Ashleigh Weerden on the Ipswich win, the WSL2 assist record and promotion

Women

7 Apr 2026

Crystal Palace Women's winger Ashleigh Weerden gave her thoughts after the Eagles extended their unbeaten streak to five, with a 1-0 win over Ipswich on Sunday.

It was Weerden's pass that set up Kirsty Howat for the only goal of the game, as Palace moved ever closer to sealing third-place and a promotion playoff spot.

Reflecting on the team's performance, she said: "I think we deserved a bit more. I think we played most of the game in their half and we only scored one.

"By the end of the game we make it hard for ourselves because it's only 1-0 and then they try everything together to get that one goal back.

"It's a bit transitional towards the end and I think we could have played better but at least we have three points."

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They just let me do what I'm good at and that's creating chances
—Ashleigh Weerden

Her assist also saw her equal the record for the most assists in a single Women’s second-tier season - a milestone set by Kosovare Asllani, who recorded nine in 2024/25.

Reflecting on this milestone, Weerden said: "It's cool. I just want to help the team. I want to create the chances. I want to create goals, create actions and yeah, that's great.

"Those are really nice stats. I only heard about it today, I didn't know.

"It's not something I work towards, I just want to be important for the team. I just want to make sure that I provide for the team.

"I do feel really confident here in the team. The players give me a lot of confidence, my coach gives me a lot of confidence.

"They just let me do what I'm good at and that's creating chances. And it pays off, so I'm really happy here."

With just two games left in the regular Women's Super League 2 season, Weerden was clear that the team need to get maximum points.

"Well, it's up to us now that we just win every game. There are two more games left, and we'll see how it ends if we just win these two games.

"We have six points and we'll see what the others do, but it's up to us now that we just win our games.

"We need to keep doing that because there's two games to go and who knows what can happen," she said.

Many Palace players are now set to go away for the April international break, before they return on Sunday, 26th April with a trip to Sunderland.

Following that will be the final game of the regular season - Portsmouth at home on Saturday, 2nd May.

Kicking off at 15:00 at the VBS Community Stadium, tickets are available via the button below!

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