Here’s Suzanne Wrack’s report from the Emirates.
Katie McCabe, the game’s decisive player, spoke to the BBC:
Aston Villa came here and made it really difficult for us today, playing five at the back and being difficult to break down. How composed we stayed on the ball, we sustained attacks, we waited for the moments and we got the win in the end. It’s a really important three points for us.”
Beth Mead, what a player. To see her come on in front of a home crowd, the fans gave her the cheer, it was unbelievable. She’s worked so hard for the last 10 months and we’re all just so proud of her. She’s an unbelievable person and I’m delighted to have her back in the squad today.”
The shift we made as a team, the work-rate off the ball going forward was unbelievable from a whole team perspective. I’m really proud of the team’s performance and we need to just keep pushing now to Bristol next week.
