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Jan 2023
Harrogate's Rachel Daly continued her fantastic form when she scored four goals for Aston Villa Women in the Women's FA Cup yesterday.
Villa cruised to an 11-0 win over AFC Fylde to reach the last 16 of the competition.
England star Daly, who started her career with Killinghall Nomads, opened the scoring in the second minute and added a second as her side went 6-0 up after 25 minutes.
She was denied a 13-minute hat-trick when her penalty was saved but still notched a couple more after the interval.
Daly, who played as a defender during England Lionesses' Euro 2022 victory last year, is having a remarkable first season in the West Midlands since her summer transfer from Houston Dash.
Playing up front, she is along with Manchester City's Khadija Shaw the joint highest scorer in the Women's Super League with nine in 11 matches — which doesn't include her FA Cup goals.
She has twice been named Barclays Women’s Super League Player of the Month this season.
The draw for the fifth round of the Women's FA Cup takes place at 6.30pm tonight on the BBC's Sportsday show on the BBC news channel and BBC iPlayer.
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