Overview
- Julia Zigiotti scored directly from a corner before former United winger Kirsty Hanson equalised for Villa.
- Second-half substitutes tilted the match as Elisabeth Terland struck on 71 minutes, followed by goals from Jess Park and Hanna Lundkvist.
- Lundkvist netted her first United goal on her WSL debut, and 16-year-old Layla Drury made her league debut late on.
- Marc Skinner started Melvine Malard and Lea Schüller, then praised Malard’s two assists and Player of the Match performance.
- The victory was reported to lift United to fourth in the WSL table, with a home match against Liverpool next weekend.