Vidosic: We threw away the points

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Head coach with his reaction after 2-1 defeat at Villa Park.

Neil Moxley

2026-01-11T14:50+00:00

Dario Vidosic saw his side beaten 2-1 at Villa Park having gone in front. 📷Kyle Hemsley

Dario Vidosic couldn’t hide his frustration after two goals in as many minutes floored Albion at Villa Park.

The head coach said his side ‘threw away the points’ after two lapses in concentration saw Aston Villa take the spoils following a 2-1 win.

Fuka Tsunoda’s first goal for the club after just 11 minutes got the visitors off to a flying start.

And although Villa striker Rachel Daly twice tested the woodwork, Albion enjoyed chances of their own to extend their lead

However, the visitors were undone when Daly nodded the equaliser from a free-kick in the 56th minute. Moments later, Kirsty Hanson found the net from outside the area.

Vidosic said: “I am frustrated. This is not an easy place to come.

“We were good with and without the ball in the first half and I thought we created enough then to be a little more in front.

“But we weren’t able to put those chances away.

“In the second half, we just didn’t start well, we lost control and started forcing passes, playing long when our distances were too big.

Maisie Symonds breaks forward as Albion try to find an equaliser. 📷Kyle Hemsley

“We gave away a free-kick and then conceded from it, which is really disappointing because it’s an area where we have been really good.

“We practice a lot and talk about it, so we have to be better.

“And then one minute later, the same thing happened. We forced a ball and they punished us.

“Basically, we have just thrown away the points.”

However, Albion’s head coach insisted it was down to fine margins - and he was not unhappy overall.

He said: “I think Villa are a good team, a dangerous team and we were able to play our way and dominate the game.

“We have an idea to play our brand of football and we did that in large parts. It’s just a few little things that we need to clean up.

“I was happy with a lot of the football we played. We are just lacking a little bit of quality.

“We were one or two passes away from creating really big opportunities.

“It’s something we are keen to develop, trying to get people into the right positions and if we continue to play like this and keep improving I’m hopeful we’ll see more positive results over the next few weeks.”