Lewis Dobbin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 scores for Preston North End 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in their Championship win over Southampton. 🕒 10 | ✅ 8 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 3 | 🔥 2 | 🇺 1 |

Villa succumb to a 90’+4 minute equaliser just as they had done themselves to Arsenal a month earlier.

Villa climb to third in the table as they hit Arsenal for six at home, leading 4-0 at the interval thanks to goals from Jack McGrath, Alfie Lynskey and Markie Meade as well as an own goal from the hosts, before the second half saw a deflected goal and penalty reduce the arrears. Vinnie Hayward however had the last laugh, grabbing Villa's sixth of the afternoon in stoppage time.

Matty Cash, arguably in the form of his career, and on the brink of his 200th appearance for Villa, has signed a new contract with Villa to keep him at the club until 2029.

Thierry Katsukunya 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 makes his full debut for Real Unión 🇪🇸 in their 1-0 Segunda Federación - Gr. II victory over SD Eibar 🇪🇸 🕒 2 | ✅ 1 | 🔁 1 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 4 |

Unai Emery 🇪🇸 wins his 50th home match in 77 games at a rate of 64.94%

Despite going behind, Villa reach the interval 4-2 to the good thanks to braces from Alfie Lynskey and Markie Meade before Oliver Bindley hits an injury time fifth.

Triston Rowe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 scores his first goal for FC Annecy 🇫🇷 the winner against Clermont Foot in Ligue 2. 🕒 5 | ✅ 3 | 🔁 2 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 1 | 🇺 0 |

Rachel Daly got the scoring up and running in the third minute as she got off the mark for the 2025/26 season.Georgia Mullett made it two later on in the first-half as the 20-year-old academy graduate netted her first senior goal for the club.Ebony Salmon sealed the win and three points in the closing minutes of the game as she dispatched a penalty kick.

Debutant Heaven Kilwa's late goal is just a consolation as Villa are beaten by West Ham.

Villa u18s attacking midfielder Jack McGrath has signed his first professional contract with the club.

Sam Lewis 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 plays the full 90 in Oxford City's 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 National League North draw with Chorley. 🕒 10 | ✅ 10 | 🔁 0 | ⛔ 1 | 🥅 21 | 🇺 0 |

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Enzo Barrenechea 🇦🇷 plays the full 90 of Benfica's 🇵🇹 Liga draw with Porto after doing the same in the 0-1 Champions League defeat to Chelsea. 🕒 13 | ✅ 13 | 🔁 0 | ⚽ 1 | 🔥 0 | 🇺 0 |

Unbeaten in three, Villa secure their first WSL win of the season.

Holders Villa open the scoring on 5' but it's in the final 30 minutes that they put on the goals with three in 11 minutes from the hour and another three after the 80th.

Jill Baijings becomes the latest Villa player to suffer anterior cruciate ligament following her injury in the draw at Arsenal.

Mohamed Koné 🇨🇮 has officially signed for Villa following his regular appearances this season for the u21s

Villa's leading WSL goalscorer Rachel Daly has been awarded the MBE for her services to association football.

Villa u18s left-back Finlay Barnard has signed his first professional contract with the club.