Brighton continued their strong start to the Women’s Super League season under their new head coach, Dario Vidosic, as they won a six-goal thriller against Aston Villa, who had Paula Tomás controversially sent off in the decisive moment of an evenly fought match.
With the contest level at 2-2 after Rachel Daly had scored twice for Villa, either side of close-range finishes from Nikita Parris and Pauline Bremer for the home side, Brighton were awarded a late penalty. Tomás was adjudged to have blocked Kiko Seike’s run in the box, and Villa reacted with shock and dismay when the Spain left-back was shown a straight red card.
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