Palace Women vs Charlton: Three unforgettable recent clashes
As Palace Women prepare for their Women's League Cup clash against Championship side Charlton on Sunday, we look back at three previous encounters of this fiercely contested rivalry.
Charlton Athletic 2-2 Crystal Palace (06/09/20)
This four-goal thriller was the first instalment of this South London rivalry in the Women's Championship. Charlton took the lead early on before Bianca Baptiste grabbed a well-worked equaliser on ten minutes.
32 minutes on the clock and Palace took the lead, thanks to a Cherelle Khassal strike from outside the box.
Palace held out until the 87th minute until Shauna Vassell tapped home at the back post to equalise for the hosts and send both teams away with a point.
Charlton Athletic 3-2 Crystal Palace (22/10/23)
During last season's successful promotion campaign, Palace visited the Valley in another thrilling instalment of this fixture.
Goals from Angela Addison and Kayleigh Green meant that the Eagles had to twice come from behind in the first-half, with Elise Hughes heading home a rebound and Araya Dennis scoring a stunning long-range equaliser just before the break.
It wasn't to be for Palace however, as Charlton grabbed the winner in the 76th minute through Melissa Johnson’s chipped effort.
An entertaining game and a tough result was Palace's first loss of the season, but despite the derby day disappointment, Laura Kaminski's Eagles would later go on to secure a historic promotion to the Barclays Women's Super league.
Crystal Palace 3-2 Charlton Athletic (14/11/21)
There were five goals at Hayes Lane in a dramatic edition of this South London derby.
Featuring an early appearance of current Palace Women captain Aimee Everett, the Eagles raced into a two goal lead thanks to goals from Mia Farrow and Kirsty Barton.
Hollie Olding, who would go on to join Palace for the 2022/23 season, managed to get a goal back for Charlton on the 68th minute. Farrow managed to get her second and Palace's third just five minutes later, after she rounded the Charlton keeper and finished expertly into the corner.
Jess King's late goal for the visitors ensured a nervy finish, but Palace held on to claim the bragging rights.