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      Crystal Palace Women vs Blackburn Rovers Women

      Crystal Palace Women 4 Blackburn Rovers Women 0

      Palace Women4
      Blanchard7'
      Atkinson49'
      Arthur86'
      Hopcroft90'+4'
      Blackburn Rovers Women0
      Sun 18 Feb 14:00(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 4, Blackburn Rovers Women 0.
      90'+4'

      Crystal Palace Women Goal!

      Crystal Palace Women
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace Women
      Shanade
      Hopcroft(24)
      Shanade Hopcroft
      Goal! Crystal Palace Women 4, Blackburn Rovers Women 0. Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Araya Dennis.
      90'+3'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
      88'

      Substitution

      Blackburn Rovers Women
      Meg
      Hornby(11)
      off
      Faye
      Hillier-Knox(43)
      on
      86'

      Crystal Palace Women Goal!

      Crystal Palace Women
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace Women
      Chloë
      Arthur(4)
      Chloë Arthur
      Goal! Crystal Palace Women 3, Blackburn Rovers Women 0. Chloë Arthur (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
      86'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
      83'

      free kick won

      Georgia Walters (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      82'

      Substitution

      Blackburn Rovers Women
      Chloe
      Williams(10)
      off
      Emma
      Doyle(8)
      on
      82'

      Substitution

      Blackburn Rovers Women
      Milly
      Robertson(22)
      off
      Annie
      Hutchings(16)
      on
      81'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace Women
      Molly-Mae Sharpe
      Molly-Mae
      Sharpe(8)
      off
      Abbie Larkin
      Abbie
      Larkin(27)
      on
      80'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace Women
      Annabel Blanchard
      Annabel
      Blanchard(10)
      off
      Anna Filbey
      Anna
      Filbey(5)
      on
      77'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
      75'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace Women
      Alexia Potter
      Alexia
      Potter(17)
      off
      Chloë Arthur
      Chloë
      Arthur(4)
      on
      70'

      free kick won

      Alex Brooks (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      69'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Niamh Murphy (Blackburn Rovers Women) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
      68'

      free kick won

      Niamh Murphy (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      67'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace Women
      Izzy Atkinson
      Izzy
      Atkinson(77)
      off
      Araya Dennis
      Araya
      Dennis(22)
      on
      67'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace Women
      Ria Percival
      Ria
      Percival(23)
      off
      Kirsten Reilly
      Kirsten
      Reilly(11)
      on
      62'

      free kick won

      Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      59'

      Substitution

      Blackburn Rovers Women
      Lauren
      Thomas(21)
      off
      Danielle
      Maxwell(77)
      on
      59'

      Substitution

      Blackburn Rovers Women
      Katie
      Bradley(20)
      off
      Georgia
      Walters(23)
      on
      59'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
      58'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Milly Robertson.
      52'

      Yellow Card

      Murphy(2)
      Niamh Murphy (Blackburn Rovers Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      49'

      Crystal Palace Women Goal!

      Crystal Palace Women
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace Women
      Izzy
      Atkinson(77)
      Izzy Atkinson
      Goal! Crystal Palace Women 2, Blackburn Rovers Women 0. Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
      49'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Milly Robertson.
      48'

      corner

      Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Demi Lambourne.
      46'

      corner

      Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Felicity Gibbons.

      First-Half Ends

      First Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 1, Blackburn Rovers Women 0.
      45'+5'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
      45'+5'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
      45'+2'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
      45'+1'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
      44'

      free kick won

      Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      42'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
      41'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
      39'

      free kick won

      Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      38'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      36'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Demi Lambourne (Crystal Palace Women).
      36'

      free kick won

      Demi Lambourne (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      34'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Katie Bradley (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
      33'

      free kick won

      Hannah Silcock (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      30'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
      28'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
      26'

      Yellow Card

      Percival(23)
      Ria Percival (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      26'

      free kick won

      Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      24'

      free kick won

      Aimee Everett (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      23'

      free kick won

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

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      18'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women).
      17'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
      16'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Hannah Silcock.
      16'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
      15'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
      13'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Milly Robertson.
      8'

      free kick won

      Ria Percival (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      7'

      Crystal Palace Women Goal!

      Crystal Palace Women
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace Women
      Annabel
      Blanchard(10)
      Annabel Blanchard
      Goal! Crystal Palace Women 1, Blackburn Rovers Women 0. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Molly-Mae Sharpe.
      5'

      free kick won

      Katie Bradley (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      2'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Katie Bradley (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
      2'

      free kick won

      Lauren Thomas (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

      Kick-Off

      lineup

      Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

      Starting lineup

      1
      Alex Brooks
      GK
      22
      Milly Robertson
      DF
      substitution icon82'
      3
      Hannah Coan
      DF
      2
      Niamh Murphy
      DF
      52'
      15
      Hannah Silcock
      DF
      17
      Millie Chandarana
      MF
      21
      Lauren Thomas
      MF
      substitution icon59'
      11
      Meg Hornby
      MF
      substitution icon88'
      10
      Chloe Williams
      MF
      substitution icon82'
      20
      Katie Bradley
      MF
      substitution icon59'
      14
      Lucy Shepherd
      S

      Substitutes

      6
      Jade Richards
      8
      Emma Doyle
      substitution icon82'
      12
      Emma Taylor
      16
      Annie Hutchings
      substitution icon82'
      23
      Georgia Walters
      substitution icon59'
      42
      Jemima Dahou
      43
      Faye Hillier-Knox
      substitution icon88'
      77
      Danielle Maxwell
      substitution icon59'
      99
      Shanell Salgado
      Crystal Palace Women

      Team stats

      Blackburn Rovers Women
      Possession
      62%
      38%
      Total shots
      17
      5
      Shots on target
      11
      1
      Corners
      4
      2
      Passes completed
      0
      0
      Free kicks
      6
      8
      Offsides
      12
      2
      SUN
      4-3
      LEW
      LON
      2-2
      DUR
      BIR
      1-2
      SOU
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      Starting lineup

      1
      Alex Brooks
      GK
      22
      Milly Robertson
      DF
      substitution icon82'
      3
      Hannah Coan
      DF
      2
      Niamh Murphy
      DF
      52'
      15
      Hannah Silcock
      DF
      17
      Millie Chandarana
      MF
      21
      Lauren Thomas
      MF
      substitution icon59'
      11
      Meg Hornby
      MF
      substitution icon88'
      10
      Chloe Williams
      MF
      substitution icon82'
      20
      Katie Bradley
      MF
      substitution icon59'
      14
      Lucy Shepherd
      S

      Substitutes

      6
      Jade Richards
      8
      Emma Doyle
      substitution icon82'
      12
      Emma Taylor
      16
      Annie Hutchings
      substitution icon82'
      23
      Georgia Walters
      substitution icon59'
      42
      Jemima Dahou
      43
      Faye Hillier-Knox
      substitution icon88'
      77
      Danielle Maxwell
      substitution icon59'
      99
      Shanell Salgado
      Crystal Palace Women

      Team stats

      Blackburn Rovers Women
      Possession
      62%
      38%
      Total shots
      17
      5
      Shots on target
      11
      1
      Corners
      4
      2
      Passes completed
      0
      0
      Free kicks
      6
      8
      Offsides
      12
      2
      SUN
      4-3
      LEW
      LON
      2-2
      DUR
      BIR
      1-2
      SOU
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      w
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      gd
      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 4, Blackburn Rovers Women 0.
      90'+4'

      Crystal Palace Women Goal!

      Crystal Palace Women
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace Women
      Shanade
      Hopcroft(24)
      Shanade Hopcroft
      Goal! Crystal Palace Women 4, Blackburn Rovers Women 0. Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Araya Dennis.
      90'+3'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
      88'

      Substitution

      Blackburn Rovers Women
      Meg
      Hornby(11)
      off
      Faye
      Hillier-Knox(43)
      on
      86'

      Crystal Palace Women Goal!

      Crystal Palace Women
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace Women
      Chloë
      Arthur(4)
      Chloë Arthur
      Goal! Crystal Palace Women 3, Blackburn Rovers Women 0. Chloë Arthur (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
      86'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
      83'

      free kick won

      Georgia Walters (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      82'

      Substitution

      Blackburn Rovers Women
      Chloe
      Williams(10)
      off
      Emma
      Doyle(8)
      on
      82'

      Substitution

      Blackburn Rovers Women
      Milly
      Robertson(22)
      off
      Annie
      Hutchings(16)
      on
      81'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace Women
      Molly-Mae Sharpe
      Molly-Mae
      Sharpe(8)
      off
      Abbie Larkin
      Abbie
      Larkin(27)
      on
      80'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace Women
      Annabel Blanchard
      Annabel
      Blanchard(10)
      off
      Anna Filbey
      Anna
      Filbey(5)
      on
      77'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
      75'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace Women
      Alexia Potter
      Alexia
      Potter(17)
      off
      Chloë Arthur
      Chloë
      Arthur(4)
      on
      70'

      free kick won

      Alex Brooks (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      69'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Niamh Murphy (Blackburn Rovers Women) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
      68'

      free kick won

      Niamh Murphy (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      67'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace Women
      Izzy Atkinson
      Izzy
      Atkinson(77)
      off
      Araya Dennis
      Araya
      Dennis(22)
      on
      67'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace Women
      Ria Percival
      Ria
      Percival(23)
      off
      Kirsten Reilly
      Kirsten
      Reilly(11)
      on
      62'

      free kick won

      Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      59'

      Substitution

      Blackburn Rovers Women
      Lauren
      Thomas(21)
      off
      Danielle
      Maxwell(77)
      on
      59'

      Substitution

      Blackburn Rovers Women
      Katie
      Bradley(20)
      off
      Georgia
      Walters(23)
      on
      59'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
      58'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Milly Robertson.
      52'

      Yellow Card

      Murphy(2)
      Niamh Murphy (Blackburn Rovers Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      49'

      Crystal Palace Women Goal!

      Crystal Palace Women
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace Women
      Izzy
      Atkinson(77)
      Izzy Atkinson
      Goal! Crystal Palace Women 2, Blackburn Rovers Women 0. Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
      49'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Milly Robertson.
      48'

      corner

      Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Demi Lambourne.
      46'

      corner

      Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Felicity Gibbons.

      First-Half Ends

      First Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 1, Blackburn Rovers Women 0.
      45'+5'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
      45'+5'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
      45'+2'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
      45'+1'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
      44'

      free kick won

      Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      42'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
      41'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
      39'

      free kick won

      Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      38'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      36'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Demi Lambourne (Crystal Palace Women).
      36'

      free kick won

      Demi Lambourne (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      34'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Katie Bradley (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
      33'

      free kick won

      Hannah Silcock (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      30'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
      28'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
      26'

      Yellow Card

      Percival(23)
      Ria Percival (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      26'

      free kick won

      Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      24'

      free kick won

      Aimee Everett (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      23'

      free kick won

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

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      18'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women).
      17'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
      16'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Hannah Silcock.
      16'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
      15'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
      13'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Milly Robertson.
      8'

      free kick won

      Ria Percival (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      7'

      Crystal Palace Women Goal!

      Crystal Palace Women
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace Women
      Annabel
      Blanchard(10)
      Annabel Blanchard
      Goal! Crystal Palace Women 1, Blackburn Rovers Women 0. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Molly-Mae Sharpe.
      5'

      free kick won

      Katie Bradley (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      2'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Katie Bradley (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
      2'

      free kick won

      Lauren Thomas (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

      Kick-Off

      lineup

      Lineups are announced and players are warming up.