Report & Highlights: Palace Women put four past Blackburn in a dominant display
Crystal Palace Women 4 Blackburn Rovers Women 0
Palace Women4
Blanchard7'
Atkinson49'
Arthur86'
Hopcroft90'+4'
Blackburn Rovers Women0
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club
pl
w
d
l
gf
ga
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1
CRYCrystal Palace Women
22
14
4
4
55
20
+35
46
2
CHACharlton Athletic Women
22
13
6
3
32
17
+15
45
3
SUNSunderland Women
22
12
5
5
31
18
+13
41
4
SOUSouthampton F.C. Women
22
13
0
9
39
25
+14
39
5
BIRBirmingham City Women
22
11
3
8
33
19
+14
36
6
BLABlackburn Rovers Women
22
11
3
8
25
28
-3
36
7
SHESheffield United Women
22
9
2
11
32
31
+1
29
8
LONLondon City Lionesses
22
7
4
11
26
36
-10
25
9
DURDurham Women
22
6
5
11
24
44
-20
23
10
REAReading Women
22
5
7
10
20
40
-20
22
11
LEWLewes Women
22
4
4
14
22
39
-17
16
12
WATWatford Women
22
4
3
15
22
44
-22
15
Match Blog
Full-Time
Match ends, Crystal Palace Women 4, Blackburn Rovers Women 0.
90'+4'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Shanade
Hopcroft(24)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 4, Blackburn Rovers Women 0. Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Araya Dennis.
90'+3'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
88'
Substitution
Meg
Hornby(11)
offFaye
Hillier-Knox(43)
on86'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Chloë
Arthur(4)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 3, Blackburn Rovers Women 0. Chloë Arthur (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
86'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
83'
free kick won
Georgia Walters (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82'
Substitution
Chloe
Williams(10)
offEmma
Doyle(8)
on82'
Substitution
Milly
Robertson(22)
offAnnie
Hutchings(16)
on81'
Substitution
Molly-Mae
Sharpe(8)
offAbbie
Larkin(27)
on80'
Substitution
Annabel
Blanchard(10)
offAnna
Filbey(5)
on77'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
75'
Substitution
Alexia
Potter(17)
offChloë
Arthur(4)
on70'
free kick won
Alex Brooks (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69'
miss
Attempt missed. Niamh Murphy (Blackburn Rovers Women) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
68'
free kick won
Niamh Murphy (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67'
Substitution
Izzy
Atkinson(77)
offAraya
Dennis(22)
on67'
Substitution
Ria
Percival(23)
offKirsten
Reilly(11)
on62'
free kick won
Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59'
Substitution
Lauren
Thomas(21)
offDanielle
Maxwell(77)
on59'
Substitution
Katie
Bradley(20)
offGeorgia
Walters(23)
on59'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
58'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Milly Robertson.
52'
Yellow Card
Murphy(2)
Niamh Murphy (Blackburn Rovers Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Izzy
Atkinson(77)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 2, Blackburn Rovers Women 0. Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
49'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Milly Robertson.
48'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Demi Lambourne.
46'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Felicity Gibbons.
First-Half Ends
First Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 1, Blackburn Rovers Women 0.
45'+5'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+5'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
45'+2'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+1'
miss
Attempt missed. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
44'
free kick won
Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42'
miss
Attempt missed. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
41'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
39'
free kick won
Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Demi Lambourne (Crystal Palace Women).
36'
free kick won
Demi Lambourne (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Katie Bradley (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
33'
free kick won
Hannah Silcock (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
28'
miss
Attempt missed. Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
26'
Yellow Card
Percival(23)
Ria Percival (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26'
free kick won
Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24'
free kick won
Aimee Everett (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23'
free kick won
Alexia Potter (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
18'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women).
17'
miss
Attempt missed. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
16'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Hannah Silcock.
16'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
15'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
13'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Milly Robertson.
8'
free kick won
Ria Percival (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Annabel
Blanchard(10)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 1, Blackburn Rovers Women 0. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Molly-Mae Sharpe.
5'
free kick won
Katie Bradley (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2'
miss
Attempt missed. Katie Bradley (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
2'
free kick won
Lauren Thomas (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Starting lineup
1
Alex Brooks
GK
22
Milly Robertson
DF
82'
3
Hannah Coan
DF
2
Niamh Murphy
DF
52'
15
Hannah Silcock
DF
17
Millie Chandarana
MF
21
Lauren Thomas
MF
59'
11
Meg Hornby
MF
88'
10
Chloe Williams
MF
82'
20
Katie Bradley
MF
59'
14
Lucy Shepherd
S
Substitutes
6
Jade Richards
8
Emma Doyle
82'
12
Emma Taylor
16
Annie Hutchings
82'
23
Georgia Walters
59'
42
Jemima Dahou
43
Faye Hillier-Knox
88'
77
Danielle Maxwell
59'
99
Shanell Salgado
Team stats
Top performing palace players
SUN
4-3
LEW
LON
2-2
DUR
BIR
1-2
SOU
- Report & Highlights: Palace Women put four past Blackburn in a dominant display
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View all videosStarting lineup
1
Alex Brooks
GK
22
Milly Robertson
DF
82'
3
Hannah Coan
DF
2
Niamh Murphy
DF
52'
15
Hannah Silcock
DF
17
Millie Chandarana
MF
21
Lauren Thomas
MF
59'
11
Meg Hornby
MF
88'
10
Chloe Williams
MF
82'
20
Katie Bradley
MF
59'
14
Lucy Shepherd
S
Substitutes
6
Jade Richards
8
Emma Doyle
82'
12
Emma Taylor
16
Annie Hutchings
82'
23
Georgia Walters
59'
42
Jemima Dahou
43
Faye Hillier-Knox
88'
77
Danielle Maxwell
59'
99
Shanell Salgado
Team stats
Top performing palace players
SUN
4-3
LEW
LON
2-2
DUR
BIR
1-2
SOU
pos
club
pl
w
d
l
gf
ga
gd
pts
1
CRYCrystal Palace Women
22
14
4
4
55
20
+35
46
2
CHACharlton Athletic Women
22
13
6
3
32
17
+15
45
3
SUNSunderland Women
22
12
5
5
31
18
+13
41
4
SOUSouthampton F.C. Women
22
13
0
9
39
25
+14
39
5
BIRBirmingham City Women
22
11
3
8
33
19
+14
36
6
BLABlackburn Rovers Women
22
11
3
8
25
28
-3
36
7
SHESheffield United Women
22
9
2
11
32
31
+1
29
8
LONLondon City Lionesses
22
7
4
11
26
36
-10
25
9
DURDurham Women
22
6
5
11
24
44
-20
23
10
REAReading Women
22
5
7
10
20
40
-20
22
11
LEWLewes Women
22
4
4
14
22
39
-17
16
12
WATWatford Women
22
4
3
15
22
44
-22
15
Match Blog
Full-Time
Match ends, Crystal Palace Women 4, Blackburn Rovers Women 0.
90'+4'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Shanade
Hopcroft(24)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 4, Blackburn Rovers Women 0. Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Araya Dennis.
90'+3'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
88'
Substitution
Meg
Hornby(11)
offFaye
Hillier-Knox(43)
on86'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Chloë
Arthur(4)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 3, Blackburn Rovers Women 0. Chloë Arthur (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
86'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
83'
free kick won
Georgia Walters (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
82'
Substitution
Chloe
Williams(10)
offEmma
Doyle(8)
on82'
Substitution
Milly
Robertson(22)
offAnnie
Hutchings(16)
on81'
Substitution
Molly-Mae
Sharpe(8)
offAbbie
Larkin(27)
on80'
Substitution
Annabel
Blanchard(10)
offAnna
Filbey(5)
on77'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
75'
Substitution
Alexia
Potter(17)
offChloë
Arthur(4)
on70'
free kick won
Alex Brooks (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69'
miss
Attempt missed. Niamh Murphy (Blackburn Rovers Women) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
68'
free kick won
Niamh Murphy (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67'
Substitution
Izzy
Atkinson(77)
offAraya
Dennis(22)
on67'
Substitution
Ria
Percival(23)
offKirsten
Reilly(11)
on62'
free kick won
Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59'
Substitution
Lauren
Thomas(21)
offDanielle
Maxwell(77)
on59'
Substitution
Katie
Bradley(20)
offGeorgia
Walters(23)
on59'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
58'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Milly Robertson.
52'
Yellow Card
Murphy(2)
Niamh Murphy (Blackburn Rovers Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
49'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Izzy
Atkinson(77)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 2, Blackburn Rovers Women 0. Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
49'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Milly Robertson.
48'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Demi Lambourne.
46'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Felicity Gibbons.
First-Half Ends
First Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 1, Blackburn Rovers Women 0.
45'+5'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+5'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
45'+2'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
45'+1'
miss
Attempt missed. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
44'
free kick won
Izzy Atkinson (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
42'
miss
Attempt missed. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
41'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
39'
free kick won
Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Demi Lambourne (Crystal Palace Women).
36'
free kick won
Demi Lambourne (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Katie Bradley (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
33'
free kick won
Hannah Silcock (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
28'
miss
Attempt missed. Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
26'
Yellow Card
Percival(23)
Ria Percival (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
26'
free kick won
Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
24'
free kick won
Aimee Everett (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
23'
free kick won
Alexia Potter (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
18'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women).
17'
miss
Attempt missed. Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
16'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Hannah Silcock.
16'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
15'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
13'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Milly Robertson.
8'
free kick won
Ria Percival (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Annabel
Blanchard(10)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 1, Blackburn Rovers Women 0. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Molly-Mae Sharpe.
5'
free kick won
Katie Bradley (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2'
miss
Attempt missed. Katie Bradley (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
2'
free kick won
Lauren Thomas (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.