Back where we belong: How Crystal Palace Women bounced back to the WSL
Crystal Palace Women 6 Portsmouth Women 1
Palace Women6
Portsmouth Women1
Women's ChampionshipVBS Community Stadium
- Ashleigh Weerden breaks the WSL2 assist record
- Report & Highlights: Extraordinary Eagles crush Portsmouth to bounce back into WSL
- Matchday Gallery: The best photos from Palace's promotion winning game
- Everett on sticking together, what changed at half-time, and a second Palace promotion
- Women's Highlights | Palace 6-1 Portsmouth
Latest videos
- Women's Highlights | Palace 6-1 Portsmouth
- Molly on being promoted back to the Barclays WSL
- Everett on team's promotion
- Women's Highlights | Portsmouth 2-1 Palace
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 6, Portsmouth Women 1.
90'+7'
corner
90'+7'
attempt blocked
90'+5'
corner
90'+5'
attempt blocked
90'+5'
attempt blocked
90'
added time
88'
miss
88'
corner
87'
Substitution
Larkin(27)
Brady(19)
86'
offside
86'
Substitution
Milner(47)
Young(27)
85'
Substitution
Shepherd(12)
Jones(9)
85'
miss
84'
attempt saved
82'
Substitution
Peacock(43)
Younger(6)
80'
attempt saved
78'
corner
76'
corner
73'
end delay
73'
start delay
73'
attempt saved
71'
Substitution
Cato(5)
Newell(25)
71'
Substitution
Sharpe(8)
Arthur(4)
69'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Elise
Hughes(9)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 6, Portsmouth Women 1. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lola Brown with a cross.
69'
attempt blocked
65'
Substitution
Nixon(18)
Dahou(42)
65'
Substitution
Rowbotham(8)
Coan(5)
64'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Annabel
Blanchard(17)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 5, Portsmouth Women 1. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by My Cato following a fast break.
63'
corner
63'
attempt blocked
63'
free kick won
61'
Substitution
Howat(10)
Hughes(9)
59'
free kick won
57'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Kirsty
Howat(10)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 4, Portsmouth Women 1. Kirsty Howat (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashleigh Weerden.
56'
offside
55'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Ashleigh
Weerden(11)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 3, Portsmouth Women 1. Ashleigh Weerden (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lola Brown with a cross.
54'
offside
52'
attempt blocked
50'
post
49'
corner
49'
corner
48'
corner
47'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Ashleigh
Weerden(11)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 2, Portsmouth Women 1. Ashleigh Weerden (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lola Brown with a through ball.
47'
attempt saved
45'
Substitution
Littlejohn(22)
Brown(12)
First-Half Ends
First Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 1, Portsmouth Women 1.
45'+3'
offside
45'+2'
Yellow Card
45'+2'
free kick won
45'+1'
offside
45'
added time
45'
Yellow Card
45'
free kick won
42'
end delay
42'
start delay
41'
attempt blocked
40'
miss
39'
free kick won
39'
free kick won
38'
offside
36'
free kick won
33'
miss
29'
end delay
29'
start delay
29'
miss
25'
offside
21'
free kick won
18'
free kick won
17'
corner
17'
attempt saved
16'
post
11'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Molly-Mae
Sharpe(8)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 1, Portsmouth Women 1. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Abbie Larkin.
11'
attempt blocked
8'
free kick won
6'
miss
5'
attempt saved
4'
attempt saved
3'
Portsmouth Women Goal
Goal!
Hornby(11)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 0, Portsmouth Women 1. Meg Hornby (Portsmouth Women) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
2'
corner
2'
attempt saved
Kick-Off
lineup
Starting lineup
5
My Cato
MF
71'Starting lineup
47
Evie Milner
DF
86'43
Niamh Peacock
DF
82'8
Ava Rowbotham
MF
65'18
Angelina Nixon
MF
65'12
Lucy Shepherd
S
85'Substitutes
5
Hannah Coan
65'6
Jazmin Younger
82'9
Emma Jones
85'27
Tia-Mai Young
86'42
Jemima Dahou
65'
Team stats
Possession
48%
52%
Total shots
24
7
Shots on target
13
2
Corners
7
4
Passes completed
253
264
Free kicks
4
6
Offsides
2
5
Top performing palace players
SHE
0-4
BHA
NOT
0-3
SOU
NEW
0-1
DUR
IPS
2-1
SUN
CHA
0-2
BIR
- Back where we belong: How Crystal Palace Women bounced back to the WSL
- Ashleigh Weerden breaks the WSL2 assist record
- Report & Highlights: Extraordinary Eagles crush Portsmouth to bounce back into WSL
- Matchday Gallery: The best photos from Palace's promotion winning game
- Everett on sticking together, what changed at half-time, and a second Palace promotion
- Women's Highlights | Palace 6-1 Portsmouth
Latest videos
- Women's Highlights | Palace 6-1 Portsmouth
- Molly on being promoted back to the Barclays WSL
- Everett on team's promotion
- Women's Highlights | Portsmouth 2-1 Palace
Starting lineup
5
My Cato
MF
71'Starting lineup
47
Evie Milner
DF
86'43
Niamh Peacock
DF
82'8
Ava Rowbotham
MF
65'18
Angelina Nixon
MF
65'12
Lucy Shepherd
S
85'Substitutes
5
Hannah Coan
65'6
Jazmin Younger
82'9
Emma Jones
85'27
Tia-Mai Young
86'42
Jemima Dahou
65'Team stats
Possession
48%
52%
Total shots
24
7
Shots on target
13
2
Corners
7
4
Passes completed
253
264
Free kicks
4
6
Offsides
2
5
Top performing palace players
SHE
0-4
BHA
NOT
0-3
SOU
NEW
0-1
DUR
IPS
2-1
SUN
CHA
0-2
BIR
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 6, Portsmouth Women 1.
90'+7'
corner
90'+7'
attempt blocked
90'+5'
corner
90'+5'
attempt blocked
90'+5'
attempt blocked
90'
added time
88'
miss
88'
corner
87'
Substitution
Larkin(27)
Brady(19)
86'
offside
86'
Substitution
Milner(47)
Young(27)
85'
Substitution
Shepherd(12)
Jones(9)
85'
miss
84'
attempt saved
82'
Substitution
Peacock(43)
Younger(6)
80'
attempt saved
78'
corner
76'
corner
73'
end delay
73'
start delay
73'
attempt saved
71'
Substitution
Cato(5)
Newell(25)
71'
Substitution
Sharpe(8)
Arthur(4)
69'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Elise
Hughes(9)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 6, Portsmouth Women 1. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lola Brown with a cross.
69'
attempt blocked
65'
Substitution
Nixon(18)
Dahou(42)
65'
Substitution
Rowbotham(8)
Coan(5)
64'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Annabel
Blanchard(17)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 5, Portsmouth Women 1. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by My Cato following a fast break.
63'
corner
63'
attempt blocked
63'
free kick won
61'
Substitution
Howat(10)
Hughes(9)
59'
free kick won
57'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Kirsty
Howat(10)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 4, Portsmouth Women 1. Kirsty Howat (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ashleigh Weerden.
56'
offside
55'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Ashleigh
Weerden(11)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 3, Portsmouth Women 1. Ashleigh Weerden (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lola Brown with a cross.
54'
offside
52'
attempt blocked
50'
post
49'
corner
49'
corner
48'
corner
47'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Ashleigh
Weerden(11)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 2, Portsmouth Women 1. Ashleigh Weerden (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lola Brown with a through ball.
47'
attempt saved
45'
Substitution
Littlejohn(22)
Brown(12)
First-Half Ends
First Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 1, Portsmouth Women 1.
45'+3'
offside
45'+2'
Yellow Card
45'+2'
free kick won
45'+1'
offside
45'
added time
45'
Yellow Card
45'
free kick won
42'
end delay
42'
start delay
41'
attempt blocked
40'
miss
39'
free kick won
39'
free kick won
38'
offside
36'
free kick won
33'
miss
29'
end delay
29'
start delay
29'
miss
25'
offside
21'
free kick won
18'
free kick won
17'
corner
17'
attempt saved
16'
post
11'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Molly-Mae
Sharpe(8)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 1, Portsmouth Women 1. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Abbie Larkin.
11'
attempt blocked
8'
free kick won
6'
miss
5'
attempt saved
4'
attempt saved
3'
Portsmouth Women Goal
Goal!
Hornby(11)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 0, Portsmouth Women 1. Meg Hornby (Portsmouth Women) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
2'
corner
2'