Jo Potter on a nervy last 15 minutes, keeping momentum, and tactical tweaks

Women

2 Apr 2026

Ahead of Palace Women's clash against Ipswich Town on Sunday, Manager Jo Potter has reflected on last weekend's huge win and has highlighted what her side need to do to earn a promotion playoff spot.

She watched her team pull off a huge win against league leaders Charlton Athletic on Sunday, with Hayley Ladd, Kirsty Howat and Abbie Larkin all scoring to seal a 3-2 win.

Reflecting on the performance at Selhurst Park, she said: "I was proud of the players - we didn't start particularly well but Hayley coming up with a goal just before half-time really helped us.

"In the second-half, we showed our class - we created so many more opportunities.

"I thought we were deserving of three points, even if it was a bit 'heart in the mouth' for the last 15-20 minutes!"

If Palace win all three of their remaining games, they will guarantee a promotion playoff spot.

When asked about how the Eagles can maintain their momentum in the league, Potter was clear that the team just needs to keep doing what they are doing.

She said: "More of the same! It's not just up to us - we've got to look at other results, but we can only do what we can do and it was a big one for us on Sunday.

"We knew that we needed to beat Charlton to keep them within distance because they've gained such a heavy lead on everybody but you can see what's happened to them over the last three weeks without a win.

"We're in a really good place, we've just got to keep doing it - we've just got to make sure we're concentrating on us and we're continuing to produce."

She gave us an insight into what that focus looks like.

"We've got to look at our opponent and see what threats that they compose us because each team's very, very different.

"We're lucky enough that we can tweak our tactics slightly each game.

"We've got our non-negotiables which we need to keep doing - we've got to concentrate on us, we're in a good space right now, and we've got to keep that momentum and keep that confidence high."

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