Fixtures
- Aston Villa Women Vs. Bristol Rovers Women – Sun, Jan 12th 2025, 17:45
Aston Villa welcome Bristol Rovers to the Bescot Stadium this evening for their first game of 2025.
The two sides meet in the Women’s FA Cup fourth round, Villa’s first taste of the competition this season.
The Villans will be looking to build on their strong end to 2024 and make it through consecutive wins.
A brace from Adriana Leon and a late strike from Kenza Dali secured the side a big 3-1 win over West Ham United the last time the side were action.
Villa will also be looking to better last season’s FA Cup campaign and book their place in the fifth round of the competition this evening.
But the team will have to overcome Bristol Rovers who have already defeated four sides to reach this stage of the cup.
The FA Women’s National League Division South West side entered at the third-round qualifying stage where they defeated Sholing 2-1 away from home.
They then came out on top of a seven-goal thriller in the first round proper as they beat Sherborne Town 4-3 before storming to a 4-0 victory over Marine Academy Plymouth in the second round.
Nathan Hallett-Young’s side impressively beat third division side Oxford United 3-2 on the road back in Decemberto book their place in the fourth round of the competition for the first time ever.
The Last Outing
Aston Villa wrapped up 2024 with a convincing 3-1 victory over West Ham United at Villa Park back in December.
A brace from Adriana Leon and late solo strike from Kenza Dali sealed the win and cancelled out a first-half goal from Vivienne Asseyi.
Jordan Nobbs also once again made history as she became the first-ever player to make 200 Women’s Super League appearances.
Team News
Lucy Parker (ankle) and Missy Bo Kearns (foot) remained sidelined but are progressing positively and are nearing a return to the matchday squad.
Women’s FA Cup fourth round fixtures
Saturday 11th January:
Brighton & Hove Albion vs Durham (PP)
Manchester United 7-0 West Bromwich Albion
Sunday 12th January:
Crystal Palace vs Sheffield United (PP)
Fulham vs London City Lionesses
Leicester City vs Stoke City (PP)
Exeter City vs Sunderland AFC
Newcastle United vs Nottingham Forest
Blackburn Rovers vs Portsmouth (PP)
Manchester City vs Ipswich Town
Everton vs Tottenham Hotspur (PP)
London Bees vs Rugby Borough
West Ham United vs Liverpool (PP)
Cheltenham Town vs Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arsenal vs Bristol City (PP)
Chelsea vs Charlton Athletic
Aston Villa vs Bristol Rovers
