Rachel Daly scored a superb goal in injury time to give Aston Villa a dramatic Women’s Super League victory over West Ham.
Viviane Asseyi had put West Ham ahead from the penalty spot but Anna Patten headed Villa level before half-time.
Villa took the lead through Adriana Leon before Lisa Evans looked to have earned West Ham a point with a brilliant half-volley.
But Daly hooked in a spectacular late winner from just inside the box.
The Hammers suffered a 5-0 defeat to Manchester United in their last WSL outing but came out fired up against Villa.
Riko Ueki whistled a shot on the turn past the post, then brought a point-blank save out of Daphne van Domselaar with a close-range header.
When Asseyi sent Domselaar the wrong way from the spot with a low finish into the bottom-left corner West Ham should have gained enough confidence to control the game.
But instead it jolted Villa into life and Patten levelled shortly afterwards with a header at the back post as she got on the end of Daly’s flick.
Villa seized the early initiative after the interval and Leon produced a clinical finish to fire the ball beyond Mackenzie Arnold, only for the home side to level with 10 minutes remaining when Evans found some space on the edge of the area and arrowed a half-volley into the top-right corner from Asseyi’s knockdown.
But England international Daly produced an equally brilliant moment when she struck a powerful acrobatic effort with her left foot beyond Van Domselaar to seal the three points for the visitors.
Line-ups
West Ham Women
Formation 5-3-2
- 1Arnold
- 3Shimizu
- 21CookeBooked at 85mins
- 5Tysiak
- 23Cissoko
- 2Smith
- 17FilisBooked at 49mins
- 4StringerBooked at 39mins
- 12HarriesSubstituted forEvansat 74′minutes
- 20Asseyi
- 9Ueki
Substitutes
- 7Evans
- 11Atkinson
- 16Ziu
- 18Denton
- 24Stapleton
- 25Walsh
- 35Ademiluyi
- 41Flannery
Aston Villa Women
Formation 4-3-3
- 1van Domselaar
- 2MaylingBooked at 21mins
- 4Patten
- 14Turner
- 33Pacheco
- 10DaliSubstituted forStaniforthat 90+5′minutes
- 6Corsie
- 19Blindkilde BrownSubstituted forNobbsat 45′minutesBooked at 90mins
- 23LeonSubstituted forLehmannat 88′minutes
- 9DalyBooked at 85mins
- 20HansonSubstituted forSalmonat 69′minutes
Substitutes
- 5Staniforth
- 7Lehmann
- 8Nobbs
- 16McLoughlin
- 17Salmon
- 18Mullett
- 21Leat
- 22Magill
Live Text
-
Match ends, West Ham United Women 2, Aston Villa Women 3.
-
Second Half ends, West Ham United Women 2, Aston Villa Women 3.
-
Attempt blocked. Riko Ueki (West Ham United Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lisa Evans with a cross.
-
Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Anna Patten.
-
Jordan Nobbs (Aston Villa Women) is shown the yellow card.
-
Foul by Alisha Lehmann (Aston Villa Women).
-
Kirsty Smith (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
-
Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Lucy Staniforth replaces Kenza Dali.
-
Attempt missed. Shannon Cooke (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Amber Tysiak.
-
Goal! West Ham United Women 2, Aston Villa Women 3. Rachel Daly (Aston Villa Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mayumi Pacheco with a headed pass.
-
Rachel Daly (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
-
Foul by Abbey-Leigh Stringer (West Ham United Women).
-
Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Anna Patten.
-
Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Alisha Lehmann replaces Adriana Leon.
-
Foul by Danielle Turner (Aston Villa Women).
-
Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
-
Attempt missed. Ebony Salmon (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kenza Dali.
-
Shannon Cooke (West Ham United Women) is shown the yellow card.
-
Rachel Daly (Aston Villa Women) is shown the yellow card.
-
Rachel Daly (Aston Villa Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
