ROYALS SEEK TO GET OFF THE MARK IN VILLA VISIT
READING FC WOMEN are still seeking for their first points of the season when they host Aston Villa at the Select Car Leasing Stadium on Sunday.
The Royals have had a torrid start to their Women’s Super League campaign and have lost all four of their opening fixtures without scoring a goal.
The four consecutive defeats leaves them adrift at the bottom of the table.
Villa come into the contest at the weekend having made a decent start to the season.
Carla Ward’s team are currently in sixth position with two wins, a draw and a defeat from their first four games.
They will be hoping to improve on last seasons campaign where they finished in 10th position, just three points above the relegation zone.
They went on an unbeaten run at the start of the campaign as they opened with a 2-1 win over Leicester City as former Royals player Remi Allen netted the winner to get them off to a perfect start.
They then earned a draw at
West Ham as Allen again popped up with a goal, on this occasion in stoppage time to snatch a point for her side.
The Villans then picked up their first away win of the season as a solitary goal from Emily Gielnik was enough to see off Brighton & Hove Albion.
However, they were dealt their first defeat of the season last weekend as they lost 4-0 to Arsenal, who are currently on a four game winning streak at the top of the table.
In the last meeting between the two teams, the Royals had victory stolen from them in the dying embers of the match.
Kelly Chambers’ side had earned a 2-1 lead in the match with goals from Angharad James and Rachel Rowe either side of Mana Iwabuchi’s goal for Villa.
However, with the points looking to be destined to head back to Berkshire with the away team, Diana Silva scored for the hosts with virtually the last kick of the match as the points were shared.
Meanwhile, the last time Villa visited the SCL, they were defeated 3-1 in September 2020.
The Royals took the points with goals from Amalie Eikeland, Lauren Bruton and Fara Williams.