Matchday Gallery: The best photos from Palace's Women's Festive Fixture
Crystal Palace Women 3 Birmingham City Women 0
Palace Women3
Sharpe43'
Blanchard70'
Hopcroft72'
Birmingham City Women0
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- Blanchard: It was good to see it all come together
- Potter: We knew that we had the quality
- 02:20Potter praises team for dominant performance
Latest videos
View all videos- 05:58Women's Highlights | Palace 3-0 Birmingham City
- 02:20Potter praises team for dominant performance
- 01:09Shae on first clean sheet at home this season
- 01:29Shanade on first goal since 2023/24 season
- 01:08Sharpe praises the team for excellent performance
- 03:03Women's Highlights: Crystal Palace 1-0 Birmingham City
- 03:09Laura Kaminski on Palace women's first away win
- 01:02Amiee Everett reacts to her first Palace goal
- 03:13Match Highlights: Birmingham City Women 1-2 Crystal Palace Women
- 04:16Women's Match Highlights: Birmingham City 3 -1 Crystal Palace
pos
club
pl
w
d
l
gf
ga
gd
pts
1
CHACharlton Athletic Women
10
7
3
0
13
4
+9
24
2
BIRBirmingham City Women
10
6
1
3
25
13
+12
19
3
BHABristol City Women
11
6
1
4
26
17
+9
19
4
NEWNewcastle United Women
10
4
4
2
18
14
+4
16
5
CRYCrystal Palace Women
11
4
4
3
20
17
+3
16
6
NOTNottingham Forest Women
10
5
1
4
15
15
0
16
7
SOUSouthampton F.C. Women
10
3
3
4
20
16
+4
12
8
SHESheffield United Women
10
3
3
4
10
17
-7
12
9
DURDurham Women
10
2
4
4
13
12
+1
10
10
PORPortsmouth Women
10
3
1
6
14
25
-11
10
11
SUNSunderland Women
10
2
3
5
15
19
-4
9
12
IPSIpswich Town Women
10
1
2
7
8
28
-20
5
Match Summary
Welcome back Palace fans! The 2025/26 Barclays Women's Super League 2 season is underway, and here is what you can expect on matchday!
Match Blog
Full-Time
Match ends, Crystal Palace Women 3, Birmingham City Women 0.
90'+8'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Martha Harris (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+7'
corner
Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Elise Hughes.
90'+7'
corner
Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Isabella Sibley.
90'+7'
Substitution
Ashleigh
Weerden(11)
off
Isabella
Sibley(7)
on90'+6'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Lily Crosthwaite (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rebecca McKenna.
90'+4'
miss
Attempt missed. Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Océane Hurtré.
90'+2'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Molly-Mae Sharpe is caught offside.
90'+1'
added time
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'
free kick won
Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89'
free kick won
Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88'
Substitution
Kirsty
Howat(10)
off
Indiah-Paige
Riley(20)
on86'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women).
86'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women). Assisted by Océane Hurtré with a cross.
84'
free kick won
Rebecca McKenna (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Kirsty Howat (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashleigh Weerden.
80'
Substitution
Shanade
Hopcroft(24)
off
Lola
Brown(12)
on79'
miss
Attempt missed. Veatriki Sarri (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
78'
corner
Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Shae Yañez.
78'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Rebecca McKenna (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women). Assisted by Lucy Quinn with a headed pass.
77'
corner
Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Allyson Swaby.
77'
miss
Attempt missed. Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martha Harris.
76'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Kirsty Howat (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Molly-Mae Sharpe.
76'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kirsty Howat.
74'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Kirsty Howat is caught offside.
73'
Substitution
Shannon
Cooke(6)
offNeve
Herron(30)
on72'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Shanade
Hopcroft(24)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 3, Birmingham City Women 0. Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Kirsty Howat following a corner.
72'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Rebecca McKenna.
71'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Lucy Thomas.
71'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Lucy Thomas (Birmingham City Women). Assisted by My Cato.
70'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Annabel
Blanchard(17)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 2, Birmingham City Women 0. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
69'
free kick won
Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63'
miss
Attempt missed. Ji So-Yun (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lily Crosthwaite.
62'
corner
Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Shae Yañez.
62'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Veatriki Sarri (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women). Assisted by Ji So-Yun.
61'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Lucy Thomas.
61'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucy Thomas (Birmingham City Women). Assisted by Kirsty Howat.
60'
Substitution
Batcheba
Louis(29)
offLucy
Quinn(17)
on60'
Substitution
Christie
Murray(10)
offOcéane
Hurtré(22)
on59'
miss
Attempt missed. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Annabel Blanchard.
58'
miss
Attempt missed. Christie Harrison-Murray (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lily Crosthwaite.
55'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women).
51'
miss
Attempt missed. Kirsty Howat (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right.
49'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Martha Harris.
49'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
49'
free kick won
Christie Harrison-Murray (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47'
free kick won
Jamie-Lee Napier (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46'
free kick won
Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'
Substitution
Tegan
McGowan(11)
offLily
Crosthwaite(16)
onFirst-Half Ends
First Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 1, Birmingham City Women 0.
45'+3'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Elise Hughes is caught offside.
45'+2'
free kick won
Batcheba Louis (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'
added time
Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
44'
free kick won
Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Molly-Mae
Sharpe(8)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 1, Birmingham City Women 0. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Aimee Everett with a through ball.
42'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Ashleigh Weerden (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Annabel Blanchard.
42'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Kirsty Howat (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucy Thomas (Birmingham City Women). Assisted by Elise Hughes.
41'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lucy Thomas (Birmingham City Women). Assisted by Ashleigh Weerden.
35'
free kick won
Allyson Swaby (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Lucy Thomas (Birmingham City Women).
29'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Kirsty Howat (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashleigh Weerden.
29'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Tegan McGowan (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women). Assisted by Veatriki Sarri.
26'
free kick won
My Cato (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Elise Hughes is caught offside.
19'
free kick won
Kirsty Howat (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18'
miss
Attempt missed. Christie Harrison-Murray (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ji So-Yun.
15'
free kick won
My Cato (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12'
free kick won
Tegan McGowan (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10'
free kick won
Chelsea Cornet (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9'
miss
Attempt missed. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ashleigh Weerden following a corner.
8'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Lucy Thomas.
8'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Ashleigh Weerden (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lucy Thomas (Birmingham City Women). Assisted by Kirsty Howat.
6'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by My Cato.
3'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Ji So-Yun (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Starting lineup
1
Lucy Thomas
GK
2
Martha Harris
DF
18
Rebecca McKenna
DF
15
Rebecca Holloway
DF
6
Shannon Cooke
DF
73'19
Chelsea Cornet
MF
10
Christie Murray
MF
60'91
Ji So-Yun
MF
29
Batcheba Louis
S
60'27
Veatriki Sarri
S
11
Tegan McGowan
S
45'Substitutes
16
Lily Crosthwaite
45'17
Lucy Quinn
60'22
Océane Hurtré
60'23
Libby Bance
30
Neve Herron
73'32
Ava Baker
36
Ebonie Locke
37
Riya Mannu
38
Poppy Irvine
Team stats
Top performing palace players
DUR
1-1
IPS
POR
1-1
CHA
NOT
3-1
SUN
BHA
4-0
SHE
- Matchday Gallery: The best photos from Palace's Women's Festive Fixture
- Your TEN Player of the Match v Birmingham City revealed!
- 05:58Women's Highlights | Palace 3-0 Birmingham City
- Blanchard: It was good to see it all come together
- Potter: We knew that we had the quality
- 02:20Potter praises team for dominant performance
Latest videos
View all videos- 05:58Women's Highlights | Palace 3-0 Birmingham City
- 02:20Potter praises team for dominant performance
- 01:09Shae on first clean sheet at home this season
- 01:29Shanade on first goal since 2023/24 season
- 01:08Sharpe praises the team for excellent performance
- 03:03Women's Highlights: Crystal Palace 1-0 Birmingham City
- 03:09Laura Kaminski on Palace women's first away win
- 01:02Amiee Everett reacts to her first Palace goal
- 03:13Match Highlights: Birmingham City Women 1-2 Crystal Palace Women
- 04:16Women's Match Highlights: Birmingham City 3 -1 Crystal Palace
Starting lineup
1
Lucy Thomas
GK
2
Martha Harris
DF
18
Rebecca McKenna
DF
15
Rebecca Holloway
DF
6
Shannon Cooke
DF
73'19
Chelsea Cornet
MF
10
Christie Murray
MF
60'91
Ji So-Yun
MF
29
Batcheba Louis
S
60'27
Veatriki Sarri
S
11
Tegan McGowan
S
45'Substitutes
16
Lily Crosthwaite
45'17
Lucy Quinn
60'22
Océane Hurtré
60'23
Libby Bance
30
Neve Herron
73'32
Ava Baker
36
Ebonie Locke
37
Riya Mannu
38
Poppy Irvine
Team stats
Top performing palace players
DUR
1-1
IPS
POR
1-1
CHA
NOT
3-1
SUN
BHA
4-0
SHE
pos
club
pl
w
d
l
gf
ga
gd
pts
1
CHACharlton Athletic Women
10
7
3
0
13
4
+9
24
2
BIRBirmingham City Women
10
6
1
3
25
13
+12
19
3
BHABristol City Women
11
6
1
4
26
17
+9
19
4
NEWNewcastle United Women
10
4
4
2
18
14
+4
16
5
CRYCrystal Palace Women
11
4
4
3
20
17
+3
16
6
NOTNottingham Forest Women
10
5
1
4
15
15
0
16
7
SOUSouthampton F.C. Women
10
3
3
4
20
16
+4
12
8
SHESheffield United Women
10
3
3
4
10
17
-7
12
9
DURDurham Women
10
2
4
4
13
12
+1
10
10
PORPortsmouth Women
10
3
1
6
14
25
-11
10
11
SUNSunderland Women
10
2
3
5
15
19
-4
9
12
IPSIpswich Town Women
10
1
2
7
8
28
-20
5
Match Summary
Welcome back Palace fans! The 2025/26 Barclays Women's Super League 2 season is underway, and here is what you can expect on matchday!
Match Blog
Full-Time
Match ends, Crystal Palace Women 3, Birmingham City Women 0.
90'+8'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Martha Harris (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+7'
corner
Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Elise Hughes.
90'+7'
corner
Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Isabella Sibley.
90'+7'
Substitution
Ashleigh
Weerden(11)
offIsabella
Sibley(7)
on90'+6'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Lily Crosthwaite (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rebecca McKenna.
90'+4'
miss
Attempt missed. Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Océane Hurtré.
90'+2'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Molly-Mae Sharpe is caught offside.
90'+1'
added time
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'
free kick won
Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89'
free kick won
Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
88'
Substitution
Kirsty
Howat(10)
offIndiah-Paige
Riley(20)
on86'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women).
86'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women). Assisted by Océane Hurtré with a cross.
84'
free kick won
Rebecca McKenna (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Kirsty Howat (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashleigh Weerden.
80'
Substitution
Shanade
Hopcroft(24)
offLola
Brown(12)
on79'
miss
Attempt missed. Veatriki Sarri (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
78'
corner
Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Shae Yañez.
78'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Rebecca McKenna (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women). Assisted by Lucy Quinn with a headed pass.
77'
corner
Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Allyson Swaby.
77'
miss
Attempt missed. Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martha Harris.
76'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Kirsty Howat (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Molly-Mae Sharpe.
76'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kirsty Howat.
74'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Kirsty Howat is caught offside.
73'
Substitution
Shannon
Cooke(6)
offNeve
Herron(30)
on72'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Shanade
Hopcroft(24)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 3, Birmingham City Women 0. Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Kirsty Howat following a corner.
72'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Rebecca McKenna.
71'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Lucy Thomas.
71'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Lucy Thomas (Birmingham City Women). Assisted by My Cato.
70'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Annabel
Blanchard(17)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 2, Birmingham City Women 0. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
69'
free kick won
Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63'
miss
Attempt missed. Ji So-Yun (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lily Crosthwaite.
62'
corner
Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Shae Yañez.
62'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Veatriki Sarri (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women). Assisted by Ji So-Yun.
61'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Lucy Thomas.
61'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucy Thomas (Birmingham City Women). Assisted by Kirsty Howat.
60'
Substitution
Batcheba
Louis(29)
offLucy
Quinn(17)
on60'
Substitution
Christie
Murray(10)
offOcéane
Hurtré(22)
on59'
miss
Attempt missed. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Annabel Blanchard.
58'
miss
Attempt missed. Christie Harrison-Murray (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lily Crosthwaite.
55'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women).
51'
miss
Attempt missed. Kirsty Howat (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right.
49'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Martha Harris.
49'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
49'
free kick won
Christie Harrison-Murray (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
47'
free kick won
Jamie-Lee Napier (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46'
free kick won
Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'
Substitution
Tegan
McGowan(11)
offLily
Crosthwaite(16)
onFirst-Half Ends
First Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 1, Birmingham City Women 0.
45'+3'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Elise Hughes is caught offside.
45'+2'
free kick won
Batcheba Louis (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'
added time
Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
44'
free kick won
Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Molly-Mae
Sharpe(8)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 1, Birmingham City Women 0. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Aimee Everett with a through ball.
42'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Ashleigh Weerden (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Annabel Blanchard.
42'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Kirsty Howat (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucy Thomas (Birmingham City Women). Assisted by Elise Hughes.
41'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Lucy Thomas (Birmingham City Women). Assisted by Ashleigh Weerden.
35'
free kick won
Allyson Swaby (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Lucy Thomas (Birmingham City Women).
29'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Kirsty Howat (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashleigh Weerden.
29'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Tegan McGowan (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women). Assisted by Veatriki Sarri.
26'
free kick won
My Cato (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Elise Hughes is caught offside.
19'
free kick won
Kirsty Howat (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18'
miss
Attempt missed. Christie Harrison-Murray (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ji So-Yun.
15'
free kick won
My Cato (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12'
free kick won
Tegan McGowan (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10'
free kick won
Chelsea Cornet (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9'
miss
Attempt missed. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ashleigh Weerden following a corner.
8'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Lucy Thomas.
8'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Ashleigh Weerden (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Lucy Thomas (Birmingham City Women). Assisted by Kirsty Howat.
6'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by My Cato.
3'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Ji So-Yun (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.