Report & Highlights: Palace Women book their place in FA Cup fifth round
3 1
Palace Women3
Nolan75'
Hughes78'
Sharpe87'
Blackburn Rovers Women1
Hornby57'
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Match Blog
Full-Time
Match ends, Crystal Palace Women 3, Blackburn Rovers Women 1.
90'+7'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Felicity Gibbons.
90'+6'
Yellow Card
Everett(6)
Aimee Everett (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6'
free kick won
Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3'
free kick won
Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'
free kick won
Faith Nokuthula (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'
free kick won
Ria Percival (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
free kick won
Chloe Williams (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
free kick won
Ria Percival (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Molly-Mae
Sharpe(8)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 3, Blackburn Rovers Women 1. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Araya Dennis.
84'
Substitution
Annabel
Blanchard(10)
off
Anna
Filbey(5)
on83'
miss
Attempt missed. Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
83'
free kick won
Emma Doyle (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82'
Yellow Card
Nolan(15)
Hayley Nolan (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82'
free kick won
Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81'
Substitution
Millie
Chandarana(17)
offJade
Richards(6)
on81'
Substitution
Georgia
Walters(23)
offEmma
Doyle(8)
on80'
free kick won
Araya Dennis (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Elise
Hughes(9)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 2, Blackburn Rovers Women 1. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
78'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Shauna Guyatt (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
76'
Substitution
Kirsten
Reilly(11)
off
Ria
Percival(23)
on75'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Hayley
Nolan(15)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 1, Blackburn Rovers Women 1. Hayley Nolan (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
75'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Alex Brooks.
74'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Hannah Silcock.
72'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Niamh Murphy.
72'
Substitution
Lucy
Shepherd(14)
offLauren
Thomas(21)
on71'
free kick won
Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Felicity Gibbons.
68'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Demi Lambourne.
68'
penalty saved
Penalty saved. Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
67'
penalty won
Penalty Blackburn Rovers Women. Georgia Walters draws a foul in the penalty area.
63'
Substitution
Milly
Robertson(22)
offFaith
Nokuthula(29)
on62'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62'
Substitution
Chloe
Arthur(4)
off
Alexia
Potter(17)
on61'
Substitution
Shanade
Hopcroft(24)
off
Shauna
Guyatt(21)
on61'
Substitution
Isabella
Sibley(7)
off
Araya
Dennis(22)
on60'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Milly Robertson (Blackburn Rovers Women).
58'
free kick won
Hannah Coan (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57'
Blackburn Rovers Women Goal
Goal!
Meg
Hornby(11)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 0, Blackburn Rovers Women 1. Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Georgia Walters.
56'
free kick won
Kirsten Reilly (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56'
miss
Attempt missed. Chloe Williams (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
54'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Kirsten Reilly (Crystal Palace Women).
50'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
49'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
48'
free kick won
Aimee Everett (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First-Half Ends
First Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 0, Blackburn Rovers Women 0.
45'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Hannah Coan.
44'
free kick won
Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Niamh Murphy.
43'
free kick won
Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40'
free kick won
Chloe Arthur (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35'
free kick won
Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33'
free kick won
Hannah Silcock (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31'
miss
Attempt missed. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
30'
miss
Attempt missed. Isabella Sibley (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
25'
free kick won
Georgia Walters (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24'
free kick won
Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
23'
free kick won
Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14'
free kick won
Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12'
free kick won
Isabella Sibley (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
12'
free kick won
Demi Lambourne (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
11'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Georgia Walters (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
10'
miss
Attempt missed. Chloe Williams (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
9'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Felicity Gibbons.
7'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Milly Robertson.
6'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Niamh Murphy.
3'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Demi Lambourne.
3'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Georgia Walters (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Starting lineup
1
Alex Brooks
GK
3
Hannah Coan
DF
2
Niamh Murphy
DF
15
Hannah Silcock
DF
22
Milly Robertson
DF
63'14
Lucy Shepherd
MF
72'10
Chloe Williams
MF
17
Millie Chandarana
MF
81'4
Tyler Toland
MF
11
Meg Hornby
S
57'
23
Georgia Walters
S
81'Substitutes
5
Helen Seed
6
Jade Richards
81'8
Emma Doyle
81'21
Lauren Thomas
72'29
Faith Nokuthula
63'99
Shanell Salgado
Team stats
Top performing palace players
MAN
5-0
NEW
DUR
0-4
MAN
LUT
0-6
BHA
IPS
1-4
CHA
SUN
0-2
SOU
PLY
1-6
NOT
CHE
3-1
WES
BHA
0-1
LIV
ARS
5-1
WAT
TOT
3-2
SHE
REA
1-2
WOL
BUR
1-3
BIR
LON
4-0
MON
DER
0-4
LEI
- Report & Highlights: Palace Women book their place in FA Cup fifth round
- Gibbons reveals ‘surprise’ factor in productive season
- Percival gives reasons behind Palace switch
- Watch the Eagles' FA Cup fourth-round tie LIVE and FREE today!
Latest videos
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Starting lineup
1
Alex Brooks
GK
3
Hannah Coan
DF
2
Niamh Murphy
DF
15
Hannah Silcock
DF
22
Milly Robertson
DF
63'14
Lucy Shepherd
MF
72'10
Chloe Williams
MF
17
Millie Chandarana
MF
81'4
Tyler Toland
MF
11
Meg Hornby
S
57'
23
Georgia Walters
S
81'Substitutes
5
Helen Seed
6
Jade Richards
81'8
Emma Doyle
81'21
Lauren Thomas
72'29
Faith Nokuthula
63'99
Shanell Salgado
Team stats
Top performing palace players
MAN
5-0
NEW
DUR
0-4
MAN
LUT
0-6
BHA
IPS
1-4
CHA
SUN
0-2
SOU
PLY
1-6
NOT
CHE
3-1
WES
BHA
0-1
LIV
ARS
5-1
WAT
TOT
3-2
SHE
REA
1-2
WOL
BUR
1-3
BIR
LON
4-0
MON
DER
0-4
LEI
Match Blog
Full-Time
Match ends, Crystal Palace Women 3, Blackburn Rovers Women 1.
90'+7'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Felicity Gibbons.
90'+6'
Yellow Card
Everett(6)
Aimee Everett (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6'
free kick won
Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+3'
free kick won
Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'
free kick won
Faith Nokuthula (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2'
free kick won
Ria Percival (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
free kick won
Chloe Williams (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
free kick won
Ria Percival (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Molly-Mae
Sharpe(8)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 3, Blackburn Rovers Women 1. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Araya Dennis.
84'
Substitution
Annabel
Blanchard(10)
offAnna
Filbey(5)
on83'
miss
Attempt missed. Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
83'
free kick won
Emma Doyle (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82'
Yellow Card
Nolan(15)
Hayley Nolan (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82'
free kick won
Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81'
Substitution
Millie
Chandarana(17)
offJade
Richards(6)
on81'
Substitution
Georgia
Walters(23)
offEmma
Doyle(8)
on80'
free kick won
Araya Dennis (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Elise
Hughes(9)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 2, Blackburn Rovers Women 1. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
78'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Shauna Guyatt (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
76'
Substitution
Kirsten
Reilly(11)
offRia
Percival(23)
on75'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Hayley
Nolan(15)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 1, Blackburn Rovers Women 1. Hayley Nolan (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
75'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Alex Brooks.
74'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Hannah Silcock.
72'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Niamh Murphy.
72'
Substitution
Lucy
Shepherd(14)
offLauren
Thomas(21)
on71'
free kick won
Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Felicity Gibbons.
68'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Demi Lambourne.
68'
penalty saved
Penalty saved. Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) left footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
67'
penalty won
Penalty Blackburn Rovers Women. Georgia Walters draws a foul in the penalty area.
63'
Substitution
Milly
Robertson(22)
offFaith
Nokuthula(29)
on62'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62'
Substitution
Chloe
Arthur(4)
offAlexia
Potter(17)
on61'
Substitution
Shanade
Hopcroft(24)
offShauna
Guyatt(21)
on61'
Substitution
Isabella
Sibley(7)
offAraya
Dennis(22)
on60'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Milly Robertson (Blackburn Rovers Women).
58'
free kick won
Hannah Coan (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57'
Blackburn Rovers Women Goal
Goal!
Meg
Hornby(11)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 0, Blackburn Rovers Women 1. Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Georgia Walters.
56'
free kick won
Kirsten Reilly (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56'
miss
Attempt missed. Chloe Williams (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
54'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
54'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Kirsten Reilly (Crystal Palace Women).
50'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
49'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
48'
free kick won
Aimee Everett (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First-Half Ends
First Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 0, Blackburn Rovers Women 0.
45'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Hannah Coan.
44'
free kick won
Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
43'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Niamh Murphy.
43'
free kick won
Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40'
free kick won
Chloe Arthur (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35'
free kick won
Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33'
free kick won
Hannah Silcock (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31'
miss
Attempt missed. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
30'
miss
Attempt missed. Isabella Sibley (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high.
25'
free kick won
Georgia Walters (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24'
free kick won
Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
23'
free kick won
Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14'
free kick won
Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
12'
free kick won
Isabella Sibley (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
12'
free kick won
Demi Lambourne (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
11'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Georgia Walters (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
10'
miss
Attempt missed. Chloe Williams (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
9'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Felicity Gibbons.
7'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Milly Robertson.
6'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Niamh Murphy.
3'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Demi Lambourne.
3'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Georgia Walters (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.