Crystal Palace vs Manchester City, 2024-25 English Women's Super League

· English Women's Super League

Crystal Palace

FT
0 - 3

Manchester City

40': Jessica Park
50': Jill Roord
73': Khadija Shaw

Manchester City stay top of WSL with easy win over Crystal Palace

Man City sweep aside Palace to stay top of WSL

Goals from Jess Park, Jill Roord and Bunny Shaw gave Manchester City a comfortable 3-0 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday that ensures they stay top of the Women's Super League (WSL) table ahead of Brighton & Hove Albion and third-placed Chelsea.

Match Commentary

40': Jessica Park (Manchester City) Goal at 40'
45': Ashleigh Weerden (Crystal Palace) Substitution at 45'
50': Jill Roord (Manchester City) Goal at 50'
56': Abbie Larkin (Crystal Palace) Substitution at 56'
59': Chloe Kelly (Manchester City) Substitution at 59'
59': Gracie Prior (Manchester City) Substitution at 59'
73': Khadija Shaw (Manchester City) Goal at 73'
73': Molly-Mae Sharpe (Crystal Palace) Substitution at 73'
73': Laura Brown (Manchester City) Substitution at 73'
73': Laura Coombs (Manchester City) Substitution at 73'
79': Isibeal Atkinson (Crystal Palace) Substitution at 79'
79': Chloe Arthur (Crystal Palace) Substitution at 79'
81': Lily Murphy (Manchester City) Substitution at 81'

Statistics

MNC		CRY
6	Fouls	5
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
3	Corner Kicks	1
1	Saves	6
79.5	Possession	20.5
23	SHOTS	4
9	ON GOAL	1
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
8	Blocked Shots	0
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: English Women's Super League

Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 2,275

Women's Super League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	0	0	0
2	Aston Villa	0	0	0
3	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0
4	Chelsea	0	0	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Crystal Palace (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
30	Shae Yanez (GK)
3	Felicity Gibbons
32	Brooke Aspin
23	Lily Woodham
14	Josie Green
10	Annabel Blanchard
17	Lexi Potter
5	My Cato
28	Katie Stengel
24	Shanade Hopcroft
20	Indiah-Paige Riley

Crystal Palace Substitutes:

Ashleigh Weerden, Molly-Mae Sharpe, Milla-Maj Majasaari, Isibeal Atkinson, Chloe Arthur, Abbie Larkin.

Manchester City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
35	Khiara Keating (GK)
5	Alex Greenwood
14	Alanna Kennedy
15	Leila Ouahabi
18	Kerstin Casparij
25	Yui Hasegawa
10	Jill Roord
16	Jessica Park
21	Khadija Shaw
11	Lauren Hemp
20	Aoba Fujino

Manchester City Substitutes:

Laura Blindkilde Brown, Lily Murphy, Katie Startup, Eve O'Carroll, Codie Thomas, Chloe Kelly, Laura Coombs, Gracie Prior.

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