Crystal Palace vs Birmingham City: WSL 2 stats & head-to-head

WSL 2 Scores & Fixtures

Sunday 7th December

WSL 2 Table

On Sunday 7th December

Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1 Charlton Athletic	10	7	3	0	13	4	9	24	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw
2 Birmingham City	10	6	1	3	25	13	12	19	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss
3 Bristol City	10	6	1	3	24	14	10	19	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
4 Nottingham Forest	10	5	1	4	15	15	0	16	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
5 Newcastle United	9	3	4	2	17	14	3	13	Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Win
6 Crystal Palace	10	3	4	3	17	15	2	13	Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win
7 Southampton	9	3	3	3	20	15	5	12	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw
8 Sheffield United	10	3	3	4	10	17	-7	12	Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
9 Durham	10	2	4	4	13	12	1	10	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Draw Result Draw
10 Portsmouth	10	3	1	6	14	25	-11	10	Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
11 Sunderland	10	2	3	5	15	19	-4	9	Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss
12 Ipswich Town	10	1	2	7	8	28	-20	5	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw

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Key

Position 1, 2 : Promotion
Position 3 : Promotion Play-off
Position 12 : Relegation

Last Updated 7th December 2025 at 16:01

Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.

home team, Crystal Palace

Manager: Jo Potter

Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2

30, Yañez, Goalkeeper
30
3, Napier, Defender
3
6, Everett, Defender
6
29, Swaby, Defender
29
8, Sharpe, Midfielder
8
5, Cato, Midfielder
5
24, Hopcroft, Midfielder
24
11, Weerden, Midfielder
11
17, Blanchard, Attacking Midfielder
17
9, Hughes, Striker
9
10, Howat, Striker
10

Number
30
S. Yáñez
Number
29
A. Swaby
Number
6
A. Everett , Captain
Number
3
J. Napier
Number
11
A. Weerden , substituted for I. Sibley at 97 minutes
Number
24
S. Hopcroft , substituted for L. Brown at 80 minutes
Number
5
M. Cato
Number
8
M. Sharpe
Number
17
A. Blanchard
Number
10
K. Howat , substituted for I. Riley at 88 minutes
Number
9
E. Hughes

Substitutes

home team, Crystal Palace

Number
21
Z. Bailey
Number
12
L. Brown
Number
41
E. Browne
Number
15
H. Nolan
Number
20
I. Riley
Number
7
I. Sibley

away team, Birmingham City

Manager: Amy Merricks

Formation: 4 - 3 - 3

1, Thomas, Goalkeeper
1
18, McKenna, Defender
18
6, Cooke, Defender
6
2, Harris, Defender
2
15, Holloway, Defender
15
10, Harrison-Murray, Midfielder
10
19, Cornet, Midfielder
19
91, Ji So-Yun, Midfielder
91
11, McGowan, Striker
11
29, Louis, Striker
29
27, Sarri, Striker
27

Number
1
L. Thomas
Number
15
R. Holloway
Number
2
M. Harris
Number
6
S. Cooke , substituted for N. Herron at 73 minutes
Number
18
R. McKenna
Number
91
Ji So-Yun
Number
19
C. Cornet
Number
10
C. Harrison-Murray , Captain, substituted for O. Hurtré at 60 minutes
Number
27
V. Sarri
Number
29
B. Louis , substituted for L. Quinn at 60 minutes
Number
11
T. McGowan , substituted for L. Crosthwaite at 46 minutes

away team, Birmingham City

Number
32
A. Baker
Number
23
L. Bance
Number
16
L. Crosthwaite
Number
30
N. Herron
Number
22
O. Hurtré
Number
38
P. Irvine
Number
36
E. Locke
Number
37
R. Mannu
Number
17
L. Quinn

Crystal Palace
Birmingham City

home team, Crystal Palace

Manager: Jo Potter

Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2

30, Yañez, Goalkeeper
30
3, Napier, Defender
3
6, Everett, Defender
6
29, Swaby, Defender
29
8, Sharpe, Midfielder
8
5, Cato, Midfielder
5
24, Hopcroft, Midfielder
24
11, Weerden, Midfielder
11
17, Blanchard, Attacking Midfielder
17
9, Hughes, Striker
9
10, Howat, Striker
10

Number
30
S. Yáñez
Number
29
A. Swaby
Number
6
A. Everett , Captain
Number
3
J. Napier
Number
11
A. Weerden , substituted for I. Sibley at 97 minutes
Number
24
S. Hopcroft , substituted for L. Brown at 80 minutes
Number
5
M. Cato
Number
8
M. Sharpe
Number
17
A. Blanchard
Number
10
K. Howat , substituted for I. Riley at 88 minutes
Number
9
E. Hughes

Substitutes

Number
21
Z. Bailey
Number
12
L. Brown
Number
41
E. Browne
Number
15
H. Nolan
Number
20
I. Riley
Number
7
I. Sibley

Match Officials

Referee:: Joanne Horwood

Match Stats

Overall possession

Total touches inside the opposition box

In-depth match stats

Attack

Distribution

Defence

Season so far

WSL 2

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v Leicester City

0

3

FA Women's League Cup

v Aston Villa

3

FA Women's League Cup

v Ipswich Town

1

2

WSL 2

v Portsmouth

5

2

WSL 2

v Sheffield United

1

2

WSL 2

v Nottingham Forest

0

3

WSL 2

v Portsmouth

2

1

WSL 2

v Charlton Athletic

0

1

WSL 2

v Ipswich Town

3

2

FA Women's League Cup

v Tottenham Hotspur

3

0

FA Women's League Cup

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Played 4

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WSL 2

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Postat 90 minutes plus 8
Match ends, Crystal Palace Women 3, Birmingham City Women 0.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 8
Second Half ends, Crystal Palace Women 3, Birmingham City Women 0.
Postat 90 minutes plus 8
Attempt blocked. Martha Harris (Birmingham City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Postat 90 minutes plus 7
Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Elise Hughes.
Postat 90 minutes plus 7
Corner, Birmingham City Women. Conceded by Isabella Sibley.
Substitutionat 90 minutes plus 7
Substitution, Crystal Palace Women. Isabella Sibley replaces Ashleigh Weerden.
Postat 90 minutes plus 6
Attempt blocked. Lily Crosthwaite (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rebecca McKenna.
Postat 90 minutes plus 4
Attempt missed. Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Océane Hurtré.
Postat 90 minutes plus 2
Offside, Crystal Palace Women. Molly-Mae Sharpe is caught offside.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
Postat 90 minutes
Océane Hurtré (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Postat 90 minutes
Foul by Jamie-Lee Napier (Crystal Palace Women).
Postat 89 minutes
Foul by Neve Herron (Birmingham City Women).
Postat 89 minutes
Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 88 minutes
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Substitutionat 88 minutes
Substitution, Crystal Palace Women. Indiah-Paige Riley replaces Kirsty Howat.
Postat 86 minutes
Delay in match because of an injury Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women).
Postat 86 minutes
Attempt saved. Lucy Quinn (Birmingham City Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Shae Yañez (Crystal Palace Women). Assisted by Océane Hurtré with a cross.
Postat 84 minutes
Rebecca McKenna (Birmingham City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Postat 84 minutes
Foul by Ashleigh Weerden (Crystal Palace Women).

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WSL 2 Scores & Fixtures

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Team Lineups

home team, Crystal Palace

Pitch Formation

Starting lineup

Substitutes

home team, Crystal Palace

away team, Birmingham City

Pitch Formation

Starting lineup

away team, Birmingham City

home team, Crystal Palace

Pitch Formation

Starting lineup

Substitutes

away team, Birmingham City

Pitch Formation

Starting lineup

Substitutes

Match Officials

Match Stats

Basic Stats

Overall possession

Shots

Shots on target

Total touches inside the opposition box

Goalkeeper saves

Aerial duels won

Fouls committed

Corners

In-depth match stats

Attack

Shots

Shots on target

Shots off target

Attempts out of box

Hit woodwork

Total offsides

Distribution

Total passes

Pass accuracy %

Backward passes

Forward passes

Total long balls

Successful final third passes

Total crosses

Defence

Total tackles

Won tackle %

Fouls committed

Total clearances

Season so far

Goals scored

Form guide

Previous meetings

Played 4

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