Match Pack: Everton

At A Glance

A fifth consecutive victory is the prize on offer to Aston Villa Women against Everton on Sunday.

The team’s improved form has seen them get their League Cup campaign off to a perfect start, and they've also risen to ninth in the Barclays WSL table with back-to-back successes against Bristol City and West Ham United.

The good feeling continued on Wednesday as Carla Ward's side ran out 7-0 winners over Blackburn Rovers.

Everton come into the game one behind Villa after picking up five points from their first seven league matches.

The Merseyside outfit have won one, drawn two and lost four ahead of their visit to B6.

Brian Sørensen's team are on a five-match winless run after being held to a 2-2 draw by Bristol City last time out.

Standout Stats

• Villa have won two of their six WSL games against Everton (L4), though both victories have come 
  away from home.
• Having lost their first five WSL games this season, Villa have now won their last two. However, 
  both of these wins have come away from home.

• Since the start of last season, Rachel Daly has scored more WSL goals than any other player 
  (25). Her 25 goals account for 45% of the Villans total in that time.

The Last Meeting

Everton prevailed when they last travelled to the Bescot back in October 2022.

Lucy Hope tapped home at the back post with 30 minutes to go; a strike which proved decisive.

The result meant Villa lost back-to-back games for the first time since May of the previous season, but a strong second half of the campaign would see us finish fifth.

Team News

Carla Ward confirmed during Friday morning's press conference that Lucy Parker has returned to full training, although Sunday's clash with Everton will come too soon for a return.

The defender has missed the last five games with an ankle injury but looks likely to feature against Manchester City after the international break.

Elsewhere, Simone Magill is in contention to receive an increase in playing time following her goalscoring exploits in midweek.

The Northern Ireland international bagged her first goal in Villa colours during our 7-0 win over Blackburn Rovers and looks likely to play a bigger part moving forward.

The Boss