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

Crystal Palace
2024–25 season
Head coachLaura Kaminski
StadiumGander Green Lane, Sutton
Highest home attendance5,003
(vs. Chelsea, 27 September 2024)
Lowest home attendance502
(vs. Everton, 10 November 2024)
Average home league attendance2,144
Biggest win2–0 v Leicester City (A)
(WSL, 6 October 2024)
2–0 v Charlton Athletic (H)
(League Cup, 24 November 2024)
Biggest defeat0–7 v Chelsea (H)
(WSL, 27 September 2024)
← 2023–24
2025–26 →

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. Along with competing in the WSL, the club will also contest two domestic cup competitions: the FA Cup and the League Cup.

Squad

As of 30 January 2025

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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
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
30 GK  USA Shae Yañez
31 GK  ENG Annis-Clara Wright
77 MF  IRL Isibeal Atkinson
DF  JAM Allyson Swaby
DF  NED Aniek Nouwen (on loan from Chelsea)

Preseason

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. 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.

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

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
13 1 3 9 11 35  −24 6 0 1 5 3 16  −13 1 2 4 8 19  −11

Last updated: 2 February 2025.
Source: WSL

Results by matchday

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHAHAHHAAHAHAAHHAHAHHA
ResultLLWLDLDLLLLLD
Position1112889910121212121212
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
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 1–1 Everton Sutton
14:00
Report
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 502
Referee: Kirsty Dowle
17 November 2024 8 Aston Villa 3–2 Crystal Palace Aston
14:00
Report
Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 2,673
Referee: Grace Lowe
8 December 2024 9 West Ham United 5–2 Crystal Palace Dagenham
14:30
Report
Stadium: Victoria Road
Attendance: 1,292
Referee: Lisa Benn
15 December 2024 10 Crystal Palace 0–1 Manchester United Sutton
14:00 Report
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 1,773
Referee: Amy Fearn
19 January 2025 11 Arsenal 5–0 Crystal Palace Borehamwood
14:00
Report
Stadium: Meadow Park
Attendance: 3,576
Referee: Phoebe Cross
26 January 2025 12 Crystal Palace 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur Sutton
14:00
Report
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Referee: Lucy May
2 February 2025 13 Brighton & Hove Albion 1–1 Crystal Palace Crawley
14:00
Stadium: Broadfield Stadium
16 February 2025 14 Manchester United v Crystal Palace Trafford
12:00 Stadium: Old Trafford
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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
8 Everton 13 3 4 6 11 20 −9 13
9 West Ham United 13 3 2 8 14 25 −11 11
10 Aston Villa 13 2 4 7 15 24 −9 10
11 Leicester City 13 2 3 8 6 19 −13 9
12 Crystal Palace 13 1 3 9 11 35 −24 6 Relegation to the Championship
Updated to match(es) played on 2 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
Report
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 v Newcastle United Sutton
13:00 Stadium: Gander Green Lane

Women's League Cup

Crystal Palace entered 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
Attendance: 422
Referee: Adewunmi Soneye
24 November 2024 Group stage Crystal Palace 2–0 Charlton Athletic Sutton
14:00
Report Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 172
Referee: Adewunmi Soneye
11 December 2024 Group stage Crystal Palace 0–2 Tottenham Hotspur Sutton
19:00
Report
Stadium: Gander Green Lane
Attendance: 257
Referee: Emily Heaslip

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

Appearances

As of match played 2 February 2025

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 14 0 10+1 0 1 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 16 3 12 2 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 13 0 2+7 0 1 0 3 0
9 FW  WAL Elise Hughes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW  ENG Annabel Blanchard 16 3 10+2 3 1 0 3 0
11 FW  NED Ashleigh Weerden 17 4 5+8 1 1 2 3 1
14 MF  WAL Josie Green 12 0 11 0 0+1 0 0 0
15 MF  IRL Hayley Nolan 7 0 5 0 1 0 1 0
16 MF  FIN Ria Öling 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF  ENG Lexi Potter 15 0 12 0 1 0 0+2 0
19 GK  FIN Milla-Maj Majasaari 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
20 FW  NZL Indiah-Paige Riley 12 2 9+1 2 0 0 0+2 0
21 FW  CAN Clarissa Larisey 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
22 MF  DEN Mille Gejl 15 3 12 1 1 1 2 1
23 DF  WAL Lily Woodham 14 0 11+1 0 1 0 1 0
24 FW  ENG Shanade Hopcroft 3 0 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
27 FW  IRL Abbie Larkin 16 0 0+12 0 0+1 0 3 0
28 FW  USA Katie Stengel 17 2 13 2 0+1 0 0+3 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  JAM Allyson Swaby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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

Transfers in

Date Position Nationality Name From Ref.
1 August 2024 DF Katrine Veje Everton
2 August 2024 GK Shae Yañez Bristol City
7 August 2024 FW Indiah-Paige Riley PSV
9 August 2024 FW Ashleigh Weerden Ajax
15 August 2024 MF Mille Gejl North Carolina Courage
31 August 2024 MF Josie Green Leicester City
GK Milla-Maj Majasaari Anderlecht
1 September 2024 MF My Cato Norrköping
13 September 2024 FW Katie Stengel Gotham FC
18 January 2025 FW Clarissa Larisey BK Häcken
22 January 2025 MF Ria Öling FC Rosengård
30 January 2025 DF Allyson Swaby Milan

Loans in

Date Position Nationality Name From Until Ref.
15 August 2024 DF Jorja Fox Chelsea 4 January 2025
31 August 2024 MF Lexi Potter Chelsea End of season
7 September 2024 DF Brooke Aspin Chelsea 4 January 2025
13 September 2024 FW Poppy Pritchard Manchester City 13 January 2025
DF Lily Woodham Seattle Reign End of season
30 January 2025 DF Aniek Nouwen Chelsea End of season

Transfers out

Date Position Nationality Name To Ref.
17 May 2024 DF Polly Doran Linköping
MF Anna Filbey Watford
MF Shauna Guyatt Ipswich Town
DF Annabel Johnson Retired
GK Natalia Negri Ipswich Town
MF Ellie Noble Blackburn Rovers
17 June 2024 GK Fran Kitching
MF Kirsten Reilly Hibernian

Loans out

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

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