Villa take the lead after a slack Everton defensive pass is smashed into the back of the net by Ebony Salmon, but concede the equaliser just after the half hour, before conceding the winner in the final minute of the 90’ to leave Natalia Arroyo with five defeats in seven WSL games.

Villa fall to eighth in the table as struggling Everton close the gap to five points.

Ebony Salmon makes her 50th WSL appearance for Villa.
Miri Taylor makes her 20th WSL start for Villa.
Georgia Mullett makes her 20th WSL appearance for Villa.
Anna Patten closes within two appearances of Villa’s record WSL appearance holder Sarah Mayling.

2025-26 WSL Appearance & Goal Record
GK Sabrina D'Angelo 🇨🇦 2025-26 WSL 🕒 12 | ✅ 12 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺1 |
FB Lynn Wilms 🇳🇱 2025-26 WSL 🕒 11 | ✅ 11 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 1 | 🇺0 |
CB Anna Patten 🇮🇪 2025-26 WSL 🕒 13 | ✅ 13 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺1 |
CB Océane Deslandes 🇫🇷 2025-26 WSL 🕒 13 | ✅ 11 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺0 |
LB Rachel Maltby 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2025-26 WSL 🕒 11 | ✅ 9 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🇺3 |
DM Miri Taylor 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 2025-26 WSL 🕒 13 | ✅ 9 | 🔁 4 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 1 | 🇺1 |
M Oriane Jean-François 🇫🇷 2025-26 WSL 🕒 2 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺0 |
F Ebony Salmon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2025-26 WSL 🕒 13 | ✅ 7 | 🔁 6 | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 0 | 🇺1 |
F Maya Hijikata 🇯🇵 2025-26 WSL 🕒 6 | ✅ 5 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺0 |
F Georgia Mullett 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2025-26 WSL 🕒 12 | ✅ 5 | 🔁 7 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 1 | 🇺1 |
F Kirsty Hanson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 2025-26 WSL 🕒 14 | ✅ 12 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 7 | 🔥 0 | 🇺0 |
LB Jenna Nighswonger 🇺🇸 2025-26 WSL 🕒 2 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺0 |
W Chasity Grant 🇳🇱 2025-26 WSL 🕒 11 | ✅ 10 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 2 | 🇺0 |
GK Lily Clark 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2025-26 WSL 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺2 |
CB Lucy Parker 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2025-26 WSL 🕒 5 | ✅ 4 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 2 | 🔥 0 | 🇺5 |
FB Noelle Maritz 🇨🇭 2025-26 WSL 🕒 10 | ✅ 10 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 2 | 🇺1 |
M Lucy Staniforth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2025-26 WSL 🕒 4 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 3 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺1 |
M Pippa Lea 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2025-26 WSL 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺3 |
F Milly Round 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2025-26 WSL 🕒 1 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺3 |
GK Ellie Roebuck 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2025-26 WSL 🕒 3 | ✅ 2 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺8 |
CB Lydia Sallaway 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2025-26 WSL 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺11 |
CM Lucia Kendall 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2025-26 WSL 🕒 11 | ✅ 10 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🇺1 |
F Rachel Daly 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2025-26 WSL 🕒 12 | ✅ 10 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 0 | 🇺0 |
CM Missy Bo Kearns 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2025-26 WSL 🕒 11 | ✅ 8 | 🔁 3 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 1 | 🇺0 |
GK Soffia Kelly 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 2025-26 WSL 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺6 |
LB Paula Tomás 🇪🇸 2025-26 WSL 🕒 5 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 5 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺1 |
FB Sarah Mayling 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2025-26 WSL 🕒 8 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 7 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺3 |
M Imogen Seymour 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2025-26 WSL 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺2 |
D Katie Scott 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 2025-26 WSL 🕒 0 | ✅ 0 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺1 |
AM Jill Baijings 🇳🇱 2025-26 WSL 🕒 3 | ✅ 3 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺0 |

Match Report
Everton scored a late winning goal to beat Aston Villa at Goodison Park in the Women’s Super League on Sunday afternoon. Ebony Salmon put Villa ahead with a sharp finish after 13 minutes, but they missed chances to extend their lead. Martina Fernández equalised for Everton in the 32nd minute and scored again in the final minute to secure the victory. The loss drops Natalia Arroyo’s team to eighth place in the league, and they will face Liverpool next weekend at home. Villa aimed to bounce back from a heavy defeat to Manchester United, making four changes to their lineup, including a first start for January signing Oriane Jean-François. Everton, eager for a win after five losses in six games, tested Sabrina D’Angelo early when Nicole Momiki’s dribble prompted a save. Soon after, Salmon capitalised on a loose pass outside the box to score. Everton equalised when Fernández headed in Mace’s corner, and Villa nearly regained the lead immediately, with a missed shot following a counterattack. The crossbar saved Villa later in the first half on Ornella Vignola’s shot. After halftime, Everton dominated initially, but Villa regained control, pressing them into their own half but struggling to create clear chances. D’Angelo also made a key save from a long free-kick. In the final 15 minutes, both teams made substitutions, with Villa bringing on Jenna Nighswonger and Chasity Grant, and Everton introducing Maz Pacheco. What seemed like a draw changed in the 89th minute when Fernández scored again with a header at the back post, sealing Everton’s win.