Aston Villa won the first Women’s Super League match of the year to inflict a fifth straight loss on Tottenham.
Spurs took the lead through star signing Bethany England on her debut, but Villa had come from behind just 10 minutes later.
Kenza Dali equalised with a 20-yard strike before Rachel Daly turned home a Kirsty Hanson cross.
This match was the first for 31 days in the WSL, with Spurs losing the final game of 2022 and the first of 2023.
Defeat leaves Spurs in eighth with nine points from 10 games, while Villa rise to sixth having won five and lost five of their matches.
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Line-ups
Aston Villa Women
Formation 4-3-3
- 21Leat
- 2Mayling
- 15Patten
- 14Turner
- 33Pacheco
- 12Staniforth
- 88NobbsBooked at 64minsSubstituted forGielnikat 75′minutes
- 10DaliSubstituted forMcLoughlinat 90+4′minutes
- 19BlindkildeBooked at 83mins
- 8Daly
- 20HansonSubstituted forLehmannat 68′minutes
Substitutes
- 1Hampton
- 7Lehmann
- 9Gielnik
- 16McLoughlin
- 26Goodwin
Tottenham Women
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Korpela
- 4TurnerBooked at 15minsSubstituted forHarropat 20′minutes
- 5Bartrip
- 3Zadorsky
- 13Ale
- 15James
- 8ChoSubstituted forSummanenat 45′minutes
- 23AyaneBooked at 69mins
- 24SpenceBooked at 84minsSubstituted forKarczewskaat 90+2′minutes
- 18UbogaguSubstituted forIldhusøyat 45′minutes
- 19England
Substitutes
- 6Harrop
- 9Karczewska
- 14Ildhusøy
- 22Spencer
- 25Summanen
- Referee:
- Thomas Kirk
- Attendance:
- 2,049
Live Text
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Match ends, Aston Villa Women 2, Tottenham Hotspur Women 1.
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Second Half ends, Aston Villa Women 2, Tottenham Hotspur Women 1.
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Attempt saved. Kerys Harrop (Tottenham Hotspur Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Foul by Laura Blindkilde (Aston Villa Women).
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Eveliina Summanen (Tottenham Hotspur Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Olivia McLoughlin replaces Kenza Dali.
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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur Women. Nikola Karczewska replaces Drew Spence.
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Foul by Alisha Lehmann (Aston Villa Women).
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Shelina Zadorsky (Tottenham Hotspur Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Bethany England (Tottenham Hotspur Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Drew Spence.
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Drew Spence (Tottenham Hotspur Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Lucy Staniforth (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Drew Spence (Tottenham Hotspur Women).
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Attempt missed. Mayumi Pacheco (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Emily Gielnik.
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Laura Blindkilde (Aston Villa Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Laura Blindkilde (Aston Villa Women).
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Eveliina Summanen (Tottenham Hotspur Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Aston Villa Women. Conceded by Tinja-Riikka Korpela.
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Attempt saved. Rachel Daly (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alisha Lehmann.
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Laura Blindkilde (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.