Aston Villa return to Women's Super League action this afternoon as they travel to King Power Stadium to face Leicester City.
Three points are firmly in the sights of Natalia Arroyo's side as they look to return to winning ways in the league ahead of the February international break.
The Villans were in action last weekend as they booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Women's FA Cup with a 3-2 victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.
Anna Patten's goal deep into first-half stoppage time levelled the scoring heading into the break after Nikita Parris gave the Seagulls the lead.
Rachel Daly and Chasity Grant soon put Villa in the driving seat 10 minutes after the restart as their goals made it 3-1 to the hosts at the Bescot Stadium.
Parris struck again to reduce the deficit late on but the Villans remained strong to see themselves through to the next round.
Today's opposition, Leicester City, were also in FA Cup fifth-round action last weekend as they travelled to Manchester City.
Goals from Leila Ouahabi and Kerolin gave City a 2-0 advantage heading into the break before Khadija Shaw made it 3-0 to the hosts with a further goal on the 39th minute.
Nelly Lasova netted a late consolation for the Foxes but it wasn't enough to see them overcome City, who now face Villa in the quarter-finals.
Stats
Villa have won each of their three WSL away games against Leicester, winning this fixture 1-0 at the Pirelli Stadium last season.
City have picked up seven points in their last four home WSL matches (W2 D1 L1), more than they managed in their previous 12 on home soil (5 - W1 D2 L9).
Rachel Daly has scored five goals in five WSL appearances against Leicester, scoring in both of her away games against the Foxes.
The Last Meeting
HIGHLIGHTS | Aston Villa 0-0 Leicester City
The Villans were held to a 0-0 draw by Leicester City in the Women’s Super League the last time these two sides met back in October.
The hosts dominated proceedings in B6 but were unable to make their chances count in front of goal, with Anna Patten coming the closest deep inside stoppage time.
Sabrina D’Angelo and the backline produced a solid 90-minute performance to earn their first league clean sheet of the new season.
Team News
Lucy Staniforth and Rachel Corsie both remained sidelined and out of contention.
Maz Pacheco is still recovering from the injury she picked up against Chelsea in January and is not available for selection.
Head Coach
"I can't ignore that we need points but, of course, I'm here to build something that is not short-term, it needs to be mid and long-term. And with that way, you can have the result that you want or you can have another result, but I still try and focus on our performance. Every team needs time to understand what the new coach is bringing but we can't ignore that we need to win at Leicester."
Natalia Arroyo
