Alisha Lehmann gave an honest assessment of Aston Villa’s disappointing WSL loss against Everton, which leaves them down in tenth.
Villa went into the game high on confidence after a four-match winning streak in all competitions.
This includes a 7-0 rout of Blackburn Rovers in the FA WSL Cup.
Lehmann scored a brace in that contest but found herself back on the bench against Everton, who earned a 2-1 win at Villa Park thanks to an own goal from Anna Patten and a 74th minute penalty from Nathalie Bjorn.
Lehmann came on as a substitute just after the hour mark but ultimately failed to make a meaningful impact as Villa slumped to their sixth loss in eight games at the start of the 2023-24 WSL campaign.
The 24-year-old reacted to Villa’s latest setback on her Instagram stories, and issued a rallying cry to her team-mates.
“Hard to take. But we keep going and stick together,” Lehmann wrote.
Villa scored 14 goals during their recent four-match winning run, and created plenty of chances once again on Sunday afternoon.
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The home side managed 14 shots to Everton’s eight and had double the amount on target compared to their opponents, but they lacked the clinical edge to pick up a positive result.
England international, Rachel Daly, did get Villa back into the game in the 55th minute as she smartly turned a Kirsty Hanson cross into the net at the near post.
However, it proved to be nothing more than a consolation goal.
