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Crystal Palace Women 1 Sunderland Women 1
Palace Women1
Howat12'
Sunderland Women1
Watson9'
- 04:07Women's Highlights | Palace 1-1 Sunderland
- Report: Palace Women draw against Sunderland
- 01:50Potter reflects on draw with Sunderland
- 00:00Emma Watson on today's draw at home
- WATCH LIVE: Palace Women v Sunderland
Latest videos
View all videos- 04:07Women's Highlights | Palace 1-1 Sunderland
- 01:50Potter reflects on draw with Sunderland
- 00:00Emma Watson on today's draw at home
- 02:00Laura praises the team after winning the league
- 05:36Pre-match Women's press conference: Sunderland (H)
- 01:44Selhurst Showdown | Crystal Palace v Sunderland
- 03:24Women's Match Highlights: Sunderland Ladies 1 - 2 Crystal Palace
pos
club
pl
w
d
l
gf
ga
gd
pts
1
CHACharlton Athletic Women
6
4
2
0
7
2
+5
14
2
BIRBirmingham City Women
6
4
1
1
17
7
+10
13
3
SOUSouthampton F.C. Women
6
3
2
1
16
9
+7
11
4
BHABristol City Women
6
3
1
2
9
10
-1
10
5
SUNSunderland Women
6
2
3
1
9
6
+3
9
6
NOTNottingham Forest Women
6
3
0
3
9
9
0
9
7
DURDurham Women
6
2
1
3
9
7
+2
7
8
CRYCrystal Palace Women
6
1
4
1
10
10
0
7
9
NEWNewcastle United Women
6
1
3
2
9
11
-2
6
10
SHESheffield United Women
6
1
2
3
6
11
-5
5
11
IPSIpswich Town Women
6
1
1
4
5
14
-9
4
12
PORPortsmouth Women
6
1
0
5
6
16
-10
3
Match Summary
Welcome back Palace fans! The 2025/26 Barclays Women's Super League 2 season is underway, and here is what you can expect on matchday!
Match Blog
Full-Time
Match ends, Crystal Palace Women 1, Sunderland Women 1.
90'+6'
free kick won
Natasha Fenton (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+6'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Marissa Sheva (Sunderland Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keira Barry.
90'+5'
free kick won
Louise Griffiths (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Natasha Fenton.
90'+2'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Mary Corbyn.
90'+1'
free kick won
Mary Corbyn (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
added time
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
89'
free kick won
Jamie Finn (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88'
free kick won
Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'
corner
Corner, Sunderland Women. Conceded by Allyson Swaby.
86'
Substitution
Emma
Watson(16)
off
Shanade
Hopcroft(24)
on86'
free kick won
Izzy Atkinson (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'
Yellow Card
Nolan(15)
Hayley Nolan (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83'
free kick won
Natasha Fenton (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82'
Substitution
Emily
Scarr(8)
off
Izzy
Atkinson(2)
on82'
Substitution
Katy
Watson(7)
offEllen
Jones(20)
on82'
Substitution
Katie
Kitching(10)
offJamie
Finn(17)
on80'
miss
Attempt missed. Katy Watson (Sunderland Women) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
79'
corner
Corner, Sunderland Women. Conceded by Aimee Everett.
78'
offside
Offside, Sunderland Women. Keira Barry is caught offside.
77'
miss
Attempt missed. Emily Scarr (Sunderland Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
76'
free kick won
Hannah Greenwood (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76'
free kick won
Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74'
free kick won
Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72'
miss
Attempt missed. Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
71'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Brianna Westrup.
69'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
66'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women).
64'
Substitution
Eleanor
Dale(9)
off
Keira
Barry(19)
on62'
Substitution
Kirsty
Howat(10)
off
Elise
Hughes(9)
on60'
free kick won
Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59'
miss
Attempt missed. Eleanor Dale (Sunderland Women) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Katy Watson with a cross.
58'
Substitution
Justine
Vanhaevermaet(18)
off
My
Cato(5)
on56'
corner
Corner, Sunderland Women. Conceded by Hayley Nolan.
55'
free kick won
Allyson Swaby (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52'
corner
Corner, Sunderland Women. Conceded by Aimee Everett.
50'
offside
Offside, Sunderland Women. Katie Kitching is caught offside.
49'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Eleanor Dale (Sunderland Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women). Assisted by Katy Watson.
48'
miss
Attempt missed. Emily Scarr (Sunderland Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Louise Griffiths.
47'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
46'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women).
45'
Substitution
Evie
Rabjohn(25)
offBrianna
Westrup(27)
onFirst-Half Ends
First Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 1, Sunderland Women 1.
45'+4'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Annabel Blanchard.
45'+4'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Kirsty Howat (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
45'+4'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Louise Griffiths.
45'+2'
free kick won
Katy Watson (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'
added time
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
42'
corner
Corner, Sunderland Women. Conceded by Allyson Swaby.
41'
free kick won
Eleanor Dale (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Jamie-Lee Napier is caught offside.
34'
miss
Attempt missed. Emma Watson (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aimee Everett.
33'
free kick won
Kirsty Howat (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32'
free kick won
Katy Watson (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women).
25'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
25'
start delay
Delay in match (Crystal Palace Women).
24'
post
Emily Scarr (Sunderland Women) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
24'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Marissa Sheva (Sunderland Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mary Corbyn.
21'
free kick won
Katy Watson (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20'
free kick won
Ashleigh Weerden (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19'
free kick won
Eleanor Dale (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16'
miss
Attempt missed. Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ashleigh Weerden with a headed pass.
16'
free kick won
Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15'
miss
Attempt missed. Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
12'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Kirsty
Howat(10)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 1, Sunderland Women 1. Kirsty Howat (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emma Watson with a through ball.
10'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Ashleigh Weerden is caught offside.
9'
Sunderland Women Goal
Goal!
Katy
Watson(7)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 0, Sunderland Women 1. Katy Watson (Sunderland Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Natasha Fenton following a corner.
9'
corner
Corner, Sunderland Women. Conceded by Annabel Blanchard.
9'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Mary Corbyn (Sunderland Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Katy Watson.
8'
post
Jamie-Lee Napier (Crystal Palace Women) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kirsty Howat.
6'
free kick won
Jamie-Lee Napier (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
1'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Evie Rabjohn.
1'
free kick won
Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Starting lineup
10
Kirsty Howat
S
12'
62'Starting lineup
16
Grace Moloney
GK
4
Hannah Greenwood
DF
6
Louise Griffiths
DF
3
Mary Corbyn
DF
25
Evie Rabjohn
DF
45'14
Natasha Fenton
MF
10
Katie Kitching
MF
82'21
Marissa Sheva
MF
7
Katy Watson
MF
9'
82'8
Emily Scarr
S
82'9
Eleanor Dale
S
64'Substitutes
1
Demi Lambourne
2
Izzy Atkinson
82'11
Jess Brown
17
Jamie Finn
82'19
Keira Barry
64'20
Ellen Jones
82'22
Tara O'Hanlon
27
Brianna Westrup
45'
Team stats
Top performing palace players
DUR
3-0
NOT
POR
2-5
SOU
NEW
2-2
BHA
IPS
0-4
BIR
CHA
1-1
SHE
- Potter: We've got some work to do
- 04:07Women's Highlights | Palace 1-1 Sunderland
- Report: Palace Women draw against Sunderland
- 01:50Potter reflects on draw with Sunderland
- 00:00Emma Watson on today's draw at home
- WATCH LIVE: Palace Women v Sunderland
Latest videos
View all videos- 04:07Women's Highlights | Palace 1-1 Sunderland
- 01:50Potter reflects on draw with Sunderland
- 00:00Emma Watson on today's draw at home
- 02:00Laura praises the team after winning the league
- 05:36Pre-match Women's press conference: Sunderland (H)
- 01:44Selhurst Showdown | Crystal Palace v Sunderland
- 03:24Women's Match Highlights: Sunderland Ladies 1 - 2 Crystal Palace
Starting lineup
10
Kirsty Howat
S
12'
62'Starting lineup
16
Grace Moloney
GK
4
Hannah Greenwood
DF
6
Louise Griffiths
DF
3
Mary Corbyn
DF
25
Evie Rabjohn
DF
45'14
Natasha Fenton
MF
10
Katie Kitching
MF
82'21
Marissa Sheva
MF
7
Katy Watson
MF
9'
82'8
Emily Scarr
S
82'9
Eleanor Dale
S
64'Substitutes
1
Demi Lambourne
2
Izzy Atkinson
82'11
Jess Brown
17
Jamie Finn
82'19
Keira Barry
64'20
Ellen Jones
82'22
Tara O'Hanlon
27
Brianna Westrup
45'Team stats
Top performing palace players
DUR
3-0
NOT
POR
2-5
SOU
NEW
2-2
BHA
IPS
0-4
BIR
CHA
1-1
SHE
pos
club
pl
w
d
l
gf
ga
gd
pts
1
CHACharlton Athletic Women
6
4
2
0
7
2
+5
14
2
BIRBirmingham City Women
6
4
1
1
17
7
+10
13
3
SOUSouthampton F.C. Women
6
3
2
1
16
9
+7
11
4
BHABristol City Women
6
3
1
2
9
10
-1
10
5
SUNSunderland Women
6
2
3
1
9
6
+3
9
6
NOTNottingham Forest Women
6
3
0
3
9
9
0
9
7
DURDurham Women
6
2
1
3
9
7
+2
7
8
CRYCrystal Palace Women
6
1
4
1
10
10
0
7
9
NEWNewcastle United Women
6
1
3
2
9
11
-2
6
10
SHESheffield United Women
6
1
2
3
6
11
-5
5
11
IPSIpswich Town Women
6
1
1
4
5
14
-9
4
12
PORPortsmouth Women
6
1
0
5
6
16
-10
3
Match Summary
Welcome back Palace fans! The 2025/26 Barclays Women's Super League 2 season is underway, and here is what you can expect on matchday!
Match Blog
Full-Time
Match ends, Crystal Palace Women 1, Sunderland Women 1.
90'+6'
free kick won
Natasha Fenton (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+6'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Marissa Sheva (Sunderland Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Keira Barry.
90'+5'
free kick won
Louise Griffiths (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Natasha Fenton.
90'+2'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Mary Corbyn.
90'+1'
free kick won
Mary Corbyn (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
added time
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
89'
free kick won
Jamie Finn (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
88'
free kick won
Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'
corner
Corner, Sunderland Women. Conceded by Allyson Swaby.
86'
Substitution
Emma
Watson(16)
offShanade
Hopcroft(24)
on86'
free kick won
Izzy Atkinson (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'
Yellow Card
Nolan(15)
Hayley Nolan (Crystal Palace Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83'
free kick won
Natasha Fenton (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82'
Substitution
Emily
Scarr(8)
offIzzy
Atkinson(2)
on82'
Substitution
Katy
Watson(7)
offEllen
Jones(20)
on82'
Substitution
Katie
Kitching(10)
offJamie
Finn(17)
on80'
miss
Attempt missed. Katy Watson (Sunderland Women) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
79'
corner
Corner, Sunderland Women. Conceded by Aimee Everett.
78'
offside
Offside, Sunderland Women. Keira Barry is caught offside.
77'
miss
Attempt missed. Emily Scarr (Sunderland Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
76'
free kick won
Hannah Greenwood (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76'
free kick won
Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74'
free kick won
Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
72'
miss
Attempt missed. Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
71'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Brianna Westrup.
69'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
66'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women).
64'
Substitution
Eleanor
Dale(9)
offKeira
Barry(19)
on62'
Substitution
Kirsty
Howat(10)
offElise
Hughes(9)
on60'
free kick won
Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59'
miss
Attempt missed. Eleanor Dale (Sunderland Women) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Katy Watson with a cross.
58'
Substitution
Justine
Vanhaevermaet(18)
offMy
Cato(5)
on56'
corner
Corner, Sunderland Women. Conceded by Hayley Nolan.
55'
free kick won
Allyson Swaby (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52'
corner
Corner, Sunderland Women. Conceded by Aimee Everett.
50'
offside
Offside, Sunderland Women. Katie Kitching is caught offside.
49'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Eleanor Dale (Sunderland Women) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women). Assisted by Katy Watson.
48'
miss
Attempt missed. Emily Scarr (Sunderland Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Louise Griffiths.
47'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
46'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace Women).
45'
Substitution
Evie
Rabjohn(25)
offBrianna
Westrup(27)
onFirst-Half Ends
First Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 1, Sunderland Women 1.
45'+4'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Annabel Blanchard.
45'+4'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Kirsty Howat (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
45'+4'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Louise Griffiths.
45'+2'
free kick won
Katy Watson (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'
added time
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
42'
corner
Corner, Sunderland Women. Conceded by Allyson Swaby.
41'
free kick won
Eleanor Dale (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Jamie-Lee Napier is caught offside.
34'
miss
Attempt missed. Emma Watson (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Aimee Everett.
33'
free kick won
Kirsty Howat (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32'
free kick won
Katy Watson (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26'
start delay
Delay in match because of an injury Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women).
25'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
25'
start delay
Delay in match (Crystal Palace Women).
24'
post
Emily Scarr (Sunderland Women) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
24'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Marissa Sheva (Sunderland Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mary Corbyn.
21'
free kick won
Katy Watson (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20'
free kick won
Ashleigh Weerden (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19'
free kick won
Eleanor Dale (Sunderland Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16'
miss
Attempt missed. Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ashleigh Weerden with a headed pass.
16'
free kick won
Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15'
miss
Attempt missed. Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
12'
Crystal Palace Women Goal!
Goal!
Kirsty
Howat(10)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 1, Sunderland Women 1. Kirsty Howat (Crystal Palace Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Emma Watson with a through ball.
10'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Ashleigh Weerden is caught offside.
9'
Sunderland Women Goal
Goal!
Katy
Watson(7)
Goal! Crystal Palace Women 0, Sunderland Women 1. Katy Watson (Sunderland Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Natasha Fenton following a corner.
9'
corner
Corner, Sunderland Women. Conceded by Annabel Blanchard.
9'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Mary Corbyn (Sunderland Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Katy Watson.
8'
post
Jamie-Lee Napier (Crystal Palace Women) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Kirsty Howat.
6'
free kick won
Jamie-Lee Napier (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
1'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace Women. Conceded by Evie Rabjohn.
1'
free kick won
Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.