Bragging rights secured after dramatic cup shootout

Aston Villa Women completed an unbeaten October with a dramatic penalty shootout win over Second City rivals Birmingham in the Players Cup on Wednesday.

Substitute Mathilde Harviken put Villa into the lead midway through the second half,  before Martha Harris struck in stoppage time to claim a point for the visitors.

With the tie ending level the teams were sent into a penalty shootout to decide the winner of a bonus point, and keeper Emily Ramsey produced two vital saves to secure a 6-5 Villa victory.

Take a look at a gallery of the best images from the encounter below..