Your TEN Player of the Match v Durham revealed!
Crystal Palace Women 4 Durham Women 0
Palace Women4
Sharpe60' 76'
Blanchard68'
Larkin90'+4'
Durham Women0
- Sharpe: We gave it everything
- Report & Highlights: Palace Women make it five in a row against Durham
- 04:52Women's Highlights | Palace 4-0 Durham
- Potter: Palace Women are flourishing
- 03:56Potter on 5 league wins in a row
Latest videos
View all videos- 04:52Women's Highlights | Palace 4-0 Durham
- 03:56Potter on 5 league wins in a row
- 01:36Molly praises the team for a big home win
- 02:49Laura Kaminski on Palace Women's biggest ever win.
- 00:58Annabel Blanchard reacts to her hat-trick v Durham
- 06:00Match Highlights: Crystal Palace Women 9-1 Durham Women
- 02:54Women's Match Highlights: Durham 0 - 1 Crystal Palace
pos
club
pl
w
d
l
gf
ga
gd
pts
1
CHACharlton Athletic Women
12
9
3
0
17
6
+11
30
2
BIRBirmingham City Women
12
8
1
3
32
13
+19
25
3
BHABristol City Women
13
7
2
4
31
20
+11
23
4
CRYCrystal Palace Women
13
6
4
3
25
17
+8
22
5
NEWNewcastle United Women
12
5
4
3
21
17
+4
19
6
NOTNottingham Forest Women
13
6
1
6
19
21
-2
19
7
SOUSouthampton F.C. Women
13
5
3
5
26
17
+9
18
8
SUNSunderland Women
12
4
3
5
18
20
-2
15
9
SHESheffield United Women
13
3
3
7
10
21
-11
12
10
DURDurham Women
12
2
4
6
13
19
-6
10
11
PORPortsmouth Women
13
3
1
9
15
35
-20
10
12
IPSIpswich Town Women
12
1
3
8
10
31
-21
6
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 4, Durham Women 0.
90'+7'
miss
Attempt missed. Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jamie-Lee Napier.
90'+6'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Abbie Larkin is caught offside.
90'+4'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Abbie
Larkin(27)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 4, Durham Women 0. Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashleigh Weerden.
90'+2'
added time
Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90'+2'
free kick won
Aimee Everett (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
corner
Corner, Durham Women. Conceded by Justine Vanhaevermaet.
90'+1'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Leyla McFarland (Durham Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannah Blake.
90'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Leyla McFarland (Durham Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women). Assisted by Mollie Lambert.
89'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Sarah Wilson.
89'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Kelly Brady (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abbie Larkin.
87'
Substitution
Hayley
Nolan(15)
off
Chloë
Arthur(4)
on86'
Substitution
My
Cato(5)
off
Justine
Vanhaevermaet(18)
on86'
Substitution
Lauren
Briggs(3)
offGrace
Collinson(48)
on86'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Kelly Brady is caught offside.
81'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81'
Substitution
Elise
Hughes(9)
offKelly
Brady(19)
on81'
Substitution
Annabel
Blanchard(17)
off
Lola
Brown(12)
on81'
Substitution
Mariana
Speckmaier(17)
offHannah
Blake(10)
on79'
start delay
Delay in match (Crystal Palace Women).
79'
free kick won
Jamie-Lee Napier (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Molly-Mae
Sharpe(8)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 3, Durham Women 0. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
75'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Mollie Lambert (Durham Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women). Assisted by Leyla McFarland.
73'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Lauren Briggs (Durham Women).
71'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Michaela Foster.
71'
Substitution
Grace
Ede(16)
off
Lucy
Watson(9)
on71'
Substitution
Abbey
Jones(27)
offLeyla
McFarland(25)
on70'
free kick won
Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Annabel
Blanchard(17)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 2, Durham Women 0. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
66'
free kick won
Mollie Lambert (Durham Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63'
Substitution
Kirsty
Howat(10)
offAbbie
Larkin(27)
on62'
corner
Corner, Durham Women. Conceded by Hayley Nolan.
60'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Molly-Mae
Sharpe(8)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 1, Durham Women 0. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashleigh Weerden with a cross.
57'
free kick won
Grace Ayre (Durham Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Sarah Wilson (Durham Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mollie Lambert.
56'
corner
Corner, Durham Women. Conceded by Shae Yañez.
55'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Mariana Speckmaier (Durham Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women).
54'
miss
Attempt missed. Beth Hepple (Durham Women) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Abbey Jones.
54'
free kick won
Mollie Lambert (Durham Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50'
free kick won
Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Tyler Toland (Durham Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women). Assisted by Michaela Foster.
45'+3'
miss
Attempt missed. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Annabel Blanchard with a cross following a corner.
First-Half Ends
First Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 0, Durham Women 0.
45'+3'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Grace Ayre.
45'+2'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Mariana Speckmaier (Durham Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Beth Hepple.
45'+1'
added time
Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Sarah Wilson (Durham Women).
42'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Mariana Speckmaier (Durham Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abbey Jones.
41'
miss
Attempt missed. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Annabel Blanchard with a headed pass.
40'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Molly-Mae Sharpe.
39'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kirsty Howat.
38'
free kick won
Ashleigh Weerden (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37'
miss
Attempt missed. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Annabel Blanchard with a cross following a corner.
37'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Abbey Jones.
36'
miss
Attempt missed. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ashleigh Weerden with a cross following a corner.
35'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Sarah Wilson.
35'
free kick won
Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Catriona Sheppard (Durham Women). Assisted by Molly-Mae Sharpe.
33'
free kick won
Mariana Speckmaier (Durham Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29'
free kick won
Mariana Speckmaier (Durham Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26'
free kick won
Lauren Briggs (Durham Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20'
free kick won
Catriona Sheppard (Durham Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17'
offside
Offside, Durham Women. Mariana Speckmaier is caught offside.
16'
free kick won
Abbey Jones (Durham Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Abbey Jones.
12'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Kirsty Howat is caught offside.
10'
miss
Attempt missed. Abbey Jones (Durham Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lauren Briggs.
6'
free kick won
Ashleigh Weerden (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5'
free kick won
Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Starting lineup
35
Catriona Sheppard
GK
16
Grace Ede
DF
71'20
Michaela Foster
DF
2
Grace Ayre
DF
5
Sarah Wilson
DF
3
Lauren Briggs
MF
86'7
Beth Hepple
MF
8
Mollie Lambert
MF
27
Abbey Jones
MF
71'4
Tyler Toland
MF
17
Mariana Speckmaier
S
81'Substitutes
6
Sarah Robson
9
Lucy Watson
71'10
Hannah Blake
81'13
Anna King
25
Leyla McFarland
71'46
Lillie Coulson
48
Grace Collinson
86'
Team stats
Top performing palace players
CHA
2-1
NEW
IPS
1-1
BHA
NOT
1-0
SHE
SUN
1-0
SOU
- Your TEN Player of the Match v Durham revealed!
- Sharpe: We gave it everything
- Report & Highlights: Palace Women make it five in a row against Durham
- 04:52Women's Highlights | Palace 4-0 Durham
- Potter: Palace Women are flourishing
- 03:56Potter on 5 league wins in a row
Latest videos
View all videos- 04:52Women's Highlights | Palace 4-0 Durham
- 03:56Potter on 5 league wins in a row
- 01:36Molly praises the team for a big home win
- 02:49Laura Kaminski on Palace Women's biggest ever win.
- 00:58Annabel Blanchard reacts to her hat-trick v Durham
- 06:00Match Highlights: Crystal Palace Women 9-1 Durham Women
- 02:54Women's Match Highlights: Durham 0 - 1 Crystal Palace
Starting lineup
35
Catriona Sheppard
GK
16
Grace Ede
DF
71'20
Michaela Foster
DF
2
Grace Ayre
DF
5
Sarah Wilson
DF
3
Lauren Briggs
MF
86'7
Beth Hepple
MF
8
Mollie Lambert
MF
27
Abbey Jones
MF
71'4
Tyler Toland
MF
17
Mariana Speckmaier
S
81'Substitutes
6
Sarah Robson
9
Lucy Watson
71'10
Hannah Blake
81'13
Anna King
25
Leyla McFarland
71'46
Lillie Coulson
48
Grace Collinson
86'Team stats
Top performing palace players
CHA
2-1
NEW
IPS
1-1
BHA
NOT
1-0
SHE
SUN
1-0
SOU
pos
club
pl
w
d
l
gf
ga
gd
pts
1
CHACharlton Athletic Women
12
9
3
0
17
6
+11
30
2
BIRBirmingham City Women
12
8
1
3
32
13
+19
25
3
BHABristol City Women
13
7
2
4
31
20
+11
23
4
CRYCrystal Palace Women
13
6
4
3
25
17
+8
22
5
NEWNewcastle United Women
12
5
4
3
21
17
+4
19
6
NOTNottingham Forest Women
13
6
1
6
19
21
-2
19
7
SOUSouthampton F.C. Women
13
5
3
5
26
17
+9
18
8
SUNSunderland Women
12
4
3
5
18
20
-2
15
9
SHESheffield United Women
13
3
3
7
10
21
-11
12
10
DURDurham Women
12
2
4
6
13
19
-6
10
11
PORPortsmouth Women
13
3
1
9
15
35
-20
10
12
IPSIpswich Town Women
12
1
3
8
10
31
-21
6
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 4, Durham Women 0.
90'+7'
miss
Attempt missed. Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Jamie-Lee Napier.
90'+6'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Abbie Larkin is caught offside.
90'+4'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Abbie
Larkin(27)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 4, Durham Women 0. Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashleigh Weerden.
90'+2'
added time
Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
90'+2'
free kick won
Aimee Everett (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
corner
Corner, Durham Women. Conceded by Justine Vanhaevermaet.
90'+1'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Leyla McFarland (Durham Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannah Blake.
90'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Leyla McFarland (Durham Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women). Assisted by Mollie Lambert.
89'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Sarah Wilson.
89'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Kelly Brady (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abbie Larkin.
87'
Substitution
Hayley
Nolan(15)
offChloë
Arthur(4)
on86'
Substitution
My
Cato(5)
offJustine
Vanhaevermaet(18)
on86'
Substitution
Lauren
Briggs(3)
offGrace
Collinson(48)
on86'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Kelly Brady is caught offside.
81'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
81'
Substitution
Elise
Hughes(9)
offKelly
Brady(19)
on81'
Substitution
Annabel
Blanchard(17)
offLola
Brown(12)
on81'
Substitution
Mariana
Speckmaier(17)
offHannah
Blake(10)
on79'
start delay
Delay in match (Crystal Palace Women).
79'
free kick won
Jamie-Lee Napier (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Molly-Mae
Sharpe(8)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 3, Durham Women 0. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
75'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Mollie Lambert (Durham Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women). Assisted by Leyla McFarland.
73'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Lauren Briggs (Durham Women).
71'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Michaela Foster.
71'
Substitution
Grace
Ede(16)
offLucy
Watson(9)
on71'
Substitution
Abbey
Jones(27)
offLeyla
McFarland(25)
on70'
free kick won
Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Annabel
Blanchard(17)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 2, Durham Women 0. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
66'
free kick won
Mollie Lambert (Durham Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63'
Substitution
Kirsty
Howat(10)
offAbbie
Larkin(27)
on62'
corner
Corner, Durham Women. Conceded by Hayley Nolan.
60'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Molly-Mae
Sharpe(8)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 1, Durham Women 0. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashleigh Weerden with a cross.
57'
free kick won
Grace Ayre (Durham Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Sarah Wilson (Durham Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mollie Lambert.
56'
corner
Corner, Durham Women. Conceded by Shae Yañez.
55'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Mariana Speckmaier (Durham Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women).
54'
miss
Attempt missed. Beth Hepple (Durham Women) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Abbey Jones.
54'
free kick won
Mollie Lambert (Durham Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50'
free kick won
Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Tyler Toland (Durham Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women). Assisted by Michaela Foster.
45'+3'
miss
Attempt missed. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Annabel Blanchard with a cross following a corner.
First-Half Ends
First Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 0, Durham Women 0.
45'+3'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Grace Ayre.
45'+2'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Mariana Speckmaier (Durham Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Beth Hepple.
45'+1'
added time
Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
43'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Sarah Wilson (Durham Women).
42'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Mariana Speckmaier (Durham Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abbey Jones.
41'
miss
Attempt missed. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Annabel Blanchard with a headed pass.
40'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Molly-Mae Sharpe.
39'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kirsty Howat.
38'
free kick won
Ashleigh Weerden (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
37'
miss
Attempt missed. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Annabel Blanchard with a cross following a corner.
37'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Abbey Jones.
36'
miss
Attempt missed. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ashleigh Weerden with a cross following a corner.
35'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Sarah Wilson.
35'
free kick won
Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Catriona Sheppard (Durham Women). Assisted by Molly-Mae Sharpe.
33'
free kick won
Mariana Speckmaier (Durham Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29'
free kick won
Mariana Speckmaier (Durham Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26'
free kick won
Lauren Briggs (Durham Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20'
free kick won
Catriona Sheppard (Durham Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17'
offside
Offside, Durham Women. Mariana Speckmaier is caught offside.
16'
free kick won
Abbey Jones (Durham Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Abbey Jones.
12'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Kirsty Howat is caught offside.
10'
miss
Attempt missed. Abbey Jones (Durham Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lauren Briggs.
6'
free kick won
Ashleigh Weerden (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5'
free kick won
Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.