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The Lancastrian Army attacked the right division of the Yorkists. This attack was led by the Earl of Wiltshire and Ormond, who had professional soldiers and mercenaries together with French and Irish contingents and were the crack troops of the Lancastrian side.

Wiltshire's attack on the right of the Yorkists was successfull and Devereux and his men were pushed back up the valley towards Aymestrey. Encouraged by this the Earl of Pembroke advanced with the main body of the Lancastrian Army to engage the Yorkist centre, commanded by the Earl of March. Wilshire and his men on the left did not help the centre but continued their pursuit of the Yorkist left up the valley towards Aymestrey. A hard fight ensued during which the Lancastrian right, under Owen Tudor and Sir John Throckmorton thought they saw an opportunity to out-flank the Yorkist left and moved around to the right.

As Tudor and Throckmorton moved to the right to try to out-flank the Yorkist left under Herbert, they exposed their own flank. Herbert charged quickly at this, sending the Lancastrians into disarray. In the centre the Earl of March had succeeded in pushing back the Lancastrians, who saw the hopelessness of their position and fled the field. Some tried to escape across the freezing and swollen River Lugg. Those that made it were ruthlessly cut down by more Yorkist reserves who had come from Croft Castle. Others fled south and were persued as far as Hereford. Tudor and Throckmorton were captured and lost their heads in Hereford marketplace shortly afterwards.

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