Villa bow out the FA Cup

It was a cruel draw, away to the European champions in Villa's first FA Cup game of the season, and despite a valiant effort, Villa are eliminated at the first hurdle.

Missy Bo Kearns & Villa bow out of this season's FA Cup at Arsenal.

🟥 18 Jan 2026 Arsenal 2-0 Villa

Line Up & Subs:

GK Ellie Roebuck 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

FB Noelle Maritz 🇨🇭 (F Ebony Salmon 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 71')

CB Anna Patten 🇮🇪

CB Lucy Parker 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🟨

RB Lynn Wilms 🇳🇱

M Lucy Staniforth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (M Oriane Jean-François 🇫🇷 63' 🟨)

DM Miri Taylor 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

LB Rachel Maltby 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (CB Océane Deslandes 🇫🇷 45')

CM Missy Bo Kearns 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 (F Georgia Mullett 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 63')

F Maya Hijikata 🇯🇵

F Kirsty Hanson 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Unused:

GK Sabrina D'Angelo 🇨🇦

CB Lydia Sallaway 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

M Pippa Lea 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Full Match Report: https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/aston-villa/womens/game/20260118