Aston Villa Take All Three Points in 3-0 Win Over Bristol City - Subway WLC Highlights 25-26

Things are starting to get interesting in the Subway Women's League Cup. 90 minutes nearer to knowing the result of the group stages. No time to dwell on previous results either. Bristol City are ready to host Aston Villa. Four changes made by home coach Charlotte Healey following the two-all draw with Newcastle. Naomi Williams, Cilla Stroup, Malaika Keane and Vera Jones come into the action. Will a home advantage be made to count then or will the visitors be able to pounce? Aston Villa hoping they can bring themselves into a strong period of form to help them with their league successes. It's a rotated side put forward by Natalia Arroyo. Five changes to the 11. Ellie Roebuck comes in as does Lucy Parker as well as Noelle Amaritz, Mary Taylor and Georgia Mullet. 16-year-old defender Katie Scott also named in the match they scored for the first time. Hard lines for today's visitors last time out in this competition. 0-0 stalemate at Tottenham meant an extended penalty shootout battle. There's a chance for Rachel Daly here though. It might just drop as well. Those dark change Aston Villa shirts all abounding in the right areas. Good ball by Mehling and already they take the lead. Rachel Daly it is. Aston Villa with the advantage just three minutes out from the starting whistle. Excellent vision there. Mehling with the setup and waiting in the centre from Kendall's cross was Daly. Sarah Mehling might be in again here. She's got away from Sayed. And that one does balloon away from the target. Villa looking to capitalise on all this early pressure and they could be in again here. It's Daly forced to save. Looking for her second of the game already and Williams in goal was equal to it. Playing out from the back can present difficulties sometimes. The most direct route is the best route. This is Kendall. She fancied a goal and some bends not quite enough. You can't underestimate the power of the elements on a day like this. Facilitate flying football for either side. Here come Aston Villa again though. Oh good parry by Williams. Daly. Referee's seen something she doesn't like. And stuck with Venom. Oh Maric has done really well to win that back. There's Chastity Grant. Oh a mix-up and that could have easily been the second. Oh it would have been a real gift as well. Mullet was waiting ready to pounce. Goalkeeper couldn't get there in time. Thankfully the Bristol City was in the way for the block. More rare for a forward then for the hosts. Jones and there are options as well. Symes ball and a gather for Robert. Well you're always vulnerable at 1-0. Now a good touch by Daly. A strike from Kendall and that one's been taken by the wind it seems. So much coming down this right flank for Aston Villa and again Mayling's ball. It's gone all the way through and with a scramble the goalkeeper saves from Mulpick. Not the cleanest take this from Williams. Got there though. Oh Grant fancied that one and this could be it. The second and it's Georgia Mullet with her first senior goal. A proud moment for the academy graduate. And they could be out of sight by half time here. It's Grant. Good save and knocked to safety by Stroop. And a dominant first half for Aston Villa. There's no let up is there? Into the body. Oh frame of the goal. Shot from distance but Williams didn't mind having a crack. It's just relentless from Aston Villa. Oh you've seen those catch out goalkeepers. Why not from Salmon? Villa fans in fine voice having to do a rare spot of defending here. Oh how about that for a deflected effort. Wilms' ball. Oh it could have gone in on its own accord. So fluid on the ball Aston Villa and another chance presenting itself here. Hansen's ball. Just needs somebody to hit it. Missy Bo Kearns did and she might again. Oh they were all queuing up for Villa there. And Williams over the bar. There's an air of inevitability about this. Eyes on her. Safely into the hands of the goalkeeper. Hansen it was. It could be an opportunity here. Hit with a fizz by Faruja. Not quite enough dip. Oh good work. It's Salmon in a tangle. Penalty. And Salmon was scrappy to try and get into the box. And it's Salmon to take it. And it's Salmon to make absolutely sure. Though there's been little doubt about this result for a long time. Will Villa keep the pressure on group leaders Tottenham? All they can do is hope for a favour from today's opponents next month.