Game Details
Game: Aston Villa Women vs Manchester City Women
Date: Saturday 5th September 2020
Competition: Barclays FA Women's Super League
Venue: Villa Park
Time: 2.30pm
At a Glance
Aston Villa Women begin their debut season in the Women's Super League on Saturday, hoping to make the best start possible against tough opposition.
Gemma Davies' side waltzed their way to the Women's Championship title in 2019/20, winning 13 of 14 league games before the season was curtailed due to COVID-19.
While the competition will inevitably be tougher this time around, Davies & co. will be aiming to take their winning mindset into the top flight, ensuring they are a force to be reckoned with.
CHAMPIONS 🏆
— Aston Villa Women (@AVWFCOfficial) June 5, 2020
Manchester City, meanwhile, come into the 2020/21 season having narrowly missed out on the Super League title to Chelsea. The Citizens were top of the table at the point of curtailment, but had a slightly lower points-per-game average than the Blues.
City appear poised to challenge for the title once again, bringing in Chloe Kelly from Everton, as well as experienced United States internationals Sam Mewis and Rose Lavelle.
Standout Stats
At the mere age of 28, Gemma Davies will become the youngest manager in Women's Super League history on Saturday.
Dreams do come true 💜💙#MondayMotivation #AVFC pic.twitter.com/fEuh19apmF
— Aston Villa Women (@AVWFCOfficial) June 15, 2020
Saturday will mark Aston Villa Women's first top-flight game since 2004.
The Boss
“There’s a lot of excitement around the camp,”
“We’re looking forward to the fixture. We’ve got to a point now where we’re ready for gameday.
“It’s been seven weeks. The group are ready.”
Tomorrow is 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 the beginning... 📈@BarclaysFAWSL | #AVFC
— Aston Villa Women (@AVWFCOfficial) September 4, 2020
“Manchester City are a wonderful football team, we are looking forward to the challenge.
“But I think it’s important we play the game, as cliché as it is, and not the occasion that surrounds it.”
The Skipper
New Women's captain, Marisa Ewers, gave us her thoughts on being given the armband for the 2020/21 season...
“For me, personally, that’s a great achievement,”
“Coming over to England and joining a team like Aston Villa is great, it’s a huge club and I’m proud of the team that we made it to the Women’s Super League.
“Leading the team out, every week now hopefully, will be a massive achievement for me personally.”
Our new captain, @marisaewers, reflects on being handed the armband for the club's first season in the @barclaysFAWSL. 🤩
— Aston Villa Women (@AVWFCOfficial) September 2, 2020
Watch the full interview with Marisa ⤵️#AVFC
“Man City at Villa Park – what an opener for us.
“Being on national TV as well, is a great start for us, very exciting and a great opportunity that we’ll be playing at Villa Park.
“Playing City in the first game of the season will be a tough challenge but I think we’re ready for that.
“We want that kind of challenge now and that competition.
“In this league, every week you have to be at that level now, you have to compete against that level, I think it’s great for us to get up there as quickly as possible.
“And give our best and see what we can get out of this game.”
Ramping things up in training
You can see all the latest pictures from training as they gear up for Saturday, here.
T-minus 1️⃣ day until we kick-off the @BarclaysFAWSL season at Villa Park. 😁🚀#AVFC #FridayFeeling pic.twitter.com/tCDkDIRft1
— Aston Villa Women (@AVWFCOfficial) September 4, 2020
