Shae YaƱez nominated for the WSL2 Save of the Season Award
Crystal Palace Women 3 Birmingham City Women 0
Palace Women3
Birmingham City Women0
Women's ChampionshipVBS Community Stadium
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Latest videos
- Women's Highlights | Palace 3-0 Birmingham City
- Potter praises team for dominant performance
- Shae on first clean sheet at home this season
- Shanade on first goal since 2023/24 season
- Sharpe praises the team for excellent performance
- Women's Highlights: Crystal Palace 1-0 Birmingham City
- Women's Highlights | Birmingham City 1-3 Palace
- Potter praises her team on win against Birmingham City
- Hughes on a huge win at St Andrews
- Laura Kaminski on Palace women's first away win
- Amiee Everett reacts to her first Palace goal
- Match Highlights: Birmingham City Women 1-2 Crystal Palace Women
pos
club
pl
w
d
l
gd
pts
1
BIRBirmingham City Women
22
14
2
6
+22
44
2
CRYCrystal Palace Women
22
13
5
4
+18
44
3
CHACharlton Athletic Women
22
12
6
4
+10
42
4
BHABristol City Women
22
11
4
7
+16
37
5
SOUSouthampton F.C. Women
22
10
5
7
+18
35
6
NEWNewcastle United Women
22
8
9
5
+7
33
7
NOTNottingham Forest Women
22
9
3
10
-8
30
8
SUNSunderland Women
22
6
6
10
-7
24
9
IPSIpswich Town Women
22
6
5
11
-16
23
10
DURDurham Women
22
5
7
10
-8
22
11
SHESheffield United Women
22
4
6
12
-22
18
12
PORPortsmouth Women
22
4
2
16
-30
14
Match Summary
Match Blog
Full-Time
Match ends, Crystal Palace Women 3, Birmingham City Women 0.
90'+8'
attempt blocked
90'+7'
corner
90'+7'
corner
90'+7'
Substitution
Weerden(11)
Sibley(7)
90'+6'
attempt blocked
90'+4'
miss
90'+2'
offside
90'+1'
added time
90'
free kick won
89'
free kick won
88'
end delay
88'
Substitution
Howat(10)
Riley(20)
86'
start delay
86'
attempt saved
84'
free kick won
83'
attempt blocked
80'
Substitution
Hopcroft(24)
Brown(12)
79'
miss
78'
corner
78'
attempt saved
77'
corner
77'
miss
76'
attempt blocked
76'
attempt blocked
74'
offside
73'
Substitution
Cooke(6)
Herron(30)
72'
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
71'
corner
71'
attempt saved
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
63'
miss
62'
corner
62'
attempt saved
61'
corner
61'
attempt saved
60'
Substitution
Louis(29)
Quinn(17)
60'
Substitution
Murray(10)
HurtrƩ(22)
59'
miss
58'
miss
55'
end delay
54'
start delay
51'
miss
49'
corner
49'
attempt blocked
49'
free kick won
47'
free kick won
46'
free kick won
45'
Substitution
McGowan(11)
Crosthwaite(16)
First-Half Ends
First Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 1, Birmingham City Women 0.
45'+3'
offside
45'+2'
free kick won
45'
added time
44'
free kick won
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
42'
attempt saved
41'
attempt saved
35'
free kick won
33'
end delay
32'
start delay
29'
attempt blocked
29'
attempt saved
26'
free kick won
20'
offside
19'
free kick won
18'
miss
15'
free kick won
12'
free kick won
10'
free kick won
9'
miss
8'
corner
8'
attempt saved
6'
attempt blocked
3'
attempt blocked
Kick-Off
lineup
Starting lineup
6
Shannon Cooke
DF
73'10
Christie Murray
MF
60'29
Batcheba Louis
S
60'11
Tegan McGowan
S
45'Substitutes
16
Lily Crosthwaite
45'17
Lucy Quinn
60'22
OcƩane HurtrƩ
60'30
Neve Herron
73'
Team stats
Possession
45%
55%
Total shots
18
13
Shots on target
8
4
Corners
5
5
Passes completed
215
279
Free kicks
9
6
Offsides
4
0
Top performing palace players
DUR
1-1
IPS
POR
1-1
CHA
NOT
3-1
SUN
BHA
4-0
SHE
- Shae YaƱez nominated for the WSL2 Save of the Season Award
- Shae YaƱez wins Save of the Month award for December
- Palace Women's 2025 Wrapped: The best games
- Hopcroft: The girls have done so well
- Matchday Gallery: The best photos from Palace's Women's Festive Fixture
- Your TEN Player of the Match v Birmingham City revealed!
Latest videos
- Women's Highlights | Palace 3-0 Birmingham City
- Potter praises team for dominant performance
- Shae on first clean sheet at home this season
- Shanade on first goal since 2023/24 season
- Sharpe praises the team for excellent performance
- Women's Highlights: Crystal Palace 1-0 Birmingham City
- Women's Highlights | Birmingham City 1-3 Palace
- Potter praises her team on win against Birmingham City
- Hughes on a huge win at St Andrews
- Laura Kaminski on Palace women's first away win
- Amiee Everett reacts to her first Palace goal
- Match Highlights: Birmingham City Women 1-2 Crystal Palace Women
Starting lineup
6
Shannon Cooke
DF
73'10
Christie Murray
MF
60'29
Batcheba Louis
S
60'11
Tegan McGowan
S
45'Substitutes
16
Lily Crosthwaite
45'17
Lucy Quinn
60'22
OcƩane HurtrƩ
60'30
Neve Herron
73'Team stats
Possession
45%
55%
Total shots
18
13
Shots on target
8
4
Corners
5
5
Passes completed
215
279
Free kicks
9
6
Offsides
4
0
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
gd
pts
1
BIRBirmingham City Women
22
14
2
6
+22
44
2
CRYCrystal Palace Women
22
13
5
4
+18
44
3
CHACharlton Athletic Women
22
12
6
4
+10
42
4
BHABristol City Women
22
11
4
7
+16
37
5
SOUSouthampton F.C. Women
22
10
5
7
+18
35
6
NEWNewcastle United Women
22
8
9
5
+7
33
7
NOTNottingham Forest Women
22
9
3
10
-8
30
8
SUNSunderland Women
22
6
6
10
-7
24
9
IPSIpswich Town Women
22
6
5
11
-16
23
10
DURDurham Women
22
5
7
10
-8
22
11
SHESheffield United Women
22
4
6
12
-22
18
12
PORPortsmouth Women
22
4
2
16
-30
14
Match Summary
Match Blog
Full-Time
Match ends, Crystal Palace Women 3, Birmingham City Women 0.
90'+8'
attempt blocked
90'+7'
corner
90'+7'
corner
90'+7'
Substitution
Weerden(11)
Sibley(7)
90'+6'
attempt blocked
90'+4'
miss
90'+2'
offside
90'+1'
added time
90'
free kick won
89'
free kick won
88'
end delay
88'
Substitution
Howat(10)
Riley(20)
86'
start delay
86'
attempt saved
84'
free kick won
83'
attempt blocked
80'
Substitution
Hopcroft(24)
Brown(12)
79'
miss
78'
corner
78'
attempt saved
77'
corner
77'
miss
76'
attempt blocked
76'
attempt blocked
74'
offside
73'
Substitution
Cooke(6)
Herron(30)
72'
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
71'
corner
71'
attempt saved
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
63'
miss
62'
corner
62'
attempt saved
61'
corner
61'
attempt saved
60'
Substitution
Louis(29)
Quinn(17)
60'
Substitution
Murray(10)
HurtrƩ(22)
59'
miss
58'
miss
55'
end delay
54'
start delay
51'
miss
49'
corner
49'
attempt blocked
49'
free kick won
47'
free kick won
46'
free kick won
45'
Substitution
McGowan(11)
Crosthwaite(16)
First-Half Ends
First Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 1, Birmingham City Women 0.
45'+3'
offside
45'+2'
free kick won
45'
added time
44'
free kick won
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
42'
attempt saved
41'
attempt saved
35'
free kick won
33'
end delay
32'
start delay
29'
attempt blocked
29'
attempt saved
26'
free kick won
20'
offside
19'
free kick won
18'
miss
15'
free kick won
12'
free kick won
10'
free kick won
9'
miss
8'
corner
8'
attempt saved
6'
attempt blocked
3'