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.

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Crystal Palace

2024–25 season

Head coach

Laura Kaminski

Stadium

Gander Green Lane, Sutton

League Cup

Group stage

Highest home attendance

5,003
(vs. Chelsea, 27 September 2024)

Lowest home attendance

502
(vs. Everton, 10 November 2024)

Average home league attendance

2,144

Biggest win

2–0 v Leicester City (A)
(WSL, 6 October 2024)
2–0 v Charlton Athletic (H)
(League Cup, 24 November 2024)

Biggest defeat

0–7 v Chelsea (H)
(WSL, 27 September 2024)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2023–24

2025–26 →

Squad

As of 30 January 2025^[2]

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

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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
14	MF	WAL	Josie Green
15	MF	IRL	Hayley Nolan
16	MF	FIN	Ria Öling
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
21	FW	CAN	Clarissa Larisey
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	JAM	Allyson Swaby
30	GK	USA	Shae Yañez
31	GK	ENG	Annis-Clara Wright
77	MF	IRL	Isibeal Atkinson
—	DF	NED	Aniek Nouwen (on loan from Chelsea)

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	Gibbons 53' (o.g.) Sentnor 70' Riehl 81'	Report		Stadium: America First Field

1 September 2024 Friendly	Bristol City	3–1	Crystal Palace	Bristol
13:00	Lloyd-Smith Ward Woolley	Report	Sharpe	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	Cato 5' Larkin 8', 11' Atkinson 61'	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

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
14	1	3	10	12	38	−26	6	0	1	5	3	16	−13	1	2	5	9	22	−13

Last updated: 16 February 2025.
Source: WSL

Results by matchday

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Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	L	L	W	L	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	D	L
Position	11	12	8	8	9	9	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Results

22 September 2024 1	Tottenham Hotspur	4–0	Crystal Palace	Leyton
14:00	Raso 19' Naz 53' Spence 76' Ahtinen 88'	Report	Gejl 46' Gibbons 61' Blanchard 62' Everett 74' Aspin 90+4' 90+4'	Stadium: Brisbane Road Attendance: 1,778 Referee: Amy Fearn

27 September 2024 2	Crystal Palace	0–7	Chelsea	Selhurst
19:30	Blanchard 3'	Report	James 14', 58' Beever-Jones 38' Bronze 48' Reiten 74', 90' Björn 78' Macario 90+5'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 5,003 Referee: Emily Heaslip

6 October 2024 3	Leicester City	0–2	Crystal Palace	Leicester
15:00	Goodwin 25'	Report	Blanchard 55', 68' (pen.)	Stadium: King Power Stadium Attendance: 1,806 Referee: Stephen Parkinson

13 October 2024 4	Crystal Palace	0–1	Brighton & Hove Albion	Selhurst
14:00	Green 16' Gejl 56'	Report	Vilamala 35'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 1,166 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

20 October 2024 5	Liverpool	1–1	Crystal Palace	St Helens
14:00	Kapocs 37' Smith 52'	Report	Stengel 14' Green 90+2'	Stadium: Totally Wicked Stadium Attendance: 3,007 Referee: Amy Fearn

3 November 2024 6	Crystal Palace	0–3	Manchester City	Selhurst
14:00		Report	Park 40' Roord 50' Shaw 73'	Stadium: Selhurst Park Attendance: 2,275 Referee: Lisa Benn

10 November 2024 7	Crystal Palace	1–1	Everton	Sutton
14:00	Riley 1' Potter 86'	Report	Hayashi 72'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 502 Referee: Kirsty Dowle

17 November 2024 8	Aston Villa	3–2	Crystal Palace	Aston
14:00	Patten 40' Daly 45+5' Salmon 90+4'	Report	Cato 30' Woodham 45+8' Blanchard 86'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 2,673 Referee: Grace Lowe

8 December 2024 9	West Ham United	5–2	Crystal Palace	Dagenham
14:30	Asseyi 17' Piubel 36' Paví 44' Denton 82' Gorry 90+2'	Report	Gejl 5' Riley 11', 55' Stengel 31' Potter 85'	Stadium: Victoria Road Attendance: 1,292 Referee: Lisa Benn

15 December 2024 10	Crystal Palace	0–1	Manchester United	Sutton
14:00		Report	Clinton 45+5', 85' Bizet 82'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 1,773 Referee: Amy Fearn

19 January 2025 11	Arsenal	5–0	Crystal Palace	Borehamwood
14:00	Williamson 6' Russo 63' Mead 67' Caldentey 75' (pen.), 90+5'	Report	Potter 84' Nolan 90+4'	Stadium: Meadow Park Attendance: 3,576 Referee: Phoebe Cross

26 January 2025 12	Crystal Palace	2–3	Tottenham Hotspur	Sutton
14:00	Stengel 48' Weerden 64' Woodham 87' Everett 90+3'	Report	England 14', 23' Raso 17' Holdt 90+5'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Referee: Lucy May

2 February 2025 13	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–1	Crystal Palace	Crawley
14:00	Woodham 18' (o.g.) Symonds 48'	Report	Majasaari 45+1' Potter 58' Woodham 59' Larisey 66' Cato 88'	Stadium: Broadfield Stadium Attendance: 2,345 Referee: Stacey Fullicks

16 February 2025 14	Manchester United	3–1	Crystal Palace	Leigh
12:00	Terland 9', 64' Clinton 85' Mannion 90+5'	Report	Gejl 38' Riley 59' Öling 83'	Stadium: Leigh Sports Village Attendance: 4,761 Referee: Amy Fearn

2 March 2025 15	Crystal Palace	v	Liverpool	Sutton
14:00				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 v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
8	West Ham United	14	4	2	8	17	26	−9	14
9	Everton	14	3	4	7	12	22	−10	13
10	Leicester City	14	3	3	8	9	19	−10	12
11	Aston Villa	14	2	4	8	15	27	−12	10
12	Crystal Palace	14	1	3	10	12	38	−26	6	Relegation to the Championship

Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2025. Source: Women's Super League Table
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored.

Women's FA Cup

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

14 January 2025 Fourth round	Crystal Palace	6–1	Sheffield United	Sutton
19:00	Sharpe 6' Weerden 29', 61' Gejl 40', 52' Cato 71' Page 89' (o.g.)	Report	Bailey 73' Aherne 74'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 164 Referee: Ella Broad
Note: Rescheduled from 12 January due to frozen pitch.

9 February 2025 Fifth round	Crystal Palace	2–0	Newcastle United	Sutton
13:00	Weerden 81' Larkin 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Gander Green Lane Referee: Megan Wilson

9 March 2025 Quarter-finals	Chelsea	v	Crystal Palace	Kingston upon Thames
				Stadium: Kingsmeadow

Women's League Cup

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Crystal Palace entered the League Cup at the group stage.

2 October 2024 Group stage	Aston Villa	2–0	Crystal Palace	Walsall
19:15	Hanson 80' Robinson 90+2'	Report	Cato 59'	Stadium: Bescot Stadium Attendance: 422 Referee: Adewunmi Soneye

24 November 2024 Group stage	Crystal Palace	2–0	Charlton Athletic	Sutton
14:00	Weerden 11' Gejl 24'	Report		Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 172 Referee: Adewunmi Soneye

11 December 2024 Group stage	Crystal Palace	0–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Sutton
19:00	Atkinson 26' Weerden 87'	Report	Vinberg 50' Dennis 71' Neville 88'	Stadium: Gander Green Lane Attendance: 257 Referee: Emily Heaslip

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tottenham Hotspur	3	3	0	5	1	+4	9	Advanced to knock-out stage
2	Aston Villa	3	2	1	6	2	+4	6
3	Crystal Palace	3	1	2	2	4	−2	3
4	Charlton Athletic	3	0	3	2	8	−6	0

Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 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

As of match played 16 February 2025

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

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No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		WSL		FA Cup		League Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2	DF	DEN	Katrine Veje	16	0	11+1	0	2	0	1+1	0
3	DF	ENG	Felicity Gibbons	11	0	4+3	0	0+1	0	2+1	0
4	MF	SCO	Chloe Arthur	5	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	3	0
5	MF	SWE	My Cato	18	3	13	2	1+1	1	1+2	0
6	DF	ENG	Aimee Everett	15	1	11	0	1	1	2+1	0
8	FW	ENG	Molly-Mae Sharpe	14	0	2+8	0	1	0	3	0
9	FW	WAL	Elise Hughes	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
10	FW	ENG	Annabel Blanchard	18	3	10+3	3	2	0	3	0
11	FW	NED	Ashleigh Weerden	19	5	6+8	1	2	3	3	1
14	MF	WAL	Josie Green	14	0	12	0	1+1	0	0	0
15	MF	IRL	Hayley Nolan	7	0	5	0	1	0	1	0
16	MF	FIN	Ria Öling	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
17	MF	ENG	Lexi Potter	17	0	13	0	2	0	0+2	0
19	GK	FIN	Milla-Maj Majasaari	7	0	3	0	1	0	3	0
20	FW	NZL	Indiah-Paige Riley	14	2	10+1	2	1	0	0+2	0
21	FW	CAN	Clarissa Larisey	4	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0	0
22	MF	DEN	Mille Gejl	17	4	13	2	2	1	2	1
23	DF	WAL	Lily Woodham	16	0	12+1	0	2	0	1	0
24	FW	ENG	Shanade Hopcroft	3	0	1+2	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW	IRL	Abbie Larkin	17	1	0+12	0	0+2	1	3	0
28	FW	USA	Katie Stengel	18	2	13	2	1+1	0	0+3	0
29	DF	JAM	Allyson Swaby	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
30	GK	USA	Shae Yañez	12	0	11	0	1	0	0	0
31	GK	ENG	Annis-Clara Wright	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF	IRL	Isibeal Atkinson	5	0	0+2	0	0	0	2+1	0
	DF	NED	Aniek Nouwen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who left the club during the season:
12	FW	ENG	Poppy Pritchard	6	0	0+3	0	0	0	1+2	0
29	DF	ENG	Jorja Fox	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
32	DF	ENG	Brooke Aspin	6	0	2+2	0	0	0	2	0

Transfers

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Date	Position	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]
31 August 2024	GK	Milla-Maj Majasaari	Anderlecht	^[11]
1 September 2024	MF	My Cato	Norrköping	^[12]
13 September 2024	FW	Katie Stengel	Gotham FC	^[13]
18 January 2025	FW	Clarissa Larisey	BK Häcken	^[14]
22 January 2025	MF	Ria Öling	FC Rosengård	^[15]
30 January 2025	DF	Allyson Swaby	Milan	^[16]

Loans in

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Date	Position	Name	From	Until	Ref.
15 August 2024	DF	Jorja Fox	Chelsea	4 January 2025	^[17]^[18]
31 August 2024	MF	Lexi Potter	Chelsea	End of season	^[19]
7 September 2024	DF	Brooke Aspin	Chelsea	4 January 2025	^[20]^[18]
13 September 2024	FW	Poppy Pritchard	Manchester City	13 January 2025	^[21]^[22]
13 September 2024	DF	Lily Woodham	Seattle Reign	End of season	^[23]^[24]
30 January 2025	DF	Aniek Nouwen	Chelsea	End of season	^[25]

Transfers out

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Date	Position	Name	To	Ref.
17 May 2024	DF	Polly Doran	Linköping	^[26]^[27]
	MF	Anna Filbey	Watford	^[26]^[28]
	MF	Shauna Guyatt	Ipswich Town	^[26]^[29]
	DF	Annabel Johnson	Retired	^[26]^[30]
	GK	Natalia Negri	Ipswich Town	^[26]^[31]
	MF	Ellie Noble	Blackburn Rovers	^[26]^[32]
17 June 2024	GK	Fran Kitching		^[33]
17 June 2024	MF	Kirsten Reilly	Hibernian	^[33]^[34]

Loans out

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Date	Position	Nationality	Name	To	Until	Ref.
2 September 2024	MF		Isabella Sibley	Newcastle United	End of season	^[35]

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"Brooke Aspin and Jorja Fox return to Chelsea". Crystal Palace F.C. 4 January 2025.
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"Isabella Sibley joins Newcastle United Women on loan". www.newcastleunited.com. 2 September 2024.

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