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      Crystal Palace Women vs Birmingham City Women

      Crystal Palace Women 1 Birmingham City Women 0

      Palace Women1
      Hughes45'+1'
      Birmingham City Women0
      Sun 14 Apr 13:00(KO listed in users′ timezone)

      Women's ChampionshipVBS Community Stadium

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      pts
      1
      CRYCrystal Palace Women
      22
      14
      4
      4
      55
      20
      +35
      46
      2
      CHACharlton Athletic Women
      22
      13
      6
      3
      32
      17
      +15
      45
      3
      SUNSunderland Women
      22
      12
      5
      5
      31
      18
      +13
      41
      4
      SOUSouthampton F.C. Women
      22
      13
      0
      9
      39
      25
      +14
      39
      5
      BIRBirmingham City Women
      22
      11
      3
      8
      33
      19
      +14
      36
      6
      BLABlackburn Rovers Women
      22
      11
      3
      8
      25
      28
      -3
      36
      7
      SHESheffield United Women
      22
      9
      2
      11
      32
      31
      +1
      29
      8
      LONLondon City Lionesses
      22
      7
      4
      11
      26
      36
      -10
      25
      9
      DURDurham Women
      22
      6
      5
      11
      24
      44
      -20
      23
      10
      REAReading Women
      22
      5
      7
      10
      20
      40
      -20
      22
      11
      LEWLewes Women
      22
      4
      4
      14
      22
      39
      -17
      16
      12
      WATWatford Women
      22
      4
      3
      15
      22
      44
      -22
      15

      Match Blog

      Full-Time

      Match ends, Crystal Palace Women 1, Birmingham City Women 0.
      90'+4'

      free kick won

      Christie Harrison-Murray (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      90'+2'

      free kick won

      Neve Herron (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      90'+2'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace Women
      Shanade Hopcroft
      Shanade
      Hopcroft(24)
      off
      Shauna Guyatt
      Shauna
      Guyatt(21)
      on
      90'+1'

      free kick won

      Rebecca Holloway (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      90'+1'

      penalty saved

      Penalty saved. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
      90'

      penalty won

      Penalty Crystal Palace Women. Elise Hughes draws a foul in the penalty area.
      89'

      Substitution

      Birmingham City Women
      Libby
      Smith(9)
      off
      Millie
      Pullen(44)
      on
      89'

      Substitution

      Birmingham City Women
      Lily
      Agg(12)
      off
      Christie
      Murray(10)
      on
      86'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      85'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Demi Lambourne (Crystal Palace Women).
      79'

      post

      Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
      74'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Rebecca Holloway.
      69'

      Substitution

      Birmingham City Women
      Charlie
      Devlin(23)
      off
      Cho So-Hyun(20)
      on
      69'

      Substitution

      Birmingham City Women
      Choe Yu-Ri(26)
      off
      Jade
      Pennock(7)
      on
      68'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Lucy Thomas.
      67'

      free kick won

      Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      66'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace Women
      Izzy Atkinson
      Izzy
      Atkinson(77)
      off
      Araya Dennis
      Araya
      Dennis(22)
      on
      62'

      secondyellow card

      Second yellow card to Jade Moore (Birmingham City Women) for hand ball.
      60'

      corner

      Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Annabel Blanchard.
      58'

      free kick won

      Lily Agg (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      57'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
      54'

      free kick won

      Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      52'

      free kick won

      Ria Percival (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      51'

      Yellow Card

      Walker(21)
      Claudia Walker (Birmingham City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      51'

      free kick won

      Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      50'

      free kick won

      Charlie Devlin (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      49'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Lily Agg (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
      49'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Lucy Thomas (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
      46'

      free kick won

      Charlie Devlin (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      45'

      Substitution

      Birmingham City Women
      Lucy
      Quinn(17)
      off
      Claudia
      Walker(21)
      on

      First-Half Ends

      First Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 1, Birmingham City Women 0.
      45'+1'

      Crystal Palace Women Goal!

      Crystal Palace Women
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace Women
      Elise
      Hughes(9)
      Elise Hughes
      Goal! Crystal Palace Women 1, Birmingham City Women 0. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Annabel Blanchard.
      44'

      corner

      Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Felicity Gibbons.
      43'

      free kick won

      Charlie Devlin (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      43'

      free kick won

      Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      42'

      free kick won

      Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      40'

      free kick won

      Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      39'

      free kick won

      Louise Quinn (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      38'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Lucy Thomas.
      38'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
      34'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
      32'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Neve Herron.
      31'

      free kick won

      Ria Percival (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      31'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Charlie Devlin (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
      27'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
      27'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
      24'

      free kick won

      Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      23'

      free kick won

      Alexia Potter (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      21'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Libby Smith (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
      19'

      free kick won

      Neve Herron (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      15'

      free kick won

      Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      9'

      Yellow Card

      Moore(24)
      Jade Moore (Birmingham City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      9'

      free kick won

      Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      5'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      4'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women).
      1'

      free kick won

      Charlie Devlin (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.

      Kick-Off

      lineup

      Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

      Starting lineup

      1
      Lucy Thomas
      GK
      4
      Louise Quinn
      DF
      15
      Rebecca Holloway
      DF
      6
      Gemma Lawley
      DF
      30
      Neve Herron
      DF
      12
      Lily Agg
      MF
      substitution icon89'
      23
      Charlie Devlin
      MF
      substitution icon69'
      24
      Jade Moore
      MF
      9'
      9
      Libby Smith
      S
      substitution icon89'
      26
      Choe Yu-Ri
      S
      substitution icon69'
      17
      Lucy Quinn
      S
      substitution icon45'

      Substitutes

      7
      Jade Pennock
      substitution icon69'
      10
      Christie Murray
      substitution icon89'
      11
      Katie Dungate
      14
      Siobhan Wilson
      20
      Cho So-Hyun
      substitution icon69'
      21
      Claudia Walker
      substitution icon45'
      51'
      28
      Charlotte Clarke
      44
      Millie Pullen
      substitution icon89'
      46
      Alex Hall
      Crystal Palace Women

      Team stats

      Birmingham City Women
      Total shots
      8
      4
      Shots on target
      4
      0
      Corners
      4
      2
      Passes completed
      0
      0
      Free kicks
      13
      10
      Offsides
      3
      1
      WAT
      0-2
      CHA
      BLA
      0-0
      REA
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      Starting lineup

      1
      Lucy Thomas
      GK
      4
      Louise Quinn
      DF
      15
      Rebecca Holloway
      DF
      6
      Gemma Lawley
      DF
      30
      Neve Herron
      DF
      12
      Lily Agg
      MF
      substitution icon89'
      23
      Charlie Devlin
      MF
      substitution icon69'
      24
      Jade Moore
      MF
      9'
      9
      Libby Smith
      S
      substitution icon89'
      26
      Choe Yu-Ri
      S
      substitution icon69'
      17
      Lucy Quinn
      S
      substitution icon45'

      Substitutes

      7
      Jade Pennock
      substitution icon69'
      10
      Christie Murray
      substitution icon89'
      11
      Katie Dungate
      14
      Siobhan Wilson
      20
      Cho So-Hyun
      substitution icon69'
      21
      Claudia Walker
      substitution icon45'
      51'
      28
      Charlotte Clarke
      44
      Millie Pullen
      substitution icon89'
      46
      Alex Hall
      Crystal Palace Women

      Team stats

      Birmingham City Women
      Total shots
      8
      4
      Shots on target
      4
      0
      Corners
      4
      2
      Passes completed
      0
      0
      Free kicks
      13
      10
      Offsides
      3
      1
      WAT
      0-2
      CHA
      BLA
      0-0
      REA
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      pts
      1
      CRYCrystal Palace Women
      22
      14
      4
      4
      55
      20
      +35
      46
      2
      CHACharlton Athletic Women
      22
      13
      6
      3
      32
      17
      +15
      45
      3
      SUNSunderland Women
      22
      12
      5
      5
      31
      18
      +13
      41
      4
      SOUSouthampton F.C. Women
      22
      13
      0
      9
      39
      25
      +14
      39
      5
      BIRBirmingham City Women
      22
      11
      3
      8
      33
      19
      +14
      36
      6
      BLABlackburn Rovers Women
      22
      11
      3
      8
      25
      28
      -3
      36
      7
      SHESheffield United Women
      22
      9
      2
      11
      32
      31
      +1
      29
      8
      LONLondon City Lionesses
      22
      7
      4
      11
      26
      36
      -10
      25
      9
      DURDurham Women
      22
      6
      5
      11
      24
      44
      -20
      23
      10
      REAReading Women
      22
      5
      7
      10
      20
      40
      -20
      22
      11
      LEWLewes Women
      22
      4
      4
      14
      22
      39
      -17
      16
      12
      WATWatford Women
      22
      4
      3
      15
      22
      44
      -22
      15

      Match Blog

      Full-Time

      Match ends, Crystal Palace Women 1, Birmingham City Women 0.
      90'+4'

      free kick won

      Christie Harrison-Murray (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      90'+2'

      free kick won

      Neve Herron (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      90'+2'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace Women
      Shanade Hopcroft
      Shanade
      Hopcroft(24)
      off
      Shauna Guyatt
      Shauna
      Guyatt(21)
      on
      90'+1'

      free kick won

      Rebecca Holloway (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      90'+1'

      penalty saved

      Penalty saved. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
      90'

      penalty won

      Penalty Crystal Palace Women. Elise Hughes draws a foul in the penalty area.
      89'

      Substitution

      Birmingham City Women
      Libby
      Smith(9)
      off
      Millie
      Pullen(44)
      on
      89'

      Substitution

      Birmingham City Women
      Lily
      Agg(12)
      off
      Christie
      Murray(10)
      on
      86'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      85'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Demi Lambourne (Crystal Palace Women).
      79'

      post

      Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box.
      74'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Rebecca Holloway.
      69'

      Substitution

      Birmingham City Women
      Charlie
      Devlin(23)
      off
      Cho So-Hyun(20)
      on
      69'

      Substitution

      Birmingham City Women
      Choe Yu-Ri(26)
      off
      Jade
      Pennock(7)
      on
      68'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Lucy Thomas.
      67'

      free kick won

      Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      66'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace Women
      Izzy Atkinson
      Izzy
      Atkinson(77)
      off
      Araya Dennis
      Araya
      Dennis(22)
      on
      62'

      secondyellow card

      Second yellow card to Jade Moore (Birmingham City Women) for hand ball.
      60'

      corner

      Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Annabel Blanchard.
      58'

      free kick won

      Lily Agg (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      57'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
      54'

      free kick won

      Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      52'

      free kick won

      Ria Percival (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      51'

      Yellow Card

      Walker(21)
      Claudia Walker (Birmingham City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      51'

      free kick won

      Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      50'

      free kick won

      Charlie Devlin (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      49'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Lily Agg (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
      49'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Lucy Thomas (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
      46'

      free kick won

      Charlie Devlin (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      45'

      Substitution

      Birmingham City Women
      Lucy
      Quinn(17)
      off
      Claudia
      Walker(21)
      on

      First-Half Ends

      First Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 1, Birmingham City Women 0.
      45'+1'

      Crystal Palace Women Goal!

      Crystal Palace Women
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace Women
      Elise
      Hughes(9)
      Elise Hughes
      Goal! Crystal Palace Women 1, Birmingham City Women 0. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Annabel Blanchard.
      44'

      corner

      Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Felicity Gibbons.
      43'

      free kick won

      Charlie Devlin (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      43'

      free kick won

      Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      42'

      free kick won

      Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      40'

      free kick won

      Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      39'

      free kick won

      Louise Quinn (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      38'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Lucy Thomas.
      38'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
      34'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
      32'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Neve Herron.
      31'

      free kick won

      Ria Percival (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      31'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Charlie Devlin (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
      27'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
      27'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
      24'

      free kick won

      Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      23'

      free kick won

      Alexia Potter (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      21'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Libby Smith (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
      19'

      free kick won

      Neve Herron (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      15'

      free kick won

      Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      9'

      Yellow Card

      Moore(24)
      Jade Moore (Birmingham City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      9'

      free kick won

      Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      5'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      4'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women).
      1'

      free kick won

      Charlie Devlin (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.

      Kick-Off

      lineup

      Lineups are announced and players are warming up.