Report & Highlights: Fantastic four for Palace Women at Blackburn
Blackburn Rovers Women 0 Crystal Palace Women 4
Blackburn Rovers Women0
Palace Women4
Hopcroft13'
Doran71'
Blanchard79'
Sharpe86'
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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, Blackburn Rovers Women 0, Crystal Palace Women 4.
90'+6'
free kick won
Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+4'
free kick won
Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4'
Substitution
Georgia
Walters(23)
offMilly
Robertson(22)
on90'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
89'
free kick won
Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Molly-Mae
Sharpe(8)
Goal! Blackburn Rovers Women 0, Crystal Palace Women 4. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Felicity Gibbons following a corner.
86'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Annie Hutchings.
82'
Substitution
Polly
Doran(20)
off
Lucy
Watson(25)
on79'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Annabel
Blanchard(10)
Goal! Blackburn Rovers Women 0, Crystal Palace Women 3. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anna Filbey.
78'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women).
73'
Substitution
Shauna
Guyatt(21)
offAnnabel
Blanchard(10)
on72'
Substitution
Emma
Doyle(8)
offMillie
Chandarana(17)
on72'
Substitution
Chloe
Williams(10)
offJemima
Dahou(42)
on71'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Polly
Doran(20)
Goal! Blackburn Rovers Women 0, Crystal Palace Women 2. Polly Doran (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elise Hughes following a fast break.
70'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Kirsten Reilly (Crystal Palace Women) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
69'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Faith Nokuthula.
67'
free kick won
Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66'
Yellow Card
Shepherd(14)
Lucy Shepherd (Blackburn Rovers Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66'
free kick won
Kirsten Reilly (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65'
free kick won
Shauna Guyatt (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63'
Substitution
Araya
Dennis(22)
off
Anna
Filbey(5)
on61'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Faith Nokuthula.
57'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
55'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Araya Dennis (Crystal Palace Women).
51'
free kick won
Chloe Williams (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'
Substitution
Meg
Hornby(11)
offLucy
Shepherd(14)
onFirst-Half Ends
First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers Women 0, Crystal Palace Women 1.
45'+4'
miss
Attempt missed. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
45'+1'
Yellow Card
Seed(5)
Helen Seed (Blackburn Rovers Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1'
free kick won
Shauna Guyatt (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Araya Dennis (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
40'
miss
Attempt missed. Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
38'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Shauna Guyatt (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
37'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Araya Dennis (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
35'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
34'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Annie Hutchings.
32'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Polly Doran.
31'
miss
Attempt missed. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
29'
free kick won
Lauren Thomas (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women).
23'
miss
Attempt missed. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
22'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Faith Nokuthula.
19'
miss
Attempt missed. Araya Dennis (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
15'
Yellow Card
Hornby(11)
Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) is shown the yellow card.
13'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Shanade
Hopcroft(24)
Goal! Blackburn Rovers Women 0, Crystal Palace Women 1. Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shauna Guyatt.
8'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Natalia Negri.
7'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Natalia Negri.
6'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Georgia Walters (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
6'
free kick won
Chloe Williams (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Starting lineup
20
Polly Doran
MF
71'
82'Starting lineup
1
Alex Brooks
GK
16
Annie Hutchings
DF
5
Helen Seed
DF
45'+1'
15
Hannah Silcock
DF
29
Faith Nokuthula
DF
10
Chloe Williams
MF
72'8
Emma Doyle
MF
72'4
Tyler Toland
MF
23
Georgia Walters
S
90'+4'21
Lauren Thomas
S
11
Meg Hornby
S
15'
45'Substitutes
14
Lucy Shepherd
45'66'
17
Millie Chandarana
72'19
Evie Smith
22
Milly Robertson
90'+4'33
Taylor Howarth
42
Jemima Dahou
72'99
Shanell Salgado
Team stats
Top performing palace players
CHA
1-1
DUR
REA
1-0
LEW
WAT
0-2
SOU
BIR
1-1
SUN
- Report & Highlights: Fantastic four for Palace Women at Blackburn
- Blanchard 'still wants more' from Palace ahead of Blackburn
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Starting lineup
20
Polly Doran
MF
71'
82'Starting lineup
1
Alex Brooks
GK
16
Annie Hutchings
DF
5
Helen Seed
DF
45'+1'
15
Hannah Silcock
DF
29
Faith Nokuthula
DF
10
Chloe Williams
MF
72'8
Emma Doyle
MF
72'4
Tyler Toland
MF
23
Georgia Walters
S
90'+4'21
Lauren Thomas
S
11
Meg Hornby
S
15'
45'Substitutes
14
Lucy Shepherd
45'66'
17
Millie Chandarana
72'19
Evie Smith
22
Milly Robertson
90'+4'33
Taylor Howarth
42
Jemima Dahou
72'99
Shanell Salgado
Team stats
Top performing palace players
CHA
1-1
DUR
REA
1-0
LEW
WAT
0-2
SOU
BIR
1-1
SUN
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, Blackburn Rovers Women 0, Crystal Palace Women 4.
90'+6'
free kick won
Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+4'
free kick won
Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4'
Substitution
Georgia
Walters(23)
offMilly
Robertson(22)
on90'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
89'
free kick won
Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Molly-Mae
Sharpe(8)
Goal! Blackburn Rovers Women 0, Crystal Palace Women 4. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Felicity Gibbons following a corner.
86'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Annie Hutchings.
82'
Substitution
Polly
Doran(20)
offLucy
Watson(25)
on79'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Annabel
Blanchard(10)
Goal! Blackburn Rovers Women 0, Crystal Palace Women 3. Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anna Filbey.
78'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Felicity Gibbons (Crystal Palace Women).
73'
Substitution
Shauna
Guyatt(21)
offAnnabel
Blanchard(10)
on72'
Substitution
Emma
Doyle(8)
offMillie
Chandarana(17)
on72'
Substitution
Chloe
Williams(10)
offJemima
Dahou(42)
on71'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Polly
Doran(20)
Goal! Blackburn Rovers Women 0, Crystal Palace Women 2. Polly Doran (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Elise Hughes following a fast break.
70'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Kirsten Reilly (Crystal Palace Women) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
69'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Faith Nokuthula.
67'
free kick won
Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
66'
Yellow Card
Shepherd(14)
Lucy Shepherd (Blackburn Rovers Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
66'
free kick won
Kirsten Reilly (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65'
free kick won
Shauna Guyatt (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63'
Substitution
Araya
Dennis(22)
offAnna
Filbey(5)
on61'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Faith Nokuthula.
57'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
55'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Araya Dennis (Crystal Palace Women).
51'
free kick won
Chloe Williams (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'
Substitution
Meg
Hornby(11)
offLucy
Shepherd(14)
onFirst-Half Ends
First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers Women 0, Crystal Palace Women 1.
45'+4'
miss
Attempt missed. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
45'+1'
Yellow Card
Seed(5)
Helen Seed (Blackburn Rovers Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1'
free kick won
Shauna Guyatt (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Araya Dennis (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
40'
miss
Attempt missed. Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a fast break.
38'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Shauna Guyatt (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
37'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Araya Dennis (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
35'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
34'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Annie Hutchings.
32'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Polly Doran.
31'
miss
Attempt missed. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
29'
free kick won
Lauren Thomas (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
28'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women).
23'
miss
Attempt missed. Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace Women) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
22'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Faith Nokuthula.
19'
miss
Attempt missed. Araya Dennis (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
15'
Yellow Card
Hornby(11)
Meg Hornby (Blackburn Rovers Women) is shown the yellow card.
13'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Shanade
Hopcroft(24)
Goal! Blackburn Rovers Women 0, Crystal Palace Women 1. Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shauna Guyatt.
8'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Natalia Negri.
7'
corner
Corner, Blackburn Rovers Women. Conceded by Natalia Negri.
6'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Georgia Walters (Blackburn Rovers Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
6'
free kick won
Chloe Williams (Blackburn Rovers Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Shanade Hopcroft (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.