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      London City Lionesses vs Crystal Palace Women

      London City Lionesses 0 Crystal Palace Women 2

      London City Lionesses0
      Palace Women2
      Nolan21'
      Hughes90'+2'
      Sun 21 Jan 14:00(KO listed in users′ timezone)

      Women's ChampionshipPrinces Park

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      Report & Highlights: Palace Women secure three points in first league game of 2024

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      Report & Highlights: Palace Women secure three points i...

      Goals from Hayley Nolan and Elise Hughes secured Crystal Palace three points in their first Barclays Women’s Championship game of 2024 as they defeated London City Lionesses 2-0 away from home.
      Report & Highlights: Palace Women secure three points in first league game of 2024

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      pos
      club
      pl
      w
      d
      l
      gf
      ga
      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, London City Lionesses 0, Crystal Palace Women 2.
      90'+8'

      Yellow Card

      Brougham(4)
      Georgia Brougham (London City Lionesses) is shown the yellow card.
      90'+7'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      90'+6'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women).
      90'+5'

      Yellow Card

      Blanchard(10)
      Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card.
      90'+5'

      free kick won

      Lucy Fitzgerald (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      90'+3'

      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.
      90'+2'

      Crystal Palace Women Goal!

      Crystal Palace Women
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace Women
      Elise
      Hughes(9)
      Elise Hughes
      Goal! London City Lionesses 0, Crystal Palace Women 2. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chloë Arthur following a set piece situation.
      90'+1'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
      90'

      Yellow Card

      Joel(7)
      Lois Joel (London City Lionesses) is shown the yellow card.
      90'

      free kick won

      Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      90'

      Substitution

      London City Lionesses
      Ruesha
      Littlejohn(31)
      off
      Israëla
      Groves(10)
      on
      89'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Tinaya Alexander (London City Lionesses) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
      86'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Maddi Wilde.
      85'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace Women
      Alexia Potter
      Alexia
      Potter(17)
      off
      Chloë Arthur
      Chloë
      Arthur(4)
      on
      83'

      Yellow Card

      Guyatt(21)
      Shauna Guyatt (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      83'

      free kick won

      Lois Joel (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      80'

      free kick won

      Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      76'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Ruesha Littlejohn (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
      74'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Maddi Wilde.
      71'

      Substitution

      London City Lionesses
      Connie
      Scofield(8)
      off
      Tinaya
      Alexander(11)
      on
      71'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Shauna Guyatt (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
      70'

      free kick won

      Araya Dennis (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      69'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      68'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace Women
      Kirsten Reilly
      Kirsten
      Reilly(11)
      off
      Ria Percival
      Ria
      Percival(23)
      on
      67'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Demi Lambourne (Crystal Palace Women).
      64'

      free kick won

      Ruesha Littlejohn (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      63'

      free kick won

      Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      61'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace Women
      Shanade Hopcroft
      Shanade
      Hopcroft(24)
      off
      Shauna Guyatt
      Shauna
      Guyatt(21)
      on
      60'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      60'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Kirsten Reilly (Crystal Palace Women).
      59'

      free kick won

      Kirsten Reilly (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      57'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      56'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Connie Scofield (London City Lionesses).
      54'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Danielle Carter (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
      52'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Maddi Wilde.
      51'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Hermione Cull.
      51'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Kirsten Reilly (Crystal Palace Women) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner.
      50'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Maddi Wilde.
      48'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Araya Dennis (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
      47'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
      46'

      free kick won

      Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      45'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace Women
      Isabella Sibley
      Isabella
      Sibley(7)
      off
      Araya Dennis
      Araya
      Dennis(22)
      on

      First-Half Ends

      First Half ends, London City Lionesses 0, Crystal Palace Women 1.
      45'

      corner

      Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Aimee Everett.
      44'

      free kick won

      Lucy Fitzgerald (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      32'

      free kick won

      Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      31'

      corner

      Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Aimee Everett.
      28'

      free kick won

      Emma Mukandi (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      24'

      free kick won

      Hermione Cull (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      23'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Emma Mukandi.
      22'

      free kick won

      Ruesha Littlejohn (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      21'

      Crystal Palace Women Goal!

      Crystal Palace Women
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace Women
      Hayley
      Nolan(15)
      Hayley Nolan
      Goal! London City Lionesses 0, Crystal Palace Women 1. Hayley Nolan (Crystal Palace Women) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Felicity Gibbons with a cross following a corner.
      20'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Emma Mukandi.
      15'

      free kick won

      Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      11'

      free kick won

      Emma Mukandi (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      10'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Maddi Wilde.
      9'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Emma Mukandi.
      6'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

      Kick-Off

      lineup

      Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

      Starting lineup

      30
      Demi Lambourne
      GK
      3
      Felicity Gibbons
      DF
      11
      Kirsten Reilly
      DF
      substitution icon68'
      6
      Aimee Everett
      DF
      15
      Hayley Nolan
      DF
      21'
      24
      Shanade Hopcroft
      MF
      substitution icon61'
      17
      Alexia Potter
      MF
      substitution icon85'
      10
      Annabel Blanchard
      MF
      90'+5'
      7
      Isabella Sibley
      S
      substitution icon45'
      8
      Molly-Mae Sharpe
      S
      9
      Elise Hughes
      S
      90'+2'

      Substitutes

      2
      Annabel Johnson
      4
      Chloë Arthur
      substitution icon85'
      5
      Anna Filbey
      12
      Lia Cataldo
      13
      Natalia Negri
      21
      Shauna Guyatt
      substitution icon61'
      83'
      22
      Araya Dennis
      substitution icon45'
      23
      Ria Percival
      substitution icon68'

      Starting lineup

      12
      Hermione Cull
      GK
      22
      Paige Culver
      DF
      20
      Maddi Wilde
      DF
      3
      Emma Mukandi
      DF
      2
      Grace Neville
      DF
      7
      Lois Joel
      MF
      90'
      31
      Ruesha Littlejohn
      MF
      substitution icon90'
      4
      Georgia Brougham
      MF
      90'+8'
      8
      Connie Scofield
      S
      substitution icon71'
      17
      Lucy Fitzgerald
      S
      18
      Danielle Carter
      S

      Substitutes

      10
      Israëla Groves
      substitution icon90'
      11
      Tinaya Alexander
      substitution icon71'
      32
      Leanne Cowan
      55
      Alexa Uttridge
      71
      Niamh Farrelly
      London City Lionesses

      Team stats

      Crystal Palace Women
      Possession
      43%
      57%
      Total shots
      3
      9
      Shots on target
      1
      6
      Corners
      2
      9
      Passes completed
      0
      0
      Free kicks
      8
      8
      Offsides
      1
      3

      Top performing palace players

      Duels won
      3
      Felicity Gibbons
      Felicity Gibbons
      Crosses
      4
      Felicity Gibbons
      Felicity Gibbons
      Touches
      24
      Felicity Gibbons
      Felicity Gibbons
      LEW
      1-1
      DUR
      CHA
      3-2
      BLA
      SUN
      3-0
      SHE
      SOU
      3-0
      WAT

      Match reports

      Report & Highlights: Palace Women secure three points in first league game of 2024

      Match reports

      Report & Highlights: Palace Women secure three points i...

      Goals from Hayley Nolan and Elise Hughes secured Crystal Palace three points in their first Barclays Women’s Championship game of 2024 as they defeated London City Lionesses 2-0 away from home.
      Report & Highlights: Palace Women secure three points in first league game of 2024

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      Starting lineup

      30
      Demi Lambourne
      GK
      3
      Felicity Gibbons
      DF
      11
      Kirsten Reilly
      DF
      substitution icon68'
      6
      Aimee Everett
      DF
      15
      Hayley Nolan
      DF
      21'
      24
      Shanade Hopcroft
      MF
      substitution icon61'
      17
      Alexia Potter
      MF
      substitution icon85'
      10
      Annabel Blanchard
      MF
      90'+5'
      7
      Isabella Sibley
      S
      substitution icon45'
      8
      Molly-Mae Sharpe
      S
      9
      Elise Hughes
      S
      90'+2'

      Substitutes

      2
      Annabel Johnson
      4
      Chloë Arthur
      substitution icon85'
      5
      Anna Filbey
      12
      Lia Cataldo
      13
      Natalia Negri
      21
      Shauna Guyatt
      substitution icon61'
      83'
      22
      Araya Dennis
      substitution icon45'
      23
      Ria Percival
      substitution icon68'

      Starting lineup

      12
      Hermione Cull
      GK
      22
      Paige Culver
      DF
      20
      Maddi Wilde
      DF
      3
      Emma Mukandi
      DF
      2
      Grace Neville
      DF
      7
      Lois Joel
      MF
      90'
      31
      Ruesha Littlejohn
      MF
      substitution icon90'
      4
      Georgia Brougham
      MF
      90'+8'
      8
      Connie Scofield
      S
      substitution icon71'
      17
      Lucy Fitzgerald
      S
      18
      Danielle Carter
      S

      Substitutes

      10
      Israëla Groves
      substitution icon90'
      11
      Tinaya Alexander
      substitution icon71'
      32
      Leanne Cowan
      55
      Alexa Uttridge
      71
      Niamh Farrelly
      London City Lionesses

      Team stats

      Crystal Palace Women
      Possession
      43%
      57%
      Total shots
      3
      9
      Shots on target
      1
      6
      Corners
      2
      9
      Passes completed
      0
      0
      Free kicks
      8
      8
      Offsides
      1
      3

      Top performing palace players

      Duels won
      3
      Felicity Gibbons
      Felicity Gibbons
      Crosses
      4
      Felicity Gibbons
      Felicity Gibbons
      Touches
      24
      Felicity Gibbons
      Felicity Gibbons
      LEW
      1-1
      DUR
      CHA
      3-2
      BLA
      SUN
      3-0
      SHE
      SOU
      3-0
      WAT
      pos
      club
      pl
      w
      d
      l
      gf
      ga
      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, London City Lionesses 0, Crystal Palace Women 2.
      90'+8'

      Yellow Card

      Brougham(4)
      Georgia Brougham (London City Lionesses) is shown the yellow card.
      90'+7'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      90'+6'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women).
      90'+5'

      Yellow Card

      Blanchard(10)
      Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card.
      90'+5'

      free kick won

      Lucy Fitzgerald (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      90'+3'

      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.
      90'+2'

      Crystal Palace Women Goal!

      Crystal Palace Women
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace Women
      Elise
      Hughes(9)
      Elise Hughes
      Goal! London City Lionesses 0, Crystal Palace Women 2. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Chloë Arthur following a set piece situation.
      90'+1'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
      90'

      Yellow Card

      Joel(7)
      Lois Joel (London City Lionesses) is shown the yellow card.
      90'

      free kick won

      Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      90'

      Substitution

      London City Lionesses
      Ruesha
      Littlejohn(31)
      off
      Israëla
      Groves(10)
      on
      89'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Tinaya Alexander (London City Lionesses) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
      86'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Maddi Wilde.
      85'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace Women
      Alexia Potter
      Alexia
      Potter(17)
      off
      Chloë Arthur
      Chloë
      Arthur(4)
      on
      83'

      Yellow Card

      Guyatt(21)
      Shauna Guyatt (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      83'

      free kick won

      Lois Joel (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      80'

      free kick won

      Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      76'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Ruesha Littlejohn (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
      74'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Maddi Wilde.
      71'

      Substitution

      London City Lionesses
      Connie
      Scofield(8)
      off
      Tinaya
      Alexander(11)
      on
      71'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Shauna Guyatt (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
      70'

      free kick won

      Araya Dennis (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      69'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      68'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace Women
      Kirsten Reilly
      Kirsten
      Reilly(11)
      off
      Ria Percival
      Ria
      Percival(23)
      on
      67'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Demi Lambourne (Crystal Palace Women).
      64'

      free kick won

      Ruesha Littlejohn (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      63'

      free kick won

      Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      61'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace Women
      Shanade Hopcroft
      Shanade
      Hopcroft(24)
      off
      Shauna Guyatt
      Shauna
      Guyatt(21)
      on
      60'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      60'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Kirsten Reilly (Crystal Palace Women).
      59'

      free kick won

      Kirsten Reilly (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      57'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      56'

      start delay

      Delay in match because of an injury Connie Scofield (London City Lionesses).
      54'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Danielle Carter (London City Lionesses) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
      52'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Maddi Wilde.
      51'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Hermione Cull.
      51'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Kirsten Reilly (Crystal Palace Women) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner.
      50'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Maddi Wilde.
      48'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Araya Dennis (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
      47'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
      46'

      free kick won

      Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      45'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace Women
      Isabella Sibley
      Isabella
      Sibley(7)
      off
      Araya Dennis
      Araya
      Dennis(22)
      on

      First-Half Ends

      First Half ends, London City Lionesses 0, Crystal Palace Women 1.
      45'

      corner

      Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Aimee Everett.
      44'

      free kick won

      Lucy Fitzgerald (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      32'

      free kick won

      Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      31'

      corner

      Corner, London City Lionesses. Conceded by Aimee Everett.
      28'

      free kick won

      Emma Mukandi (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      24'

      free kick won

      Hermione Cull (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      23'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Emma Mukandi.
      22'

      free kick won

      Ruesha Littlejohn (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      21'

      Crystal Palace Women Goal!

      Crystal Palace Women
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace Women
      Hayley
      Nolan(15)
      Hayley Nolan
      Goal! London City Lionesses 0, Crystal Palace Women 1. Hayley Nolan (Crystal Palace Women) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Felicity Gibbons with a cross following a corner.
      20'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Emma Mukandi.
      15'

      free kick won

      Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      11'

      free kick won

      Emma Mukandi (London City Lionesses) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      10'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Maddi Wilde.
      9'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Emma Mukandi.
      6'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

      Kick-Off

      lineup

      Lineups are announced and players are warming up.