By Aston Villa FC

Aston Villa Women's WSL Academy suffered defeat at the hands of Arsenal on Wednesday evening.

Having pipped Manchester United to the Northern Division title last week, our WSL Academy faced the Gunners in the resulting play-off final in Hemel Hempstead.

Led by Kerri Welsh, Villa found the clash with Arsenal to be a step too far as they succumbed to a 6-0 defeat.

The result, however, does not taint what was a remarkable campaign for the team.

Below are a selection of photos from the game.