Fixtures
- Arsenal Women Vs. Aston Villa Women – Wed, Mar 6th 2024, 19:15
At A Glance
Aston Villa travel to Arsenal in their FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cup semi-final with a place in the final on offer.
The two sides will do battle for the second time this season after the Gunners ran out 2-1 winners at Emirates Stadium in October.
Villa route to the semi-final was achieved following a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Brighton & Hove Albion a month ago.
Arsenal, current Conti Cup holders, go into the clash on the back of three successive wins.
18 points separate the two sides in the Barclays WSL table, while the north London outfit are five places above Villa after the weekend’s results.
The Last Meeting
Villa were knocked out of this competition at the quarter-final stage when these two sides met last season.
Frida Maanum struck either side of half-time before Caitlin Foord sealed Arsenal’s route to the final four.
Team News
Carla Ward has a host of absentees to content with for Wednesday’s semi-final.
Lucy Staniforth and Lucy Parker remain out with respective ankle injuries, while Freya Gregory, Miri Taylor and Noelle Maritz are all cup-tied.
Adriana Leon is still on international duty with Canada, but Rachel Daly is set to return from a three-game suspension.
The Boss
“I’ve not reached a major final yet. Aston Villa [Women] have never reached a major final, it would be absolutely huge. We’ll do everything we can to reach it but we know it’s going to be a tough ask. We’re going up against, in my opinion, one of the best squads in the country and we’re certainly thin on the ground. It’s going to be a massive, gigantic effort to get there.” – Carla Ward
