10 players, a red card and a goalkeeping debut:

Chelsea Women vs Aston Villa Women was not a match for the faint-hearted on a cold and rainy Wednesday evening at Kingsmeadow. After the original Saturday fixture was changed to midweek following Chelsea’s securing their place in the semi-finals of the UEFA Women’s Champion’s League; it was no surprise to see a completely different starting…

Aston Villa 2 – 2 Leicester City

This was Leicester City’s first game since the dismissal of Willie Kirk and it was uncertain how they would approach this game at the Bescot Stadium; which also happened to be Villa’s final outing here of the season. In the reverse fixture, it was an incredibly tight and very physical game (which ended 1-0 to…

Exciting Partnership with the Aston Villa Women’s Fan Club!

Here at The Whole 115 Yards, it’s been our aim to channel our passion for the women’s game into supporting the growth of the beautiful game and we’re so happy we get to do just that alongside a fantastic (also growing) fan club. The Aston Villa Women’s Fan Club has been steadily growing over the…

Villans Victorious on Merseyside!

Carla Ward’s claret and blue army followed the West Midlands side to Walton Hall Park; knowing, that with both sides plagued with injury, it was going to be a battle until the very end. Earlier in the week, it was announced that Everton were missing 9 key players from their squad and Villa, constantly plagued…

The end of the Continental Cup Journey FOUR Villa

Defeat at Meadow Park sees Carla Ward’s team out of the Continental Cup after reaching the semi-final of the competition for the very first time. Going into this game, Aston Villa women were already being widely discounted from being called the ‘underdogs’ and even remarks such as “no one expects Aston Villa to go any…

Villa Victorious at Last!

Carla Ward’s squad rally to make the semi-final of the Continental League Cup after beating Brighton and Hove Albion in extra time and penalties. After a tumultuous start to the league cup competition, Aston Villa Women had a lot to prove in this quarter-final draw against Brighton and Hove Albion, and my word, they didn’t…