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oday is our first game as part of the #TakeAStand campaign. We are proud to support Kick It Out’s calls
for action in the fight against discrimination in football. Our goalkeeper Chloe Morgan speaks excellently on the matter, and I urge you all
Since the defeat to Blackburn Rovers, we have had two impressive wins
to go and find the various interviews she has conducted. We must all combat all forms of discrimination and we must report any abuse and then educate offenders. We welcome Jon and his new-look
Our first win of the season, in the emphatic manner in which we did against London Bees, had been coming. The
Leicester City squad to Hayes Lane today
heartbreak of late equalisers against us in
after a busy summer for them transitioning
previous matches, despite dominating, was
from part-time to full-time. This has given
finally overcome in that 90 minutes.
Jon and Leicester City Women the platform
The Conti Cup game vs Lewes re-
to put together a squad that can challenge
emphasised what I already knew: this
for the title. And that is reflected in the fact
squad’s strength in depth is the best I have
they are unbeaten in the league so far this
had during my time with the club. And this
campaign, including an impressive victory
was epitomised by the fact that the summer
over Liverpool last time out.
signings in the final third have had an
The signing of several Women’s Super
incredible impact on Bianca Baptiste and
League players, along with capturing some of
Cherelle Khassal, with the pair having seven
the best Championship talents from last season,
goals between them already this season
has given them the opportunity to bring together
– more than their totals for the 2019/20
a fantastic squad which is going to make today
campaign. The competition for places
a very tough encounter. But it is one we are
we have is a manager’s nightmare but a
prepared for and will make it as difficult as
welcomed one.
possible for them to leave with maximum points. It is hard to draw comparisons from
We yet again run-out at our home without our incredible fan base in the
last season’s two games against them, with
stands. But we all hope that your return
both sides winning the away game. And just
isn’t far around the corner. The club, the
like Leicester, we ourselves have had a big
players and I are fully supportive of the
squad overhaul.
#LetsFansIn movement.
We come in to the match in a much
We will do our best to give you
better place than our last game at Hayes
something to cheer about this afternoon,
Lane. Since the defeat to Blackburn Rovers,
from wherever you are.
we have had two impressive wins and a hard-fought loss last week to Durham.
dean davenport
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london bees 1 crystal palace 4 Palace secured a comprehensive away victory against London Bees as they dominated play at the Hive with four goals, marking an impressive first win to their Championship season.
Summary •
The Eagles line-up for their second away match of the season.
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Palace’s Siobhan Wilson bags the game’s first goal.
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Coral-Jade Haines nets Palace’s second.
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Half-time: London Bees 0-2 Palace Women
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Bianca Baptiste blazes the second-half into life with a third goal for Palace.
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Coral-Jade Haines extends Palace’s lead to four.
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London Bees’ Mel Filis scores their only goal.
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Full-time: London Bees 1-4 Palace Women
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team as Palace took the lead within five
minutes of kicking-off. Full-back Wilson secured a
STARTING XI: Quantrill Robert
free-kick, landing a curved ball past London Bees
Brooks (Nunn, 78)
goalkeeper Sarah Quantrill and into the back of
Pickett (Gane, 78)
the net. Palace came close to netting another swiftly
Filis
after as Lizzie Waldie started a good move
McLean
forward, striking the ball across the far side of
Giddings (Will, 68)
the field to goalscorer Wilson, but the resulting
Gibson (Taho, 53)
shot was deflected wide from inside the box. However, as the match progressed it
Estcourt (West, 68)
appeared the home side struggled to catch-up
Gamby
with the south Londoners’ momentum as an
Hazard.
excellent free-kick taken by Haines swept past the Bees from over 20 yards to hand Palace their second goal. Although there was an opportunity for Lee
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Burch’s side to add pressure with a goal of their own, Charlie Estcourt’s free-kick sailed over the crossbar and ensured the half-time whistle sounded with the Eagles leading 2-0. In the second-half, Palace mounted pressure on the Bees from the outset with Baptise making a sensational run along the left-wing, chopping past a wild challenge and pinging home remarkably from 15 yards to score a third goal. In comparison to the first-half, the home side
STARTING XI: C.Morgan Johnson Rutherford F.Morgan Waldie Nicol (Hurley, 67 ) Churchill
took on more chances, including an effort from
Khassal (Taylor, 79)
Filis and a header from Lauren Pickett, but these
Haines
couldn’t evade the hands of Palace goalkeeper Chloe Morgan. As time ticked past 70 minutes, a foul on
Wilson (Clifford, 67) Baptiste (Gaylor, 72)
Haines in the six-yard box resulted in a penalty
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for Palace, and the No.22 bagged her second
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and Palace’s fourth of the afternoon. The Bees’
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Filis then successfully struck home to secure the Bees a consolation goal.
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the squad
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Chloe Morgan
Emma Gibbon
POSITION: GOALKEEPER NATIONALITY: ENGLAND
POSITION: GOALKEEPER NATIONALITY: WALES
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Annabel Johnson
Amy Goddard
POSITION: DEFENDER NATIONALITY: ENGLAND
POSITION: DEFENDER NATIONALITY: ENGLAND
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Georgia Clifford
Lizzie Waldie
POSITION: DEFENDER NATIONALITY: ENGLAND
POSITION: DEFENDER NATIONALITY: ENGLAND
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Siobhan Wilson
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POSITION: DEFENDER NATIONALITY: ENGLAND
POSITION: DEFENDER NATIONALITY: WALES
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Siobhan Wilson leigh nicol POSITION: MIDFIELDER NATIONALITY: SCOTLAND
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Andria Georgiou
Leeta Rutherford
POSITION: MIDFIELDER NATIONALITY: CYPRUS
POSITION: MIDFIELDER NATIONALITY: ENGLAND
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Coral-Jade Haines
Ashleigh Goddard
POSITION: MIDFIELDER NATIONALITY: ENGLAND
POSITION: MIDFIELDER NATIONALITY: ENGLAND
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in focus
Bianca Baptiste
Hannah Churchill POSITION: MIDFIELDER NATIONALITY: ENGLAND
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Aoife Hurley
Amber Stobbs
POSITION: MIDFIELDER NATIONALITY: REP. OF IRELAND
POSITION: FORWARD NATIONALITY: ENGLAND
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Amber Gaylor
Kate Natkiel
POSITION: FORWARD NATIONALITY: ENGLAND
POSITION: FORWARD NATIONALITY: ENGLAND
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Ashlee Hincks
Bianca Baptiste
POSITION: FORWARD NATIONALITY: ENGLAND
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Cherelle Khassal
Amy Taylor
POSITION: MIDFIELDER NATIONALITY: REP. OF IRELAND
POSITION: FORWARD NATIONALITY: ENGLAND
the squad
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The squad
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my individual aim this season is to find the back of the net more regularly
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’ve had a really good start and I’m pleased
focus or failure to return to our team shape,
to have scored a couple of goals already
because when we are in our shape we are
– my individual aim this season is to find
composed and hard to break down.
the back of the net more regularly. Last season was my first with the club,
The change in targeting goals, though, has had plenty of benefits. We’ve upped
so there’s always that adjustment period.
the intensity and added competition for
Furthermore, my first training session at
places with Kate Natkiel arriving, Amber
Palace was the first time I’d played football
Stobbs and Ashlee Hincks returning from
properly for eight months; I suffered a
injury layoffs, plus Amber Gaylor and Amy
hyperextended knee playing for Chichester
Taylor are now settled after arriving midway
City against Liverpool in the FA Cup.
through last season.
With a season in south London under my
Knowing we’ve got those players waiting
belt and having readjusted the mindset that
in the wings has really pushed me and Bianca
naturally creeps in after a severe injury, I now
Baptiste on this season. We seem to be on
feel settled. And I can comfortably say that
the same wavelength in training and on the
because I commute from Portsmouth to be
pitch, epitomised by Bianca’s selfless assist
part of this squad, and that speaks volumes
for my finish against Blackburn.
about the way this club welcomes you. It’s unfortunate that my goals so far
We’ve got Leicester City tomorrow – we played them twice last season, with the away
haven’t reaped the points we deserve.
team winning on each occasion. They were
Conceding late to draw with Charlton Athletic
a young side and very in-your-face. But with
and then Blackburn Rovers’ injury time goal
the experience and the skill sets added to our
to hand them the victory are situations we
squad, we should be targeting three points.
know we have to work on cutting out. These late goals have perhaps come
That being said, the match arrives on the back of a week where we played three
about due to our shift in footballing style this
games in eight days – and all three away
season, with Dean looking to implement a
from home against London Bees, Lewes and
more attack-minded approach. We have been
Durham. Weeks like that, though, are why
on top in all the games we’ve played and then
this season Dean looked to recruit a bigger
we seem to concede. Perhaps it’s a drop in
squad, so we are prepared.
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Opposition
Sun 6
Charlton Athletic
Result 2-2
Sat 12
London City Lionesses
1-1
Sun 27
Blackburn Rovers
2-3
Sun 4
London Bees
4-1
Wed 7
Lewes
2-1
Sun 11
Durham
0-2
Sun 18
Leicester City
Sun 1
Sheffield United
Thu 5
Bristol City
Sun 8
Coventry United
Thu 19
London Bees
Sun 6
Liverpool
Sun 13
Lewes
Sun 20
Charlton Athletic
Sun 10
London City Lionesses
Sun 17
Durham
Sun 24
Leicester City
Sun 7
Blackburn Rovers
Sun 14
London Bees
Sun 7
Liverpool
Sun 4
Sheffield United
Sun 25
Coventry United
Sun 2
Lewes
Club
Home Fixture Away Fixture Cup Fixture
apr
mar
feb
jan
dec
nov
oct
Sep
Date
may
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15
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W
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GD
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1
Durham Women
5
3
2
0
6
11
2
Sheffield United Women
4
3
1
0
10
10
3
Liverpool Women
5
3
1
1
7
10
4
Lewes Women
4
3
0
1
0
9
5
Leicester City Women
4
2
2
0
4
8
6
Crystal Palace Women
5
1
2
2
0
5
7
Charlton Athletic Women
3
1
1
1
-3
4
8
London City Lionesses
5
1
1
3
-4
4
9
Coventry United Ladies
4
1
0
3
-3
3
10
Blackburn Rovers Ladies
4
1
0
3
-4
3
11
London Bees Ladies
5
0
0
5
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fixtures, results & Tables
Crystal palace f.c. (GK) Chloe MORGAN Annabel JOHNSON Amy GODDARD Georgia CLIFFORD Leigh NICOL Amber STOBBS Amber GAYLOR Kate NATKIEL Ashlee HINCKS Bianca BAPTISTE Lizzie WALDIE Cherelle KHASSAL Siobhan WILSON Andria GEORGIOU Amy TAYLOR (GK) Emma GIBBON Leeta RUTHERFORD Coral-Jade HAINES Ashleigh GODDARD Ffion MORGAN Hannah CHURCHILL Aoife HURLEY
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Demi LAMBOURNE (GK) Sam TIERNEY Aimee EVERETT Holly MORGAN Lia CATALDO Charlie DEVLIN Remi ALLEN Libby SMITH Annabel BLANCHARD Lachante PAUL Esmee DE GRAAF Sophie HOWARD Freya THOMAS Paige BAILEY-GAYLE Sophie BARKER Millie FARROW Natasha FLINT Hannah CAIN Ashleigh PLUMPTRE Liv FERGUSSON Ruesha LITTLEJOHN Kirstie LEVELL (GK)