Crystal Palace vs Charlton Athletic, 2026-27 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League
Crystal Palace
  • 57': Lexi Lloyd-Smith
  • 81': Aimee Everett
  • 90': Bethany England
FT
3 - 2
Charlton Athletic
  • 73': Elisha N'Dow
  • 74': Leah Davidson

About

Crystal Palace are hosting Charlton Athletic at VBS Community Stadium, Sutton Coldfield, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Women's Super League.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Attempt saved. Leah Davidson (Charlton Athletic Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Crystal Palace Women).
  • 1': Corner, Charlton Athletic Women. Conceded by Pauline Peyraud-Magnin.
  • 2': Attempt saved. Gillian Kenney (Charlton Athletic Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Crystal Palace Women). Assisted by Jodie Hutton with a cross.
  • 2': Elisha N'Dow (Charlton Athletic Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 2': Foul by Lexi Lloyd-Smith (Crystal Palace Women).
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Jodie Hutton (Charlton Athletic Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucy Fitzgerald.
  • 4': Corner, Charlton Athletic Women. Conceded by Molly-Mae Sharpe.
  • 6': Lexi Lloyd-Smith (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 6': Foul by Lucy Fitzgerald (Charlton Athletic Women).
  • 9': Foul by Kiera Skeels (Charlton Athletic Women).
  • 9': Shannon O'Brien (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Teyah Goldie (Crystal Palace Women) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Annabel Blanchard with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 19': Foul by Leah Davidson (Charlton Athletic Women).
  • 19': Aimee Everett (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Lexi Lloyd-Smith (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 20': Sophie Whitehouse (Charlton Athletic Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Aimee Everett (Crystal Palace Women).
  • 23': Delay in match because of an injury Molly Bartrip (Crystal Palace Women).
  • 25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Offside, Charlton Athletic Women. Grace Johnston is caught offside.
  • 29': Offside, Charlton Athletic Women. Jodie Hutton is caught offside.
  • 31': Grace Johnston (Charlton Athletic Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Hayley Ladd (Crystal Palace Women).
  • 34': Foul by Lucy Fitzgerald (Charlton Athletic Women).
  • 34': Lexi Lloyd-Smith (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Shannon O'Brien is caught offside.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Keira Flannery (Charlton Athletic Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Crystal Palace Women).
  • 37': Delay in match because of an injury Shannon O'Brien (Crystal Palace Women).
  • 38': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 40': Corner, Charlton Athletic Women. Conceded by Molly Bartrip.
  • 41': Foul by Lucy Fitzgerald (Charlton Athletic Women).
  • 41': Lexi Lloyd-Smith (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Shannon O'Brien (Crystal Palace Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Molly-Mae Sharpe with a cross.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Gillian Kenney (Charlton Athletic Women).
  • 45'+2': Molly Bartrip (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': Corner, Charlton Athletic Women. Conceded by Pauline Peyraud-Magnin.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Katie Lockwood (Charlton Athletic Women) header from the left side of the six yard box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jodie Hutton with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 0, Charlton Athletic Women 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Crystal Palace Women 0, Charlton Athletic Women 0.
  • 47': Lucia Lobato (Charlton Athletic Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Foul by Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women).
  • 50': Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Lucia Lobato.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Teyah Goldie (Crystal Palace Women) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Fuka Tsunoda with a cross following a corner.
  • 51': Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Lucia Lobato.
  • 51': Attempt blocked. Fuka Tsunoda (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Fuka Tsunoda (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shannon O'Brien following a corner.
  • 52': Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Kiera Skeels.
  • 52': Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Kiera Skeels.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Molly Bartrip (Crystal Palace Women) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Fuka Tsunoda with a cross following a corner.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Shannon O'Brien (Crystal Palace Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fuka Tsunoda with a cross.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 55': Leah Davidson (Charlton Athletic Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Foul by Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women).
  • 55': Offside, Charlton Athletic Women. Leah Davidson is caught offside.
  • 57': Goal! Crystal Palace Women 1, Charlton Athletic Women 0. Lexi Lloyd-Smith (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the top left corner. Assisted by Teyah Goldie.
  • 58': Foul by Keira Flannery (Charlton Athletic Women).
  • 58': Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Keira Flannery (Charlton Athletic Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 60': Lucia Lobato (Charlton Athletic Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women).
  • 60': Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Foul by Lucia Lobato (Charlton Athletic Women).
  • 62': Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 62': Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Shannon O'Brien is caught offside.
  • 63': Substitution, Charlton Athletic Women. Cassandra Korhonen replaces Katie Lockwood.
  • 64': Foul by Jodie Hutton (Charlton Athletic Women).
  • 64': Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Substitution, Crystal Palace Women. Bethany England replaces Shannon O'Brien.
  • 69': Jodie Hutton (Charlton Athletic Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 69': Foul by Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women).
  • 70': Corner, Charlton Athletic Women. Conceded by Abbie Larkin.
  • 71': Penalty Charlton Athletic Women. Cassandra Korhonen draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 71': Penalty conceded by Teyah Goldie (Crystal Palace Women) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 73': Penalty missed! Still Crystal Palace Women 1, Charlton Athletic Women 0. Keira Flannery (Charlton Athletic Women) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
  • 73': Goal! Crystal Palace Women 1, Charlton Athletic Women 1. Elisha N'Dow (Charlton Athletic Women) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Jodie Hutton (Charlton Athletic Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Crystal Palace Women). Assisted by Cassandra Korhonen.
  • 74': Goal! Crystal Palace Women 1, Charlton Athletic Women 2. Leah Davidson (Charlton Athletic Women) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  • 77': Foul by Jodie Hutton (Charlton Athletic Women).
  • 77': Aimee Everett (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Grace Johnston.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Lexi Lloyd-Smith (Crystal Palace Women) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 81': Goal! Crystal Palace Women 2, Charlton Athletic Women 2. Aimee Everett (Crystal Palace Women) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lexi Lloyd-Smith following a corner.
  • 82': Foul by Jodie Hutton (Charlton Athletic Women).
  • 82': Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Annabel Blanchard is caught offside.
  • 84': Corner, Charlton Athletic Women. Conceded by Molly Bartrip.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Kiera Skeels (Charlton Athletic Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jodie Hutton with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Substitution, Crystal Palace Women. Shanade Hopcroft replaces Annabel Blanchard.
  • 86': Substitution, Charlton Athletic Women. Ashleigh Neville replaces Gillian Kenney.
  • 86': Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Kiera Skeels.
  • 88': Foul by Lucia Lobato (Charlton Athletic Women).
  • 88': Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Delay in match because of an injury Ashleigh Neville (Charlton Athletic Women).
  • 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Fuka Tsunoda (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bethany England.
  • 90': Goal! Crystal Palace Women 3, Charlton Athletic Women 2. Bethany England (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 3, Charlton Athletic Women 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Crystal Palace Women 3, Charlton Athletic Women 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 6
0 Saves 4
43.6 Possession 56.4
10 SHOTS 16
6 ON GOAL 3
0.6 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
180 Accurate Passes 258
280 Passes 360
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 6
18 Crosses 25
0.2 Cross % 0.2
50 Long Balls 63
13 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.3 Long Balls % 0.3
1 Blocked Shots 3
14 Effective Tackles 16
18 Tackles 20
0.8 Tackle % 0.8
4 Interceptions 12
47 Effective Clearances 34
47 Clearances 34

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: VBS Community Stadium
Location: Sutton Coldfield, England

Women's Super League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 9 +17 25
2 Chelsea 9 +23 23
3 London City Lionesses 9 +13 19
4 Tottenham Hotspur 9 +7 16
Full Standings

Line-Ups

CRY Crystal Palace (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
26 Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (GK)
6 Aimee Everett
22 Teyah Goldie
32 Molly Bartrip
16 Hayley Ladd
25 Fuka Tsunoda
17 Annabel Blanchard
7 Lexi Lloyd-Smith
8 Molly-Mae Sharpe
27 Shannon O'Brien
19 Abbie Larkin Yellow Card
Crystal Palace Substitutes:
Bethany England, Shanade Hopcroft, Hayley Nolan, Ashleigh Weerden, Sierra Enge, Jamie-Lee Napier, Shae Yañez, Caitlin Cosme, Allyson Swaby.

CHA Charlton Athletic (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Sophie Whitehouse (GK)
17 Kiera Skeels
23 Lucia Lobato
5 Elisha N'Dow
14 Keira Flannery Yellow Card
6 Leah Davidson
4 Grace Johnston
11 Lucy Fitzgerald
15 Katie Lockwood
12 Jodie Hutton
10 Gillian Kenney
Charlton Athletic Substitutes:
Emily van Egmond, Ashleigh Neville, Cassandra Korhonen, Leighanne Robe, Carla Humphrey, Ellie Mason, Anna Koivunen, Lorena Azzaro.

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