Aston Villa return to Women's Super League action for the first time in a month this afternoon.
Natalia Arroyo's side welcome league leaders Manchester City to Villa Park for a mouth-watering clash.
Villa will be on the hunt to get their season back on track with an important three points.
The side suffered a bitter defeat last time out as they were beaten 7-3 by Tottenham Hotspur on home soil.
Despite a Kirsty Hanson brace and Oriane Jean-François' first goal in the claret and blue the team couldn't earn anything from the contest.
Oriane Jean-François
Manchester City extended their lead at the top of the table to eight points the last time they were in WSL action.
Andrée Jeglertz side comfortably beat Leicester City 6-0 at home last month.
A brace from Vivianne Miedema and further goals from Khadija Shaw, Yui Hasegawa, Kerolin and Aoba Fujino sent City on their way to victory.
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HIGHLIGHTS | Manchester City 6-1 Aston Villa
Villa fell to a 6-1 defeat against in-form WSL leaders Manchester City the last time the two sides met back in December 2025.
Manchester City v Aston Villa WSL
Manchester City v Aston Villa WSL
Team News
Gabi Nunes is back in team training after a lengthy injury lay-off which saw her undergo surgery in the summer but is not yet ready for matchday selection.
Georgia Mullett suffered an injury last month which saw her miss out on the latest England under-23s camp and is unavailable this afternoon.
Paula Tomàs and Rachel Daly both remained sidelined and out of action.
Missy Bo Kearns has announced her wonderful pregnancy news so is unavailable for selection.
Jill Baijings is ruled out for the rest of the 25/26 season after rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) back in September.
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