Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Aston Villa W & Durham W face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the League Cup Women. All the pre-match information is available here!
Aston Villa W and Durham W should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Aston Villa W form and stats
Aston Villa W was eliminated in the group stage last season in the League Cup Women.Aston Villa W have played 4 Wsl 1 Women games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).
A nice win for Aston Villa W last time playing, versus Reading W. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-1 with Daly scoring for the victors. What a game it was for Daly when beating Reading W, applying the finishing touch to three goals!
In the game before, an away victory in the Wsl 1 Women match versus Liverpool W with a 1-0 scoreline.Villa have conceded 7 from these games.
Durham W form and stats
Durham W was sent out of League Cup Women in the group stage last season.Things could have gone better for Durham W in their Wsl 2 Women away matches, but 3 points from 3 games is all right.
It's the second away game in a row for Durham, but there's smiles all around after the 5-1 victory versus Coventry United W last time out. As mentioned above, Durham W was the only team on the pitch versus Coventry United W in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task. It's hard not to mention Hardy's lethal finishing against Coventry United W. three goals were a big reason for the important victory.
Preceding that, the 1-2 home loss versus Charlton W.Durham has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games.
Head 2 Head
Durham W have managed a sequence of 7 consecutive matches without losing (3-4-0) when playing Aston Villa W.Top Goalscorers
  R. Daly 8 goals |  S. Noonan 4 goals | R. Hardy 3 goals |
Aston Villa W missing players
Durham W missing players
| Aston Villa W | Durham W | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 23 | 12 | Scored | S | 19 | 43 | ||
| 45 | 21 | Conceded | C | 16 | 37 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 64% | 57% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 84% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 36% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 30% | 20% | ||
| 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 32% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.9 | 6.8 | ||
| 4 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 3.9 | ||
| 1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 7.5 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.4 | 14.1 | ||
| 3.6 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.6 | 6.3 | ||
| 26% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 24% | ||
| 9.8 | 8.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 7.5 | ||
| 4.4 | 3.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Aston Villa W | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Everton W | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Manchester United W | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Sheffield Utd W | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 2 |
| 5 | Durham W | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea W | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 21 |
| 2 | Arsenal W | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 18 |
| 3 | Manchester United W | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 13 | 18 |
| 4 | Manchester City W | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 15 |
| 5 | Aston Villa W | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 6 | West Ham W | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 7 | Tottenham W | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Everton W | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | -2 | 9 |
| 9 | Brighton W | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | -16 | 7 |
| 10 | Liverpool W | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -7 | 5 |
| 11 | Reading W | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | -11 | 4 |
| 12 | Leicester W | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -15 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Millwall W | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 20 |
| 2 | Bristol City W | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | Southampton W | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Charlton W | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 5 | Birmingham W | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Lewes W | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Crystal Palace W | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers W | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Durham W | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Sheffield Utd W | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Sunderland W | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -9 | 4 |
| 12 | Coventry United W | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 20 | -27 | 0 |
