Preview: Aston Villa vs Tottenham Women in the WSL - Sunday, 15 February 2026

After another failure against one of the big four, Tottenham Hotspur Women return to action against Aston Villa on Sunday, 15th February, 2026. It's a must-win game for Martin Ho's side, as they try to avoid ending the season in a slump.

As Ho noted in his pre-match press conference, the previous games between the sides so far this season, once in the league and once in the Subway Cup, have "been two really close encounters."

Ho added that the Villains "have really strong players, they've got really good goalscoring threats in that attacking third and they’re very good on the break, plus they're very resilient when they defend. We're going to have to be diligent enough to break them down, but we're going to have to be even smarter to make sure that we stop them at the other end." 

Ho also demanded flexibility to respond to the hosts, without being too reactive. "We need to give them problems in the way they think about us and our players," he said. "If we make them think about us more than they're thinking about themselves, then we give ourselves a really good foothold in the game."

Finding the Firepower

Aston Villa Women's attack has been average so far this season, as data from Twelve Football's Earpiece show. They focus a lot on counter attacks and lean towards long balls.

Their attacking play doesn't tend to yield goals either. Indeed, they have only netted 19 times in 15 games.

They are simply not making that many chances. Villa generate just 0.16 shots for each pass they play in the final third.

The Spurs back line was ultimately broken down by Chelsea. The defensive showing lacked intensitiy, although the side did win 57% of defensive duels, per Earpiece. A decent Spurs defensive performance of the type we've seen throughout much of the season, should stand them in good stead to return to London with all three points. Tottenham have conceded 21 goals this season, compared to Villa's 29. 

We saw at the game at BrisbaneRoad last year that Spurs will find this tough. Aston Villa have improved under Natalia Arroyo and will be keen to bounce back from their defeat against Everton. Tottenham Hotspur Women cannot afford to be as wasteful with chance as they were last weekend. If they are clinical, they should have enough to pick up at one, if not three, points on the raod.

How to Watch Aston Villa vs Tottenham Women in the WSL

Aston Villa vs Tottenham Women in the WSL kicks off at 12pm on Sunday, 15th February, 2026. You can watch it on Sky Sports+ or for FREE on YouTube in the UK. If you're abroad and want to use your usual service, you can use a VPN. ​​​I use NordVPN. You can currently get up to 74% off.

The game is also available to watch on YouTube in many countries around the world, as well as on Stan Sport in Australia. Aussies abroad can use NordVPN to make sure they don't miss any of the action.