Crystal Palace vs West Ham United, 2026-27 English Women's Super League
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Crystal Palace are hosting West Ham United
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': Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Sierra Enge (Crystal Palace Women).
- 3': Foul by Bethany England (Crystal Palace Women).
- 3': Saki Kumagai (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Laia Codina (West Ham United Women) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Inès Belloumou with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 5': Attempt missed. Lexi Lloyd-Smith (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Abbie Larkin with a cross following a fast break.
- 11': Foul by Jamie-Lee Napier (Crystal Palace Women).
- 11': Inès Belloumou (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Lexi Lloyd-Smith (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Foul by Nadine Riesen (West Ham United Women).
- 17': Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Lexi Lloyd-Smith is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt missed. Kelly Gago (West Ham United Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Estelle Cascarino.
- 18': Bethany England (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Laia Codina (West Ham United Women).
- 19': Lexi Lloyd-Smith (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Foul by Laia Codina (West Ham United Women).
- 20': Foul by Aimee Everett (Crystal Palace Women).
- 20': Constance Picaud-Inconnu (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Delay in match because of an injury Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women).
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 27': Molly Bartrip (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27': Foul by Kelly Gago (West Ham United Women).
- 28': Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Shannon O'Brien.
- 30': Goal! Crystal Palace Women 0, West Ham United Women 1. Kelly Gago (West Ham United Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oona Siren.
- 32': Foul by Lexi Lloyd-Smith (Crystal Palace Women).
- 32': Nadine Riesen (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Lexi Lloyd-Smith (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 35': Lexi Lloyd-Smith (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Nadine Riesen (West Ham United Women).
- 37': Teyah Goldie (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Seraina Piubel (West Ham United Women).
- 40': Foul by Fuka Tsunoda (Crystal Palace Women).
- 40': Katie Zelem (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Jamie-Lee Napier (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Inès Belloumou (West Ham United Women).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Bethany England is caught offside.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 0, West Ham United Women 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Crystal Palace Women 0, West Ham United Women 1.
- 47': Attempt missed. Bethany England (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 49': Attempt saved. Kelly Gago (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Crystal Palace Women). Assisted by Seraina Piubel.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Katie Zelem.
- 52': Lexi Lloyd-Smith (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women).
- 53': Attempt missed. Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kelly Gago.
- 56': Foul by Jamie-Lee Napier (Crystal Palace Women).
- 56': Inès Belloumou (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Jamie-Lee Napier (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Foul by Sierra Enge (Crystal Palace Women).
- 59': Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Sierra Enge (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Inès Belloumou.
- 62': Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Jamie-Lee Napier.
- 65': Lexi Lloyd-Smith (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Nadine Riesen (West Ham United Women).
- 65': Substitution, Crystal Palace Women. Shanade Hopcroft replaces Sierra Enge.
- 66': Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Teyah Goldie.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Saki Kumagai (West Ham United Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 67': Attempt blocked. Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pauline Peyraud-Magnin.
- 68': Substitution, West Ham United Women. Leila Wandeler replaces Seraina Piubel.
- 69': Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69': Foul by Katie Zelem (West Ham United Women).
- 69': Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Laia Codina.
- 70': Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Molly Bartrip is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt missed. Inès Belloumou (West Ham United Women) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kelly Gago.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelly Gago with a headed pass.
- 72': Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Jamie-Lee Napier.
- 73': Attempt missed. Viviane Asseyi (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Katie Zelem following a corner.
- 74': Teyah Goldie (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74': Foul by Oona Siren (West Ham United Women).
- 74': Foul by Lexi Lloyd-Smith (Crystal Palace Women).
- 74': Nadine Riesen (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Katie Zelem (West Ham United Women).
- 76': Attempt saved. Lexi Lloyd-Smith (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Constance Picaud-Inconnu (West Ham United Women).
- 77': Attempt blocked. Leila Wandeler (West Ham United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viviane Asseyi.
- 77': Bethany England (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Laia Codina (West Ham United Women).
- 77': Laia Codina (West Ham United Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Substitution, Crystal Palace Women. Annabel Blanchard replaces Bethany England.
- 77': Substitution, Crystal Palace Women. Molly-Mae Sharpe replaces Jamie-Lee Napier.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Kelly Gago (West Ham United Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 79': Attempt saved. Kelly Gago (West Ham United Women) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Crystal Palace Women).
- 81': Attempt missed. Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Lexi Lloyd-Smith with a cross.
- 83': Fuka Tsunoda (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Foul by Laia Codina (West Ham United Women).
- 87': Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Katie Zelem.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Shannon O'Brien (Crystal Palace Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abbie Larkin with a cross.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Molly Bartrip (Crystal Palace Women) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Abbie Larkin with a cross.
- 88': Foul by Molly Bartrip (Crystal Palace Women).
- 88': Laia Codina (West Ham United Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Corner, West Ham United Women. Conceded by Abbie Larkin.
- 90'+2': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 0, West Ham United Women 1.
- 0': Match ends, Crystal Palace Women 0, West Ham United Women 1.
Statistics
 WHU |
CRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 55.1 | Possession | 44.9 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 321 | Accurate Passes | 228 |
| 413 | Passes | 332 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 15 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 54 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 11 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 20 |
| 20 | Tackles | 28 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 22 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English Women's Super League
Venue: VBS Community Stadium
Location: Sutton Coldfield, England
Venue: VBS Community Stadium
Location: Sutton Coldfield, England
Women's Super League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 6 | +15 | 16 |
| 2 | London City Lionesses | 6 | +11 | 15 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 5 | +10 | 15 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 | +4 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Crystal Palace (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (GK) |
| 6 | Aimee Everett |
| 32 | Molly Bartrip |
| 22 | Teyah Goldie |
| 3 | Jamie-Lee Napier  |
| 25 | Fuka Tsunoda |
| 4 | Sierra Enge |
| 7 | Lexi Lloyd-Smith |
| 27 | Shannon O'Brien |
| 9 | Bethany England |
| 19 | Abbie Larkin |
West Ham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Constance Picaud (GK) |
| 28 | Estelle Cascarino |
| 3 | Laia Codina |
| 7 | Inès Belloumou |
| 22 | Nadine Riesen |
| 4 | Oona Siren |
| 10 | Katie Zelem |
| 8 | Saki Kumagai |
| 11 | Kelly Gago |
| 20 | Viviane Asseyi |
| 77 | Seraina Piubel |
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