English Women's Super League

FT Sunday, October 4, 2026
Crystal Palace DLWDW 1
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Aston Villa LDWLW 1
1st2ndT
CRY011
AVL011
Villa Park · 1,953 att.

Team Stats

8
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
3
4
Corner Kicks
5
4
Saves
3
40.6
Possession
59.4
12
SHOTS
16
4
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
312
Accurate Passes
507
404
Passes
589
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
4
Accurate Crosses
5
17
Crosses
24
0.2
Cross %
0.2
66
Long Balls
41
34
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
3
7
Effective Tackles
11
12
Tackles
12
0.6
Tackle %
0.9
11
Interceptions
7
24
Effective Clearances
21
24
Clearances
21

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Lineups

AVL · 3-4-2-1

  1. 23Akane OkumaG
  2. 3Mathilde HarvikenCD
  3. 24Océane DeslandesCD-L
  4. 4Anna PattenCD-R
  5. 25Miri TaylorCM-L
  6. 5Justine KiellandCM-R
  7. 16Noelle MaritzLM
  8. 14Lynn WilmsRM
  9. 20Amalie VangsgaardF
  10. 21Lucia KendallCF-L
  11. 17Chasity GrantCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 40Soffia KellySUB
  2. 27Mia McaulaySUB
  3. 13Maya HijikataSUB
  4. 19Lily MurphySUB
  5. 18Georgia MullettSUB
  6. 1Emily RamseySUB
  7. 33Katie ScottSUB
  8. 38Rachel MaltbySUB

CRY · 3-4-2-1

  1. 26Pauline Peyraud-MagninG
  2. 6Aimee EverettCD
  3. 22Teyah GoldieCD-L
  4. 32Molly BartripCD-R
  5. 24Shanade HopcroftCM-L
  6. 25Fuka TsunodaCM-R
  7. 7Lexi Lloyd-SmithLM
  8. 29Allyson SwabyRM
  9. 9Bethany EnglandF
  10. 17Annabel BlanchardCF-L
  11. 19Abbie LarkinCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Hayley NolanSUB
  2. 8Molly-Mae SharpeSUB
  3. 10Kirsty HowatSUB
  4. 12Caitlin CosmeSUB
  5. 3Jamie-Lee NapierSUB
  6. 30Shae YañezSUB
  7. 11Ashleigh WeerdenSUB
  8. 27Shannon O'BrienSUB
  9. 4Sierra EngeSUB

Timeline

  1. 29' Delay in match because of an injury Pauline Peyraud-Magnin (Crystal Palace Women).
  2. 29'
  3. 30' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  4. 30'
  5. 35' Lexi Lloyd-Smith (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 55' Goal! Aston Villa Women 1, Crystal Palace Women 0. Noëlle Maritz (Aston Villa Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chasity Grant with a cross.
  7. 63' Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Maya Hijikata replaces Justine Kielland.
  8. 70' Substitution, Crystal Palace Women. Shannon O'Brien replaces Annabel Blanchard.
  9. 70' Substitution, Crystal Palace Women. Sierra Enge replaces Shanade Hopcroft.
  10. 70' Substitution, Crystal Palace Women. Molly-Mae Sharpe replaces Teyah Goldie.
  11. 73' Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Georgia Mullett replaces Chasity Grant.
  12. 74' Goal! Aston Villa Women 1, Crystal Palace Women 1. Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
  13. 75' Delay in match because of an injury Georgia Mullett (Aston Villa Women).
  14. 75'
  15. 77' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  16. 77'
  17. 81' Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Lily Murphy replaces Amalie Vangsgaard.
  18. 81' Substitution, Aston Villa Women. Rachel Maltby replaces Noëlle Maritz.
  19. 90' Substitution, Crystal Palace Women. Kirsty Howat replaces Bethany England.

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