English Women's Super League

FT Sunday, September 27, 2026
Crystal Palace LWDLW 3
–
Birmingham City LLDLL 3
1st2ndT
CRY123
BIR213
St. Andrew's Stadium

Team Stats

11
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
7
Corner Kicks
9
6
Saves
2
45.8
Possession
54.2
17
SHOTS
19
6
ON GOAL
9
0.4
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
304
Accurate Passes
368
389
Passes
457
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
6
18
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.2
58
Long Balls
56
23
Accurate Long Balls
19
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
3
Blocked Shots
5
17
Effective Tackles
11
26
Tackles
20
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
13
Interceptions
7
29
Effective Clearances
21
29
Clearances
21

Lineups

BIR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Sophie BaggaleyG
  2. 30Neve HerronCD-L
  3. 21Millie TurnerCD-R
  4. 18Rebecca McKennaLB
  5. 3Marie LevasseurRB
  6. 7Lee Geum-MinAM
  7. 8Lisa NaalsundLM
  8. 26Asato MiyagawaRM
  9. 27Veatriki SarriF
  10. 22Oceane HurtreAM-L
  11. 16Lily CrosthwaiteAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Chelsea CornetSUB
  2. 4Jade RastocleSUB
  3. 6Shannon CookeSUB
  4. 20Chancelle EffaSUB
  5. 10Wilma LeidhammarSUB
  6. 15Rebecca HollowaySUB
  7. 14Suzu AmanoSUB
  8. 1Lucy ThomasSUB
  9. 2Martha HarrisSUB

CRY · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Pauline Peyraud-MagninG
  2. 29Allyson SwabyCD-L
  3. 32Molly BartripCD-R
  4. 22Teyah GoldieLB
  5. 3Jamie-Lee NapierRB
  6. 17Annabel BlanchardAM
  7. 24Shanade HopcroftLM
  8. 6Aimee EverettRM
  9. 9Bethany EnglandF
  10. 7Lexi Lloyd-SmithAM-L
  11. 27Shannon O'BrienAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Hayley NolanSUB
  2. 19Abbie LarkinSUB
  3. 30Shae YañezSUB
  4. 4Sierra EngeSUB
  5. 10Kirsty HowatSUB
  6. 11Ashleigh WeerdenSUB
  7. 12Caitlin CosmeSUB
  8. 56Comfort ErhaborSUB
  9. 8Molly-Mae SharpeSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Birmingham City Women 1, Crystal Palace Women 0. Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lee Geum-Min.
  2. 25' Shannon O'Brien (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 30' Goal! Birmingham City Women 1, Crystal Palace Women 1. Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
  4. 33' Goal! Birmingham City Women 2, Crystal Palace Women 1. Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Neve Herron.
  5. 44' Jamie-Lee Napier (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Crystal Palace Women. Sierra Enge replaces Jamie-Lee Napier.
  7. 62' Delay in match (Birmingham City Women).
  8. 62' Delay in match (Crystal Palace Women).
  9. 63' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  10. 63' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  11. 70' Goal! Birmingham City Women 2, Crystal Palace Women 2. Bethany England (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  12. 70' Substitution, Crystal Palace Women. Abbie Larkin replaces Shannon O'Brien.
  13. 71' Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Chancelle Effa Effa replaces Veatriki Sarri.
  14. 77' Goal! Birmingham City Women 2, Crystal Palace Women 3. Lexi Lloyd-Smith (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  15. 81' Substitution, Birmingham City Women. Suzu Amano replaces Lee Geum-Min.
  16. 82' Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 87' Goal! Birmingham City Women 3, Crystal Palace Women 3. Suzu Amano (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lisa Naalsund.

Women's Super League News

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