Fran Kirby turns WSL thriller Brighton’s way after Aston Villa’s shock red card

Fran Kirby turns WSL thriller Brighton’s way after Aston Villa’s shock red card

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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