Report | Swansea City Women 4 Aberystwyth Town Women 1

Swansea City Women finished the 2024-25 Genero Adran Premier season in fine style with an emphatic over Aberystwyth Town Women at Llandarcy.

Emily Richards gave the Swans the lead early as she finished from close range for her ninth goal of the season.

But Aberystwyth responded quickly, Carys Bufton netting the equaliser shortly after the restart.

But the Swans would ease away to win as Taite Trivett, Jess Williams and Stacey John-Davis found the net to ensure the Swans ended the second phase of the season unbeaten and finished fifth overall in the standings.

Before the game, the Swans marked Sophie Brisland-Hancocks’ final match before retirement with a guard of honour, the midfielder taking the captain’s armband in her last outing before hanging up her boots.

The Swans started the game on the front foot, a smart ball from keeper Charlie Haynes sent Katy Hosford into space down the left, but the captain’s cross was cut out well by Aber goalkeeper Chelsea Herbert.

However, it wouldn’t be long before the Swans had the lead, Aimee Deacon cut the ball across to Richards in the box, and she smashed the ball home after just 10 minutes.

Just four minutes later Aberystwyth would be level, Carys Bufton burst in behind the defence before powering a shot past Haynes.

Richards came close to restoring the Swans lead soon after, with her floated free-kick from range going just over the bar.

But Trivett would put the Swans back in front four minutes later, dispossessing goalkeeper Herbert just outside the box before finishing past two backtracking Aberystwyth defenders.

Aberystwyth came out in the second half in search of another equaliser, and Bufton broke down the left again, but Haynes’ diving save prevented her from finding the net this time.

John-Davis then had the chance to double the Swans lead when Hosford sent the forward through on goal, but her low driven effort went wide of the post.

Brisland-Hancocks almost marked her final game for the Swans with a beautiful goal as she volleyed goalward from the edge of the box, but her effort would go just wide.

Deacon continued the search for a third Swansea goal, cutting in from the left before seeing her curling effort palmed wide by Herbert.

However, the Swans third would finally come 10 minutes from time, Hosford’s corner delivery picked out Williams in the box to power home a header.

Seven minutes later the Swans would make it four, Chloe Chivers’ lofted pass found John-Davis running through on goal to round the keeper and finish off a challenging campaign on a high.

Swansea City Women: Charlie Haynes, Lucy Finch, Sophie Brisland-Hancocks (captain) (Jasmine Guymer 82), Steph Turner (Maddy Murray 58), Sammy Wynne (Rachel Cullen 54), Katy Hosford, Emily Richards (Chloe Chivers 54), Aimee Deacon, Taite Trivett (Stacey John-Davis 54), Caitlin Williams, Jess Williams.

Unused subs: Rachel Cullen, Chloe Chivers, Stacey John-Davis, Maddy Murray, Jasmine Guymer.

Aberystwyth Town Women: Chelsea Herbert, Rebeca Mathias (captain), Hannah Davies, Lily Moralee-Hughes, Lleucu Mathias, Imogen Scourfield, Libby Isaac, Ffiona Evans (Magi Rowlands 66), Bethan Roberts, Carys Bufton, Gwenllian Jones (Jessica Baker 46).