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The opener smashed the highest individual score in CPL history to take his team’s unbeaten streak to 11 matches
The Report by Shashank Kishore06-Oct-2019
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On a Providence surface where Trinbago Knight Riders just about managed to find enough ammunition to get past a 126-target against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Brandon King alone smashed an unbeaten 132, the highest individual score in CPL history, as Guyana Amazon Warriors beat Barbados Tridents to have a fifth shot at the elusive CPL title. Amazon Warriors also extended their unbeaten streak to 11 matches in the process.King, 24, finished with an incredible ten fours and 11 sixes in his 72-ball knock. Astonishingly, the first game just produced seven sixes combined. While the surface quickened up considerably under lights, Tridents kept losing wickets in their quest for big hits, and while they eventually made 188, their meltdown in the last five overs with the ball, where they conceded 98, proved costly. They will now meet Knight Riders in the second qualifier on Tuesday.Brandon King turns it on
During the course of his maiden T20 ton, King went past Lendl Simmons’ tally for most runs this season. By the end of his knock, he’d opened up a 24-run gap at the top, his tally reading an impressive 453 runs in 11 innings. He completely took the pitch out of the equation, the same one on which most of Knight Riders batsmen struggled just two hours earlier. King’s total was also the fuel for the highest T20 score at Providence.The party started in the third over when he took apart Jason Holder, the Tridents captain, for a sequence of 6, 4, 4, 4. The Powerplay produced six fours, two sixes and the Amazon Warriors were well on their way at 48 without loss. Even then, they perhaps wouldn’t have dreamt of the total they ended up with. King’s shot selection and his leg-side hitting stood out. His pulling off the front foot, reminiscent of Ross Taylor, was particularly impressive.Even as he hit runs for fun, his opening partner Chandrapaul Hemraj knocked the ball into the gaps. The opening pair had put on 73 in nine overs until Hayden Walsh Jr’s outstanding return catch – one that had him run back, with mid-off in his peripheral vision, and put out a full-length dive – briefly stemmed the run flow. Holder brought himself back on and struck immediately to dismiss Shimron Hetmyer, who nailed a pull but found deep midwicket. Holder gave him a send-off in jubilation.The Malik hand in the fireworks
Shoaib Malik’s industry didn’t give Tridents much breathing space as he smacked his eighth delivery for a six to signal his intent. The innings truly came to life in the 16th over, off which they walloped 29. Shakib Al Hasan lost his lengths – firing three short balls and a meatball of a full toss – that were all walloped to the boundary. The over went for four sixes and a four, Malik got past 9000 T20 runs, while King, who took 37 balls for his half-century, had raced to 88 off 54 balls.Malik was dismissed in the penultimate over, but by then, he had added 97 with King. But so deflated were Tridents that Nicholas Pooran walked in and smashed two sixes off his first two deliveries. Walsh, who until then had figures of 1 for 23 off three overs, eventually finished with 2 for 42. Respectable, if not outstanding. Harry Gurney too wasn’t spared, his back-of-the-hand slower deliveries proving to be far too predictable as King nailed his pull shots to perfection to surpass Andre Russell’s previous CPL best of 121 to set up a huge chase.Hales provides spark, but Tridents lose steamAlex Hales threatened a riposte as he raced to 36, with Tridents feasting on Chandrapaul’s left-arm spin to get to 56 for 1 in the Powerplay. But one heave too many, off an Imran Tahir googly, that he dragged on brought the brakes. Shakib was dismissed an over later, as Tridents slipped to 59 for 3 in the eighth over. Jonathan Carter served up a reminder of his hitting abilities in a boundary-laden 49, but by then, Tridents were merely reducing the margin of victory. Tahir, the 40-year-old South African legspinner, finished with figures of 2 for 13, with the Amazon Warriors signing off from their home ground with an impeccable record.
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Seamer takes 3 for 4 before Pant and Virat Kohli hit half-centuries to steer the chase in third T20I
The Report by Saurabh Somani06-Aug-20195:16
Dasgupta: The unbeaten 65 could change Pant’s career
West Indies put up an improved performance in the final T20I, with their batsmen having their best day collectively, but it wasn’t enough to deny India a 3-0 sweep, with terrific bowling upfront by Deepak Chahar complemented by a match-winning partnership. Kieron Pollard’s first T20I half-century in more than seven years took West Indies to a competitive 146 for 6, but half-centuries by Virat Kohli (59) and Rishabh Pant (65*) and their century stand for the third wicket meant India hunted down the target in 19.1 overs.The Chahar effect
Deepak Chahar reduced West Indies to 14 for 3 inside four overs, taking out the top three and getting the ball to hoop around corners and jag both ways. It was a magnificent exhibition of swing bowling, yanking batsmen out of position, hands following the ball, feet not in sync. Chahar bowled three overs on the trot, and had figures of 3 for 4 at the end. He wouldn’t complete his quota, but his strangulation at the top meant India could come out of the Powerplay with hardly much against them. On a pitch that offered turn to the spinners and held up a bit, and with short boundaries, that was crucial.Rahul Chahar – Deepak’s double first cousin – was making his international debut and fulfilling a childhood dream of the two playing for India together, but the leggie had to cede the limelight to the seamer.In his first over, with Sunil Narine facing up with the specific mandate of going after the bowling, Deepak kept his lines tight at the start. Then he threw one a bit wider, but it was still nibbling in the air. With leaden feet, Narine could only toe-end a flat-bat hit to Navdeep Saini at mid-on. Both Evin Lewis and Shimron Hetmyer fell in Chahar’s next over, done in by balls that most left-hand batsmen would have fallen to. Both times, Chahar slanted the ball across them, and got it to swerve back into the batsman like a Formula 1 car taking a hard left. Pads were rapped, appeals were belted out, and fingers were raised. Lewis even burned a review for his team, though to be fair to him, he might have thought the ball was missing leg – it wasn’t, because the initial angle had dragged him far enough across.Deepak Chahar removed West Indies’ openers•Associated Press
The Pollard-led revival
The start was rocky, but the depth and power in West Indies’ batting meant they could kick on nonetheless and still end up with an adequate total. Pollard, at No. 4, showed off his power with several clean hits down the ground. He hit six sixes, which meant that even though there were periods of dot balls building up, getting the run rate back into healthy territory was only a hit or two away. Pollard fell to a Saini slower ball, but Rovman Powell – fresh off a power-packed half-century in the second T20I – showed he wasn’t a one-hit wonder with a rollicking finish that took West Indies past 140, and might have also taken him into the wishlists of several IPL franchise owners.The Kohli-Pant stand
With Kohli taking control of the chase and Pant showing his full repertoire, India’s innings never fell in choppy waters. Two shots each by both batsmen stood out. Pant twice drove Keemo Paul inside-out over extra-cover, the ball pinging off the bat and flying over the boundary. The execution of the shot was stunning enough both times, but the fact that Pant could conceive of the shot was extraordinary in itself. Pant would hit his trademark unorthodox shots too, including a reverse-sweep and an audacious flick, but those drives were shots associated more with pitches where the ball comes on nicely and 200 is par.Kohli too had his wow moments. A ball after he had seen a leading edge off Carlos Brathwaite fall in no-man’s land but hang in the air long enough to steal two, he unleashed a cover drive that landed millimetres inside the cover boundary. Two balls later, facing Paul now, Kohli sent the ball whirring to the deep-midwicket fence, whipping through the line with wrists of steel and timing of silk.The two had come together at 27 for 2 in the fifth over, both under a bit of a cloud. Pant had fallen cheaply in the first two T20Is, and while Kohli had managed to stick around longer than Pant, he hadn’t looked fluent. In this game too, they played within themselves at the start, getting used to the pace of the pitch, and then began opening up. They ended up adding 106 in just 12.5 overs, with the last five overs of the stand yielding 55 runs. It was a partnership that finished the match off as a contest, but Pant ensured there was a flourish at the end, driving Brathwaite straight back over his head and into the sightscreen for the winning hit.
In January 2022, Manchester City agreed a deal to sign Argentine forward Julian Alvarez from River Plate, one that saw him remain in Buenos Aires until the end of the European season and join in the summer.
In January, Pep Guardiola's side reached a similar agreement with the Primera Division side, this time for midfielder Claudio Echeverri. Echeverri will stay in his homeland until the end of the year, and then Guardiola will have the option to integrate him into his first-team squad from January.
Now the reigning Premier League champions are finalising another move ahead of the 2024/25 season, with Savio set to join from City Football Group club Troyes. There were bids from other clubs in England as well as teams in Germany, but he'll be moving to the Etihad instead.
Savio deal timeline emerges
Fabrizio Romano has now provided a new update on City's move for Savio, confirming that the deal will be done and dusted by the end of February – within the next three weeks.
The two parties are drawing up the relevant documents, and once they're signed, Savio will be clear to join up with his new club for pre-season training in July.
"Beautiful" Savio can become complete under Guardiola
Savio first joined the CFG in 2022 when he moved from Atletico Mineiro to French club Troyes, and he was subsequently loaned to PSV, where he only played eight first-team games. This year, though, he's enjoyed a breakout season at Girona, starting 22 out of 23 La Liga games for the surprise title-chasers.
Man City could now lose player with "great qualities" this week
Another European club “want to sign” him and their transfer window is still open.
ByHenry Jackson Feb 5, 2024
He's scored seven goals in all competitions – five in the league and a couple more on his side's run to the Copa del Rey quarterfinals – but it's his assist numbers that really standout. In the entire Spanish top-flight, only Real Madrid's Toni Kroos is able to match them.
La Liga most assists 2023/24
Rank
Player
Club
Assists
=1
Savio
Girona
7
=1
Toni Kroos
Real Madrid
7
=3
Alex Baena
Villarreal
6
=3
Antoine Griezmann
Atletico Madrid
6
=3
Yan Couto
Girona
6
=3
Nico Williams
Athletic Club
6
Savio also leads La Liga for successful take-ons (62) and sits second for carries into the penalty area (47), so he has all the ingredients to become a complete winger, especially under the tutelage of a manager like Guardiola.
Barcelona sporting director Deco may have hoped to sign him, having publicly marveled at his "beautiful" playing style and "technical quality", but City have flexed their muscles to strike an exciting deal.
Surrey sprung a surprise during the final session of the day to round up eight Kent wickets for just 91 runs
Daniel Norcross at Beckenham21-May-2019
Sean Dickson is congratulated on his hundred•Getty Images
In deciding on the readiness of young players to compete at the highest level, it is often said “if they’re good enough, they’re old enough”. Seldom though do you hear people opining that “if he’s good enough, he’s young enough”. In the 41-year-old Gareth Batty and the 37-year-old Rikki Clarke, Surrey quite definitely possess two of the more mature players on the circuit; yet they are both very much young enough.With this match drifting listlessly to what already seemed an inevitable high-scoring draw, Surrey’s gnarled old pros, longer in the tooth than your average walrus, broke the game open with a pair of interventions after tea.On Monday, it was Darren Stevens assuming the role of Yoda. This time, with Kent cruising comfortably at 227 for 2 on a placid pitch offering nothing to the bowlers since before lunch on day one, it was Batty to whom Rory Burns turned, much as Princess Leia did to Obi Wan Kenobi.Batty was, it seemed, Surrey’s “last hope”. The pitch was offering little by way of turn, but Batty summoned his most seductive Jedi mind tricks in assuring first Heino Kuhn and then Ollie Robinson the very next delivery that “these are the balls you are looking to edge”. Two arm balls, albeit with a little more bounce than either batsman was expecting, assisted by two very sharp Ben Foakes catches had suddenly thrown this somnolent, soporific match wide open.Wiaan “agent” Mulder came in to face the hat-trick ball but knew “the truth was out there”, just on a length outside off stump and spoiled the fun with the middle of a stoutly defensive bat.What Mulder didn’t see coming was the leaping left hand of Will Jacks at gully who dived impossibly far to snatch the ball an inch off the ground to an audible collective gasp from this now thoroughly engaged crowd. Jacks repeated the trick in the first over of a new spell from Clarke to remove Alex Blake, and when Stevens, who had survived two mighty close shouts for lbw off Clarke was finally put out of his misery by umpire Graham Lloyd, Kent had lost five wickets for 33 runs.All the while, Sean Dickson, who scored 318 the last time Kent played a first-class fixture at Beckenham, was looking on aghast from the other end. Just three hours earlier he and Zak Crawley had been busy compiling an untroubled, and often attractive opening stand of 128.Crawley really does look the real deal. Against a seam attack of Morne Morkel, Clarke, Sam Curran and the distinctly brisk Conor Mckerr, he appeared to have all the time in the world. Granted, there was little happening off the pitch, and neither did it swing, much to the surprise of the odd luminary in the commentary box, but there are few more testing attacks than Surrey’s and it came as a surprise when he was spectacularly castled by Clarke for 63, pushing out at a ball he should have been defending and losing his middle and off stumps in the process.Just as Clarke had sprung that first surprise, it was down to Batty to deliver the second when he too removed the middle stump, this time of Daniel Bell-Drummond who was attempting to run the ball down through third man. It was both too close to him and way too full. An ugly drag back ensued. Those Jedi mind tricks again. Frustration, disappointment and unfulfillment again from a player who has promised so much for years, at least since that terrific hundred against the touring Australians in 2015.The second new ball was taken as soon as it was available. Curran immediately accounted for Dickson, getting him caught strangled down the leg side to end an unspectacular but highly efficient innings from the opener in rather unfortunate circumstances. The last two wickets soon followed, the final one to another quite brilliant catch from Jacks at short leg to give Morkel his only wicket. Surrey’s catching had been exemplary, even spectacular on occasion.One bad session had produced eight wickets for just 91 runs. What at one time looked like a possible first-innings lead had resulted in a deficit of 145 runs. It is frequently the challenge for promoted sides to maintain intensity across the full duration of a match in this highly competitive top tier. Kent’s squad in large part lack Division One experience. Experience, though, is something Surrey have in abundance, and Batty and Clarke were quite simply the difference. Young enough? You bet.
أعلن مكرم دبوب المدير الفني لمنتخب فلسطين عن تشكيل لاعبيه في مباراة اليوم أمام كوريا الجنوبية والتي تجمع بينهما ضمن تصفيات آسيا المؤهلة لكأس العالم 2026.
ويحل منتخب فلسطين ضيفًا على نظيره كوريا الجنوبية بملعب “سول” ضمن مواجهات المجموعة الثانية.
ويتواجد منتخب فلسطين في المجموعة الثانية التي تضم إلى جواره منتخبات عمان وكوريا الجنوبية والأردن والعراق والكويت.
طالع | موعد والقناة الناقلة لمباراة فلسطين وكوريا الجنوبية اليوم في تصفيات كأس العالم.. والمعلق
الجدير بالذكر، أن منافسات الدور الثالث من تصفيات قارة آسيا تقام بحضور 18 فريقًا تم تقسيهم على ثلاث مجموعات، بواقع 6 فرق في كل مجموعة.
ويتأهل صاحبا الصدارة والوصافة من كل مجموعة إلى نهائيات كأس العالم مباشرة، فيما يصعد أصحاب المركزين الثالث والرابع للمرحلة الرابعة من المنافسات.
وشهد تشكيل منتخب فلسطين مشاركة وسام أبو علي مهاجم فريق الكرة بـ الأهلي، والذي تألق مع القلعة الحمراء في الموسم المنقضي وحقق لقب الهداف بالدوري المصري.
كما تواجد عمر فرج المهاجم المحتمل انضمامه إلى صفوف الزمالك خلال الانتقالات الصيفية الجارية، على دكة البدلاء. تشكيل فلسطين اليوم أمام كوريا الجنوبية
حراسة المرمى: رامي حمادة.
خط الدفاع: ميلاد تيرمانيني، كاميلو سالدانا، ياسر حمد، مصعب البطاط.
خط الوسط: عطاء جابر، جوناثان زوريلا، عدي خروب، عميد ماهجنا.
وفي الهجوم: وسام أبو علي، تامر صيام، عدي الدباغ. بدلاء فلسطين أمام كوريا الجنوبية
براء خروب، توفيق علي، محمد درويش، علي ربعي، محمد باسم، موسى فيراوي، محمود أبو وردة، سامر زبيدي، زيد القنبر، سامر الجندي، عمر فرج.
عقد رئيس نادي برشلونة، خوان لابورتا، مؤتمراً صحفياً اليوم داخل قاعة المؤتمرات بالنادي الكتالوني للرد على أسئلة الصحفيين.
وأجاب لابورتا على عدة أمور تخص النادي الكتالوني سواء من الناحية الاقتصادية أو الجانب الرياضي للنادي.
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وقال خوان لابورتا: “منذ 3 سنوات، كان هناك خطر على النادي، لأنه لم تكن هناك سيطرة. لقد كنا موضع ثقة، وعملنا من أجل التعافي الاقتصادي، واستعادة برشلونة للهيبة المؤسسية، وتعزيز لاماسيا، تم إنجاز العمل والشكر إلى الأشخاص الذين وثقوا بنا”.
وأضاف لابورتا: “جميع أعضاء برشلونة شكلوا جبهة موحدة للتغلب على الهجمات القادمة من كل مكان على النادي، الاعتداءات ستستمر، مثل قضية نيجريرا التي تظهر أحيانًا، لكن العدالة تثبت أننا على حق في كل مرة”.
وأكد رئيس برشلونة: “العلاقات مع ريال مدريد سيئة، لقد تدخلوا في قضية نيجريرا وهذا غير مقبول. هناك أيضًا دعاوى قضائية ضد الصحفيين”.
وعن هانز فليك: “نحن سعداء للغاية بالمدرب الذي لدينا. إنه محترف رائع للغاية. فخور وسعيد أيضًا بالفريق الذي لدينا. وأيضًا مع لاماسيا، وهو الدليل الذي قلناه في الحملة الانتخابية. إنه محور مشروعنا الرياضي وأصادق عليه”.
وتابع لابورتا: “نحن سعداء جدًا بديكو وعمله. ديكو هو السبب وراء تعيين هانسي فليك كمدرب لنا وقد قام بعمل رائع”.
وواصل لابورتا: “نحن نطلب من فليك استمرارية العمل والاحترافية، أن يكون المدرب الذي يعيش يوماً بيوم، مع كل هذه القوة، نطلب منه أن يقدم لنا كرة القدم التي نحب، نحن متفقون على ذلك، وهو يضع الأسس لتحقيق هذه الأهداف”.
وقال لابورتا حول ميركاتو برشلونة الصيفي: “نحن راضون جدًا عما فعلناه في السوق، كان أولمو هو الأولوية وأخبرنا ديكو أنه سيحسن الفريق وقد حققنا ذلك وأنا سعيد جدًا بوجوده في الفريق وأيضًا بأدائه”.
وأشار لابورتا: “تشافي شخص أقدره كثيرًا. اعتقدت جنبًا إلى جنب مع زملائي في مجلس الإدارة، أنه كان علينا إعطاء الفريق دفعة جديدة. كان هذا قرار النادي”.
وأكد لابورتا: “لدينا فريق ذو قيمة سوقية أكبر بكثير مما كان لدينا في عام 2021، وتم تخفيض متوسط العمر، وتم اتباع مبدأ النظر إلى لا ماسيا أولاً”.
وأوضح قائلاُ: “عقد نايكي سيكون الأعلى في العالم، وأريد أن أعلن أننا أنهينا العام المالي 23-24 بنتيجة إيجابية. حققنا رقمًا قياسيًا تاريخيًا من حيث الرعاة والإيرادات مع BLM”.
وكشف: “في النهاية، لم نرغب في توقيع عقد القميص مع نايكي كي لا نتسرع، لأننا كنا بالفعل نمتلك العرض على الطاولة، ولكننا أردنا الاستمرار في تحسينه. رأينا أن لدينا صيغًا أخرى لتسجيل اللاعبين ونحن في عملية تحسينه، ولكن يمكنني أن أعلن الآن أننا سنحصل على أفضل عقد في عالم كرة القدم”.
وعن موعد العودة إلى كامب نو أشار لابورتا: “في نهاية العام لكنني لا أريد تحديد تواريخ، نحن مقتنعون بأن هذا حقيقة واقعة ونتقدم بشكل جيد على الرغم من العقبات التي نتغلب عليها، نأمل أن نتمكن بحلول نهاية العام من اللعب، بسبب اللعب في مونتجويك خسرنا 100 مليون يورو”.
وعن السوبرليج أكد لابورتا: “السوبرليج لا يزال في حالته الحالية. وبهذا المعنى يتم العمل حتى يمكن إطلاقه. حقيقة وجوده تجعل الاتحاد الأوروبي لكرة القدم يتحرك وتم توزيع 500 مليون يورو إضافية بين الأندية”.
Arsenal believe that an Olympic gold medallist would be the ideal signing for manager Mikel Arteta, according to Fabrizio Romano.
Edu making 2024 transfer plans at Arsenal
Both sporting director Edu and Arteta, who famously work in tandem to identify transfer targets, are now in full preparation for the looming January transfer window.
"Keep an eye" – Reporter teases Arsenal move for Aguero-esque £20m striker
He’s been likened to Man City’s all-time top goalscorer.
ByEmilio Galantini Dec 21, 2023
Arsenal are in good stead when it comes to their Premier League form, sitting top of the table with 12 wins from their opening 17 league games, but injuries to key players are always a lingering concern.
Arteta has just Eddie Nketiah and Gabriel Jesus to choose from as his natural striking options right now, while midfielder Thomas Partey has proved unreliable when it comes to his fitness this term.
As per a recent report from The Independent, Arsenal are looking to sign a new midfielder and striker in January, as they attempt to solve a few of these glaring issues.
Ivan Toney
20/12/2023
Boulaye Dia
16/12/2023
Dusan Vlahovic
30/11/2023
Marcos Leonardo
24/11/2023
Santiago Gimenez
28/10/2023
The Gunners are reported favourites to sign Brentford star Ivan Toney as one option, with the Englishman looking like he'll be front and centre to one of January's most gripping transfer sagas.
Meanwhile, in terms of the midfield, one player who's been very regularly mentioned is Aston Villa star Douglas Luiz.
The Brazilian has starred under Unai Emery at Villa Park this season, making 16 appearances while scoring five goals and assisting two others. Luiz, according to WhoScored, is one of Villa's best-performing players per 90, with Arsenal taking real note of his exploits.
Recent reports have suggested that Arsenal are set to push for the former Man City ace in 2024, with Edu in particular being a big fan.
Fabrizio Romano shares "information" on Luiz
In his latest Daily Briefing column with CaughtOffside, reliable journalist Romano has added some more detail on the club's interest.
It is claimed that Arsenal are huge admirers of Luiz overall and believe he's simply "perfect" for Arteta, but a move may be very difficult to pull off in January as Villa are not exactly keen to do a deal.
“Fans have been mentioning latest reports on Douglas Luiz and talks over a move to the Emirates Stadium, but my information remains the same," said Romano.
"Arsenal like Douglas, he’s considered the perfect player for their ideas in midfield, but Aston Villa have no plans to sell. No changes so far, despite rumours.”
Luiz, who won an Olympic gold medal with Brazil in 2020, has been a real gamechanger for Emery and it was always a tall order to prise him away during a crucial season for Villa.
There is little doubting he'd reinforce Arteta's midfield to no end, but the Spaniard may have to wait till later in 2024 to strike a move.
Aggie Beever-Jones, Maika Hamano and Kadeisha Buchanan were all on the scoresheet for the reigning champions as they responded to Sunday's FA Cup exit
Chelsea will go into their huge Women's Champions League semi-final against Barcelona on a high after goals from Aggie Beever-Jones, Maika Hamano and Kadeisha Buchanan saw the Blues beat Aston Villa 3-0 to return to the top of the Women's Super League table.
It was always going to be tough for Villa to get a result on Wednesday, but that difficult task quickly became near-impossible when goalkeeper Anna Leat was sent off for handball with less than four minutes played. Sjoeke Nusken was alert to a sloppy pass and her first-time shot caused Leat to panic and dive to save, despite being well out of her box.
It took less than 15 minutes for Chelsea to take advantage, Niamh Charles' cross and Beever-Jones' clever finish capping a nice team move, and it was two before the break when Hamano met Ashley Lawrence's delivery at the back post for her first goal for the club.
The Blues added to that lead just past the hour when Kadeisha Buchanan converted Catarina Macario's corner, and that sealed a win which took the reigning champions back to the top of the table and saw them bounce back from two cup defeats in quick succession ahead of Saturday's huge European tie.
GOAL rates Chelsea's players from Kingsmeadow…
Goalkeeper & Defence
Hannah Hampton (6/10):
Had one real save to make at the end of the game and handled the situation well to preserve her clean sheet.
Ashley Lawrence (7/10):
Got forward well. Showed great strength before delivering the teasing ball for Hamano's goal.
Kadeisha Buchanan (8/10):
Held down the fort when Carter got forward and did some good defending from the front when further up the pitch, too. Great header to make it three.
Jess Carter (7/10):
Sensed opportunities to join the attack and took them, her driving runs from defence causing Villa another issue.
Niamh Charles (7/10):
Was a great outlet down the left all night and whipped in the cross which Beever-Jones turned into the opening goal.
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Sophie Ingle (7/10):
Kept everything ticking over nicely from the base of the midfield, with her pass to Kirby in the build-up to the first goal a particular highlight.
Sjoeke Nusken (7/10):
Read play well all night, most notably to pounce on Corsie's poor pass and produce the shot that led to Leat's sending off. Should've had a goal or two with the positions she got herself in.
Fran Kirby (8/10):
Most of what Chelsea did well went through her. Classy display.
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Aggie Beever-Jones (8/10):
Really clever finish to break the deadlock. Set the tone for another strong display in which she caused Villa problems.
Catarina Macario (8/10):
So much to like about this performance on her first start for the club. Positioning, movement off the ball and how she contributed to the build-up play was all superb, while her consistently good set-pieces got her an assist.
Maika Hamano (8/10):
A livewire on the left, linking up well with Charles to really test Villa's right-hand side. Deserved her goal and showed good instincts to get it.
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Guro Reiten (6/10):
Replaced Charles in an unfamiliar left-back role before the hour but didn't create a weak link. Supported the attack while also doing her defensive duties well.
Mayra Ramirez (6/10):
Had 20 minutes or so to make an impact and had some bright moments without adding to the score.
Erin Cuthbert (6/10):
On at the same time as Ramirez and was immediately looking to make things happen, ensuring there was no drop in energy.
Johanna Rytting Kaneryd (N/A):
On for the final few minutes.
Emma Hayes (8/10):
Her rotation allowed some players to rest ahead of the Barca clash, it gave others well-earned starts and, above all, got her team the win they needed.