2024–25 Crystal Palace F.C. (Women) season

The 2024–25 Crystal Palace F.C. (Women) season will be the club's 32nd in existence, and their inaugural season as a top flight club having gained promotion to the Women's Super League, the highest level of the football pyramid, for the first time as 2023–24 Women's Championship winners.[1] Along with competing in the WSL, the club will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Crystal Palace
2024–25 season
Head coachLaura Kaminski
StadiumGander Green Lane, Sutton
Highest home attendance5,003
(vs. Chelsea, 27 September 2024)
Lowest home attendance1,166
(vs. Brighton & Hove Albion, 13 October 2024)
Average home league attendance2,815
← 2023–24
2025–26 →

Squad

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As of 13 September 2024[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   DEN Katrine Veje
3 DF   ENG Felicity Gibbons
4 MF   SCO Chloe Arthur
5 MF   SWE My Cato
6 DF   ENG Aimee Everett (captain)
8 FW   ENG Molly-Mae Sharpe
9 FW   WAL Elise Hughes
10 FW   ENG Annabel Blanchard
11 FW   NED Ashleigh Weerden
12 FW   ENG Poppy Pritchard (on loan from Manchester City)
14 MF   WAL Josie Green
15 MF   IRL Hayley Nolan
17 MF   ENG Lexi Potter (on loan from Chelsea)
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 GK   FIN Milla-Maj Majasaari
20 FW   NZL Indiah-Paige Riley
22 MF   DEN Mille Gejl
23 DF   WAL Lily Woodham (on loan from Seattle Reign FC)
24 FW   ENG Shanade Hopcroft
27 FW   IRL Abbie Larkin
28 FW   USA Katie Stengel
29 DF   ENG Jorja Fox (on loan from Chelsea)
30 GK   USA Shae Yañez
31 GK   ENG Annis-Clara Wright
32 DF   ENG Brooke Aspin (on loan from Chelsea)
77 MF   IRL Isibeal Atkinson

Preseason

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Crystal Palace travelled to Salt Lake City for a week-long training camp at the Utah Royals training facility before playing them in a friendly.[3] A further five preseason friendlies were confirmed by the club following their return to the UK, with Palace's trip to Bristol City the only one open to the public.[4]

16 August 2024 Friendly Utah Royals   3–0 Crystal Palace Sandy, Utah, United States
19:00 MDT
Report Stadium: America First Field
1 September 2024 Friendly Bristol City 3–1 Crystal Palace Bristol
13:00 Report
Stadium: Ashton Gate
8 September 2024 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion Crystal Palace
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: Scoreline not announced
12 September 2024 Friendly Crystal Palace 4–0   ADO Den Haag Beckenham
17:30
Report Stadium: Crystal Palace Training Ground
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Friendly Charlton Athletic Crystal Palace
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: Date and scoreline not announced
Friendly Newcastle United Crystal Palace
Attendance: Behind-closed-doors
Note: Date and scoreline not announced

Women's Super League

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Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
6 1 1 4 3 16  −13 4 0 0 3 0 11  −11 1 1 1 3 5  −2

Last updated: 3 November 2024.
Source: WSL

Results by matchday

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAHAHHA
ResultLLWLDL
Position11128899
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

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22 September 2024 1 Tottenham Hotspur 4–0 Crystal Palace Leyton
14:00
Report
Stadium: Brisbane Road
Attendance: 1,778
Referee: Amy Fearn
27 September 2024 2 Crystal Palace 0–7 Chelsea Selhurst
19:30
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 5,003
Referee: Emily Heaslip
6 October 2024 3 Leicester City 0–2 Crystal Palace Leicester
15:00
Report
Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 1,806
Referee: Stephen Parkinson
13 October 2024 4 Crystal Palace 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion Selhurst
14:00
Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 1,166
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
20 October 2024 5 Liverpool 1–1 Crystal Palace St Helens
14:00
Report
Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium
Attendance: 3,007
Referee: Amy Fearn
3 November 2024 6 Crystal Palace 0–3 Manchester City Selhurst
14:00 Report
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 2,275
Referee: Lisa Benn
10 November 2024 7 Crystal Palace v Everton Sutton
14:00 Stadium: Gander Green Lane
17 November 2024 8 Aston Villa v Crystal Palace Aston
14:00 Stadium: Villa Park
8 December 2024 9 West Ham United v Crystal Palace Dagenham
14:30 Stadium: Victoria Road
14/15 December 2024 10 Crystal Palace v Manchester United Sutton
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
18/19 January 2025 11 Arsenal v Crystal Palace Holloway
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
25/26 January 2025 12 Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur Sutton
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
1/2 February 2025 13 Brighton & Hove Albion v Crystal Palace Crawley
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
15/16 February 2025 14 Manchester United v Crystal Palace Trafford
Stadium: Old Trafford
1/2 March 2025 15 Crystal Palace v Liverpool Sutton
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
15/16 March 2025 16 Crystal Palace v Aston Villa Sutton
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
22/23 March 2025 17 Everton v Crystal Palace Walton
Stadium: Walton Hall Park
29/30 March 2025 18 Crystal Palace v Arsenal Selhurst
Stadium: Selhurst Park
19/20 April 2025 19 Chelsea v Crystal Palace Kingston upon Thames
Stadium: Kingsmeadow
26/27 April 2025 20 Crystal Palace v West Ham United Sutton
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
3/4 May 2025 21 Crystal Palace v Leicester City Sutton
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
10/11 May 2025 22 Manchester City v Crystal Palace Manchester
Stadium: Academy Stadium

League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Tottenham Hotspur 6 2 1 3 12 14 −2 7
8 Leicester City 6 1 2 3 2 5 −3 5
9 Crystal Palace 6 1 1 4 3 16 −13 4
10 Aston Villa 6 0 2 4 6 11 −5 2
11 West Ham United 6 0 2 4 3 11 −8 2
Updated to match(es) played on 3 November 2024. Source: Women's Super League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Women's FA Cup

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As a member of the first tier, Crystal Palace will enter the FA Cup in the fourth round proper.

January 2025 Fourth round TBD

Women's League Cup

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Crystal Palace will enter the League Cup at the group stage.

2 October 2024 Group stage Aston Villa 2–0 Crystal Palace Walsall
19:15
Report
Stadium: Bescot Stadium
Referee: Adewunmi Soneye
24 November 2024 Group stage Crystal Palace v Charlton Athletic Sutton
14:00 Stadium: Gander Green Lane
11 December 2024 Group stage Crystal Palace v Tottenham Hotspur Sutton
19:00 Stadium: Gander Green Lane

Pos Team Pld W WPEN LPEN L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Aston Villa 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Advanced to knock-out stage
2 Tottenham Hotspur 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 +1 3
3 Charlton Athletic 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
4 Crystal Palace 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
Updated to match(es) played on 2 October 2024. Source: Women's League Cup
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Number of wins; 5) Head-to-head record

Squad statistics

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Appearances

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As of match played 3 November 2024

Starting appearances are listed first, followed by substitute appearances after the + symbol where applicable.

No. Pos Nat Player Total WSL FA Cup League Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2 DF   DEN Katrine Veje 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
3 DF   ENG Felicity Gibbons 6 0 4+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
4 MF   SCO Chloe Arthur 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
5 MF   SWE My Cato 6 0 5 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF   ENG Aimee Everett 5 0 4 0 0 0 0+1 0
8 FW   ENG Molly-Mae Sharpe 5 0 0+4 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW   WAL Elise Hughes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW   ENG Annabel Blanchard 7 2 6 2 0 0 1 0
11 FW   NED Ashleigh Weerden 7 0 2+4 0 0 0 1 0
12 FW   ENG Poppy Pritchard 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF   WAL Josie Green 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF   IRL Hayley Nolan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   ENG Lexi Potter 6 0 5 0 0 0 0+1 0
19 GK   FIN Milla-Maj Majasaari 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
20 FW   NZL Indiah-Paige Riley 6 0 5+1 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF   DEN Mille Gejl 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF   WAL Lily Woodham 6 0 4+1 0 0 0 1 0
24 FW   ENG Shanade Hopcroft 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW   IRL Abbie Larkin 7 0 0+6 0 0 0 1 0
28 FW   USA Katie Stengel 7 1 6 1 0 0 0+1 0
29 DF   ENG Jorja Fox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 GK   USA Shae Yañez 6 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK   ENG Annis-Clara Wright 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
32 DF   ENG Brooke Aspin 4 0 2+1 0 0 0 1 0
77 MF   IRL Isibeal Atkinson 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0

Transfers

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Transfers in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
1 August 2024 DF   Katrine Veje   Everton [5]
2 August 2024 GK   Shae Yañez   Bristol City [6]
7 August 2024 FW   Indiah-Paige Riley   PSV [7]
9 August 2024 FW   Ashleigh Weerden   Ajax [8]
15 August 2024 MF   Mille Gejl   North Carolina Courage [9]
31 August 2024 MF   Josie Green   Leicester City [10]
GK   Milla-Maj Majasaari   Anderlecht [11]
1 September 2024 MF   My Cato   Norrköping [12]
13 September 2024 FW   Katie Stengel   Gotham FC [13]

Loans in

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Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
15 August 2024 DF   Jorja Fox   Chelsea End of season [14]
31 August 2024 MF   Lexi Potter   Chelsea End of season [15]
7 September 2024 DF   Brooke Aspin   Chelsea End of season [16]
13 September 2024 FW   Poppy Pritchard   Manchester City End of season [17]
DF   Lily Woodham   Seattle Reign 31 January 2025 [18]

Transfers out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
17 May 2024 DF   Polly Doran   Linköping [19][20]
MF   Anna Filbey   Watford [19][21]
MF   Shauna Guyatt   Ipswich Town [19][22]
DF   Annabel Johnson Retired [19][23]
GK   Natalia Negri   Ipswich Town [19][24]
MF   Ellie Noble   Blackburn Rovers [19][25]
17 June 2024 GK   Fran Kitching [26]
MF   Kirsten Reilly   Hibernian [26][27]

Loans out

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Date Position Nationality Name To Until Ref.
2 September 2024 MF   Isabella Sibley   Newcastle United End of season [28]

References

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  1. ^ "Crystal Palace promoted to WSL: Players who inspire and deliberate planning - how club have booked top-flight place". Sky Sports.
  2. ^ "Women Squad". Crystal Palace F.C. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Palace Women to embark on historic pre-season tour". Crystal Palace F.C. 30 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Palace Women's pre-season programme revealed". Crystal Palace F.C. 22 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Crystal Palace Women sign Katrine Veje". Crystal Palace F.C. 1 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Shae Yañez joins Crystal Palace Women". Crystal Palace F.C. 2 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Indiah-Paige Riley joins Crystal Palace". Crystal Palace F.C. 7 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Palace sign Netherlands international Ashleigh Weerden". Crystal Palace F.C. 9 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Crystal Palace sign Denmark international Mille Gejl". Crystal Palace F.C. 15 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Palace Women sign Josie Green". Crystal Palace F.C. 31 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Palace Women sign Milla-Maj Majasaari". Crystal Palace F.C. 31 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Palace Women sign Sweden international My Cato - News". Crystal Palace F.C. 1 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Crystal Palace Women sign Katie Stengel". Crystal Palace F.C. 13 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Jorja Fox joins Palace on loan". Crystal Palace F.C. 15 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Lexi Potter returns to Crystal Palace". Crystal Palace F.C. 31 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Brooke Aspin joins Crystal Palace Women on loan". Crystal Palace F.C. 7 September 2024.
  17. ^ "Poppy Pritchard joins Palace Women on loan". Crystal Palace F.C. 13 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Palace Women sign Lily Woodham on loan". Crystal Palace F.C. 13 September 2024.
  19. ^ a b c d e f "Palace Women confirm departing players". Crystal Palace F.C. 17 May 2024.
  20. ^ "Linköping FC recruits U23 defender from Australia". Linköping F.C. 1 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Filbey Signs On". www.watfordfc.com. 2 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Shauna Guyatt is a blue". Ipswich Town FC. 12 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Former Crystal Palace defender Johnson announces retirement". WSL Full-Time. 14 July 2024.
  24. ^ "Natalia Negri signs for Town". Ipswich Town FC. 18 July 2024.
  25. ^ "Blackburn Rovers sign former Crystal Palace midfielder Noble". WSL Full-Time. 5 August 2024.
  26. ^ a b "Reilly & Kitching to leave Palace Women". Crystal Palace F.C. 17 June 2024.
  27. ^ "Kirsten Reilly Returns To Hibernian". Hibernian FC. 25 June 2024.
  28. ^ "Isabella Sibley joins Newcastle United Women on loan". www.newcastleunited.com. 2 September 2024.