Aston Villa head coach Carla Ward emphasizes the importance of winning their upcoming Barclays Women's Super League fixture against Leicester City.

The Villans are currently in ninth position and a victory would see them leapfrog opponents Leicester City, potentially closing the gap on teams in the top half of the table.

Despite Leicester City's recent dip in form, Ward acknowledges that they will provide a tough challenge due to their aggressive pressing style.

Aston Villa head coach Carla Ward has highlighted the significance of her team securing a win in Friday's match against Leicester City. Currently positioned at ninth place in the Barclays Women's Super League table, a victory would allow them to surpass Leicester and make progress towards reaching higher positions. In light of an unsatisfactory first half to their season, Ward stressed how crucial it is for her side to secure this win.

Acknowledging that despite facing challenges from Leicester due to their aggressive playing style under manager Willie Kirk, who had set up his team effectively with quality players. It was also mentioned by ward about foxes' disappointing performance recently but she still believes that Kirk has done well as manager so far which indicates there won't be any easy task ahead for Aston villa

The upcoming clash between these two sides holds great importance as only one point separates them on the league table. With both teams feeling pressure for success given each other’s poor runs lately added more excitement into tomorrow evening’s game.

In conclusion ,Friday evening sees Aston Villa take on 7pm kickoff away at leicester city