By Aston Villa FC

Aston Villa Women made a start to their pre-season slate of fixtures last weekend, as they hosted Southampton at Bodymoor Heath.

While the Saints ran out 2-1 winners on the day, Carla Ward will have been pleased to see a raft of first-team regulars gain their first lot of minutes ahead of the 2023/24 campaign.

And with then next friendly against Tottenham Hotspur coming up, the team have been put through their paces once again.

Below are some of the latest snaps taken at the training ground.