms	VfL Wolfsburg	^[1]
8 July 2025	GK	Ellie Roebuck	Barcelona	^[2]
16 July 2025	MF	Jill Baijings	Bayern Munich	^[3]
23 July 2025	MF	Lucia Kendall	Southampton	^[4]
25 July 2025	DF	Océane Deslandes	Montpellier	^[5]
22 August 2025	FW	Maya Hijikata	NTV Tokyo Verdy Beleza	^[6]

Transfers out

Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
9 May 2025	DF	Rachel Corsie	Retired	^[7]^[8]
	MF	Jordan Nobbs	Newcastle United	^[7]^[9]
	DF	Maz Pacheco	Everton	^[7]^[10]
	DF	Danielle Turner	Melbourne City	^[7]^[11]
2 July 2025	FW	Ruby-Rae Tucker	Southampton	^[12]
19 July 2025	GK	Sophia Poor	London City Lionesses	^[13]

Loans out

Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
16 July 2025	FW		Katie Robinson	Everton	End of season	^[14]

Preseason

3 August 2025 Friendly	Manchester United	2–0	Aston Villa	Carrington, England
14:00	Galton George	Report		Stadium: Trafford Training Centre Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

9 August 2025 Friendly	Aston Villa	5–1	Liverpool	Bodymoor Heath, England
14:00	Hanson 18' Daly 27' (pen.) Mullett 38' Baijings 49' Mayling 60'	Report	Höbinger 12'	Stadium: Bodymoor Heath Training Ground Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

15 August 2025 Friendly	Paris Saint-Germain	1–1	Aston Villa	Deauville, France
16:00	Elimbi Gilbert	Report	Salmon	Stadium: Stade Commandant Hébert Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

24 August 2025 Friendly	Leicester City	1–1	Aston Villa	Leicester, England
14:00	Parker 48' (o.g.)	Report	Kearns 76'	Stadium: Belvoir Drive Training Ground Attendance: Behind-closed-doors

30 August 2025 Friendly	Aston Villa	1–0	Union Berlin	Walsall, England
14:00	Daly 35'	Report		Stadium: Bescot Stadium

Women's Super League

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0	1	0	0	0	0

Source: WSL

Results by matchday

Round	1	2
Ground	A	H
Result	D	L
Position	6	9

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

7 September 2025 1	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–0	Aston Villa	Crawley
12:00	Olislagers 84' Haley 90+6'		Grant 33' Deslandes 45+4' Wilms 47' Baijings 51' Taylor 72' Daly 90+1'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,219 Referee: Ryan Atkins

14 September 2025 2	Aston Villa	1–3	Chelsea	Aston
14:00	Salmon 34'		Beever-Jones 22' Bo Kearns 55' (o.g.) Baltimore 63' Kerr 90+3' Bright 90+6'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 4,994 Referee: Michael Oliver

11 December 2025 3	Aston Villa	3–0	Liverpool	Aston
19:00 GMT	Daly 1', 77' Patten 25' Hanson 28' Kearns 69'		Parry 60' Woodham 69'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 3,210 Referee: Adewunmi Soneye
Note: This fixture was initially scheduled for a 14:00 kick-off on 21 September, but was moved to 12:00 for live Sky Sports broadcast,^[15] and later postponed due to the passing of former Liverpool manager Matt Beard.^[16]^[17]

27 September 2025 4	Arsenal	1–1	Aston Villa	Holloway
12:00 BST	Maanum 10' Fox 15' Foord 83'	Report	Deslandes 46' Wilms 52' Parker 90+4'	Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 24,712 Referee: Lisa Benn

5 October 2025 5	West Ham United	0–2	Aston Villa	Dagenham
12:00	Siren 34' Asseyi 79'		Kendall 54' Hanson 60' Wilms 67'	Stadium: Victoria Road Referee: Grace Lowe

12 October 2025 6	Aston Villa	0–0	Leicester City	Aston
14:00			Tierney 80'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 2,486 Referee: Melissa Burgin

2 November 2025 7	Aston Villa	3–3	Everton	Aston
14:00	Mullet 45+8' Maritz 54' Hanson 59' Mace 74' (og.)		Gago 11', 90+4' Hayashi 55' Kitagawa 70'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 2,678 Referee: Stacey Fullicks

8 November 2025 8	Manchester United	0–1	Aston Villa	Trafford
12:30			Taylor 35'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 3,434 Referee: Abigail Byrne

16 November 2025 9	Aston Villa	1–3	London City Lionesses	Aston
14:00	Hanson 33' Taylor 45+5'		Kumagai 12', 55' Goodwin 51' Asllani 68'	Stadium: Villa Park Referee: Samuel Allison

7 December 2025 10	Tottenham Hotspur	2–1	Aston Villa	Leyton
14:00	Hunt 29' England 85' Holdt 90+5'		Deslandes 28' Hanson 84'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Referee: Abigail Byrne

14 December 2025 11	Manchester City	6–1	Aston Villa	Manchester
12:00	Shaw 37', 45+2', 84', 90+4' Knaak 56' Fujino 62' Miedema 73'		Parker 70'	Stadium: Academy Stadium Referee: Kirsty Dowle

11 January 2026 12	Aston Villa	v	Brighton & Hove Albion	Aston
14:00				Stadium: Villa Park

25 January 2026 13	Aston Villa	v	Manchester United	Aston
14:00				Stadium: Villa Park

1 February 2026 14	Everton	v	Aston Villa	Liverpool
14:00				Stadium: Goodison Park

8 February 2026 15	Liverpool	v	Aston Villa	St Helens
14:00				Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium

15 February 2026 16	Aston Villa	v	Tottenham Hotspur	Aston
14:00				Stadium: Villa Park

15 March 2026 17	Aston Villa	v	Manchester City	Aston
14:00				Stadium: Villa Park

22 March 2026 18	Leicester City	v	Aston Villa	Leicester
15:00				Stadium: King Power Stadium

29 March 2026 19	Chelsea	v	Aston Villa	Kingston upon Thames
14:00				Stadium: Kingsmeadow

26 April 2026 20	Aston Villa	v	Arsenal	Aston
14:00				Stadium: Villa Park

3 May 2026 21	Aston Villa	v	West Ham United	Aston
14:00				Stadium: Villa Park

16 May 2026 22	London City Lionesses	v	Aston Villa	Bromley
14:00				Stadium: Hayes Lane

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
6	London City Lionesses	11	5	0	6	14	21	−7	15
7	Brighton & Hove Albion	11	4	2	5	14	13	+1	14
8	Aston Villa	11	3	4	4	14	18	−4	13
9	Leicester City	11	2	3	6	7	20	−13	9
10	Everton	11	2	2	7	14	22	−8	8

Updated to match(es) played on 14 December 2025. Source: Women's Super League
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Women's FA Cup

As a member of the first tier, Aston Villa will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

January 2025 Fourth round

TBD

FA Women's League Cup

24 September 2025 Group stage	Tottenham Hotspur	0–0 (7–6 p)	Aston Villa	Leyton
19:00 BST		Report		Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 664 Referee: Phoebe Cross
	Penalties
	Gunning-Williams England Nildén Vinberg Summanen Spence Kop Koga		Mayling Patten Baijings Taylor Deslandes Wilms Kendall Mullett

19 October 2025 Group stage	Bristol City	0–3	Aston Villa	Failand
15:00		Report	Daly 3' Mullett 28' Salmon 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Robins HPC Referee: Phoebe Cross

21 November 2025 Group stage	Aston Villa	3–3 (2–4 p)	Birmingham City	Aston
14:00	Taylor 36' Wilms Patten 64' Kendall 77' Maltby 90'	Report	Herron 39' Hurtré 45' Sarri 28', 58' Louis 90+1'	Stadium: Villa Park Referee: Sophie Dennington
	Penalties
	Mayling Patten Kearns Kendall		Harrison-Murray Harris Sarri Quinn

Pos	Team	Pld	W	PW	PL	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tottenham Hotspur	3	2	1	0	0	4	0	+4	8	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Aston Villa	3	1	0	2	0	6	3	+3	5
3	Birmingham City	3	0	2	0	1	5	8	−3	4
4	Bristol City	3	0	0	1	2	2	6	−4	1

Source: Women's League Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

Squad statistics

Appearances

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		WSL		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	CAN	Sabrina D'Angelo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	DF	ENG	Sarah Mayling	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	ESP	Paula Tomás	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	DF	IRL	Anna Patten	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	MF	ENG	Lucy Staniforth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	MF	ENG	Missy Bo Kearns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	MF	NED	Jill Baijings	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	ENG	Rachel Daly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	BRA	Gabi Nunes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	FW	JPN	Maya Hijikata	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	NED	Lynn Wilms	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	DF	ENG	Lucy Parker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	DF	SUI	Noelle Maritz	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	FW	ENG	Ebony Salmon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	FW	ENG	Georgia Mullett	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	FW	SCO	Kirsty Hanson	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	ENG	Lucia Kendall	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22	DF	ENG	Lydia Sallaway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	FW	NED	Chasity Grant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	FRA	Océane Deslandes	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	MF	ENG	Miri Taylor	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
26	GK	ENG	Ellie Roebuck	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
38	DF	ENG	Rachel Maltby	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	GK	WAL	Soffia Kelly	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
42	GK	ENG	Lily Clark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
43	DF	ENG	Katie Scott	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

^ "Villa Women announce Wilms arrival". Aston Villa Football Club. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
^ "Villa sign Ellie Roebuck". Aston Villa Football Club. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
^ "Villa Women announce Baijings signing". Aston Villa Football Club. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
^ "Villa announce Kendall signing". Aston Villa Football Club. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
^ "Aston Villa Women announce Océane Deslandes signing". Aston Villa Football Club. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
^ "Villa Women announce Hijikata signing". Aston Villa Football Club. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Corsie, Nobbs, Turner and Pacheco to depart". Aston Villa Football Club. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
^ Canavan, Amy (26 May 2025). "'Chronic pain' forces Scotland captain Corsie to retire". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
^ "Jordan Nobbs joins Newcastle United Women". Newcastle United F.C. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
^ "Everton sign Pacheco". Everton F.C. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
^ "WSL centurion signs for City". Melbourne City FC. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
^ "Ruby Tucker adds to Women's incomings". Southampton F.C. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
^ "Poor departs for London City". Aston Villa Football Club. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
^ "Robinson joins Everton on loan". Aston Villa Football Club. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
^ Cite error: The named reference SepTV was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Aston Villa v LFC Women postponed today". Liverpool F.C. 21 September 2025.
^ "Aston Villa v Liverpool: New date confirmed for WSL fixture". Liverpool F.C. 5 November 2025.

[1] "Villa Women announce Wilms arrival". Aston Villa Football Club. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.

[2] "Villa sign Ellie Roebuck". Aston Villa Football Club. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.

[3] "Villa Women announce Baijings signing". Aston Villa Football Club. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.

[4] "Villa announce Kendall signing". Aston Villa Football Club. 23 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.

[5] "Aston Villa Women announce Océane Deslandes signing". Aston Villa Football Club. 25 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.

[6] "Villa Women announce Hijikata signing". Aston Villa Football Club. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.

[departures-7] "Corsie, Nobbs, Turner and Pacheco to depart". Aston Villa Football Club. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.

[8] Canavan, Amy (26 May 2025). "'Chronic pain' forces Scotland captain Corsie to retire". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 26 May 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.

[9] "Jordan Nobbs joins Newcastle United Women". Newcastle United F.C. 15 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.

[10] "Everton sign Pacheco". Everton F.C. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.

[11] "WSL centurion signs for City". Melbourne City FC. 22 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.

[12] "Ruby Tucker adds to Women's incomings". Southampton F.C. 2 July 2025. Retrieved 12 August 2025.

[13] "Poor departs for London City". Aston Villa Football Club. 19 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.

[14] "Robinson joins Everton on loan". Aston Villa Football Club. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.

[SepTV-15] Cite error: The named reference SepTV was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[16] "Aston Villa v LFC Women postponed today". Liverpool F.C. 21 September 2025.

[17] "Aston Villa v Liverpool: New date confirmed for WSL fixture". Liverpool F.C. 5 November 2025.

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