The complete story of Palace Women's incredible 2023/24 season.

How they did it

## Annabel Blanchard

> Blanchard joined Palace in 2022 off the back of a remarkable season with Blackburn Rovers in which she earned both Coaches' and Supporters' Player of the Season, and has since grown into one of English football's most exciting playmakers.

Blanchard is a young, two-footed forward capable of playing across the front line or, more regularly, as a No. 10.

Blanchard began her career aged just 16 with Liverpool, but started her time with the England youth setup the year before, and has represented the national side from Under-17-Under-19 levels.

After leaving Liverpool she joined Leicester City and then Blackburn Rovers, with whom she finished joint-top goalscorer in 21/22.

Blanchard then joined Palace in the summer of 2022 and made a strong start in South London, with four goals in 22 Championship appearances in her maiden campaign.

In 2023/24, Blanchard's brilliance shone as Palace Women claimed promotion from the Championship, the forward scoring 11 times in just 19 league games including clinical hat-tricks against both Durham and London City Lionesses.

Such form led to Blanchard not only winning both the Championship Goal and Player of the Month awards in September – as well as a nomination for the latter for November – but also the club's Player of the Month awards for October and March to boot.

At the start of Palace's first-ever top-flight season, Blanchard became our inaugural Women's Super League goalscorer, netting a brace in our first win against Leicester City – 2-0 at the King Power Stadium – in October 2024.

September 2023

Championship Player of the Month

Championship Goal of the Month

Blackburn Rovers, 2021/22

Coaches' Player of the Season

Supporters' Player of the Season

February 2023, October 2023, April 2024

Crystal Palace Player of the Month

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Season

Games

Get ready to get behind the team as Palace Women prepare for an exciting set of home fixtures in Sutton to close out 2024.

First up is Tottenham Hotspur in the Women's League Cup on the 11th December, before our huge clash in the Barclays Women’s Super League (WSL) against Manchester United on the 15th December.

Make sure you’ve secured your seat at the **VBS Community Stadium** in Sutton to back the team as they continue their historic campaign in the top-flight!

Buy tickets now!

Here’s everything you need to know:

### Upcoming Matches at the VBS Community Stadium:

**Crystal Palace Women vs Tottenham Hotspur**

- **Competition:** Women’s League Cup
- **Date:** Wednesday, 11th December
- **Kick-off:** 19:00 GMT
- **Venue:** VBS Community Stadium, Sutton

**Crystal Palace Women vs Manchester United**

- **Competition:** Women’s Super League (WSL)
- **Date:** Sunday, 15th December
- **Kick-off:** 14:00 GMT
- **Venue:** VBS Community Stadium, Sutton

### Seating Arrangements

Although all supporters at Selhurst Park matches will be seated, matches **in Sutton** will see supporters have the option of purchasing either a **Seating Ticket** – allowing them to reserve a specific seat within the VBS Community Stadium’s stands – or a **Standing Ticket**.

Standing Tickets are not restricted to specific areas. Supporters will be able to move around all terracing stands at the VBS Community Stadium, depending on availability.

If you are a supporter with any **accessibility requirements**, please contact our dedicated Disability Liaison Officer, Rhianna Odartey, either by email [**dlo@cpfc.co.uk**](mailto:dlo@cpfc.co.uk) or call 0208 768 6000. Limited parking is available for supporters with a blue badge.

**Away supporters** should be aware that there is a dedicated away section at each match in the WSL, with clubs responsible for selling seats to their own travelling supporters.

We recommend purchasing all tickets online, in advance of each match, to ensure you don’t miss out.

### Ticket information

**All tickets will be digital** and will be emailed to the account holder before each game (if bought in advance, no later than 48 hours prior to kick-off).

**Tickets for each game** will be sent out as PDF files, which can either be scanned on your phone at the gates, or printed off at home.

Pricing for the Spurs and Man Utd games will be the same; please see the details below:

### Prices

**Seated**

- Adults: £12
- Under-16s: £5

**Standing**

- Adults: £10
- Under-16s: £5

For just £25, you can get 2 adults and 2 juniors using code **CPFCWFAMILY** at checkout.

**Mascot Package pricing:**

Spurs - £100

Man United - £125

Tickets for Palace Women’s final two home games of 2024 – against Spurs and Manchester United – are on general sale now!

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Gejl on first goal for Palace

On a very windy afternoon in Sutton, the summer signing doubled Palace's lead on the 25th minute with a powerful shot into the corner, and she caught up with Palace TV after the game. 

She said: “I think we played a good first half, if you think about the conditions with the wind and all that.

“But the second half, we were a bit more sloppy, so it’s good that we got the two goals in the first half and then just won the game.”

Fellow summer signing Ashleigh Weerden opened the scoring on the 12th minute, after she pounced on a loose Charlton ball and finished expertly into the corner.

For Gejl, opening her account at Crystal Palace meant a lot. 

When asked how she felt when the ball hit the back of the net, she said: “It was a release, I really needed that, and I’ve been looking forward to getting my first goal here, so finally, I’m really happy."

The Denmark international has been a mainstay of Laura Kaminski's side, having featured in every game of the Barclays Women's Super League so far.

Next up for Gejl is Denmark duty, where they will face Iceland in a friendly on the 2nd December. 

Speaking about the pride she has in representing her country, Gejl said: “I love it, I love coming home to the girls and I love being there. 

"Playing for my country is one of the biggest things in football, so I’m happy about that.”

With a much needed win for Palace in the WSL cup, Gejl believes the team can build on the momentum.

“Hopefully we can take this with us when we come back from the national camp, focus on the league again and go from there,” she said.

After the international break, Palace are away at the Chigwell Construction Stadium to play West Ham United on the 8th December, before we host Tottenham Hotspur at Sutton in the WSL Cup on the 11th December.

[Tickets for West Ham away and our remaining home fixtures of 2024 are available here.](https://www.eticketing.co.uk/cpfc/Events?preFilter=6&preFilterName=3.%20Women%27s%20Matches)

Mille Gejl has expressed her delight after scoring her first goal for Palace Women in the 2-0 victory over Charlton Athletic in the Women’s League Cup. 

Mille Gejl speaks after netting her first goal for Palace

Crystal Palace Women v Charlton Athletic Women (2024-11-24)

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Tottenham and Man United (H) tickets on sale now

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Mille Gejl speaks after netting her first goal for Palace

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League Cup Highlights: Crystal Palace 2 - 0 Charlton Athletic

Gejl on first goal for Palace

Kaminski reflects on first win in the Cup

WSL Highlights: Aston Villa 3 - 2 Crystal Palace

My Cato on first goal for the club against Villa

Kaminski reflects on late defeat at Villa Park

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Women

Tottenham and Man United (H) tickets on sale now

Latest News

Tottenham and Man United (H) tickets on sale now

Mille Gejl speaks after netting her first goal for Palace

Latest Videos

League Cup Highlights: Crystal Palace 2 - 0 Charlton Athletic

Gejl on first goal for Palace

Kaminski reflects on first win in the Cup

WSL Highlights: Aston Villa 3 - 2 Crystal Palace

My Cato on first goal for the club against Villa

Kaminski reflects on late defeat at Villa Park

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