Aston Villa 5-0 Leicester City

Aston Villa Women's fine form continued with a 5-0 win over Leicester City at Villa Park on Sunday.

Kenza Dali notched her seventh goal of the season, while Rachel Daly and Alisha Lehmann both bagged doubles to complete the rout.

The resounding win stretched Villa's unbeaten run to eight games in all competitions, and the Villa Park crowd was full of appreciation what they witnessed.

Carla Ward made two changes from the side that started last weekend’s FA Cup win over Manchester City, with Maz Pacheco starting at left-back having dropped to the bench last time out and Evie Rabjohn coming in for her first senior start.

Ward also named several youngsters on the bench in Alice Keitley, Georgia Mullett, Megan Shaw and Ruby Rae Tucker.

Daly lashed an effort against the side netting in the opening couple of minutes, but it was Leicester who had the first big chance of the game.

Sam Tierney met a clipped cross from the left-hand side and smashed an effort towards goal, but Hannah Hampton saved miraculously on the line to deny the Foxes an opener.

Willie Kirk’s side were left to rue that missed opportunity within a couple of minutes, as Villa drew first blood.

Daly laid the ball off to Dali who took a couple of touches before firing a lethal effort into the bottom corner from long range.

Villa had the lead, but the visitors weren’t disheartened.

Hampton was required once more when she saved Ashleigh Plumptre’s attempt from inside the box.

Having said that, Villa went a long way to putting the game beyond doubt just before half-time.

Kirsty Hanson broke down the left before clipping the ball into the box.

The delivery found its way to Lehmann who, at the back post, clipped the ball beyond Janina Leitzig to put Villa into a commanding position.

A third was added before half-time in the unsurprising form of Rachel Daly.

The striker pounced on some lackadaisical defending before sliding home for her 20^th of an astonishing season.

Villa were done, but only for the opening 45 minutes.

Daly added her second and the team’s fourth on 55 minutes, dinking past Leitzig following Lehmann’s square ball from the right.

Lehmann doubled her own tally shortly afterwards as she bundled home Pacheco’s centre, and Villa were on course to record their biggest-ever win in the Barclays WSL.