WSL Match Report
West Ham W v Crystal Palace W
Status: FT
Match summary
West Ham W overpowered Crystal Palace W 5–2 in a thriller at Chigwell Construction Stadium, Dagenham, Essex on 8 December 2024 (FA WSL). Half-time: 3–2. The scoring started in the 5’ when M. Gejl (assist: A. Blanchard) — Normal Goal struck for Crystal Palace W. The decisive moment arrived in the 90+2’, courtesy of K. Gorry — Normal Goal for West Ham W. Possession finished West Ham W 42% – Crystal Palace W 58%. Shots on target: West Ham W 9 vs Crystal Palace W 3.
Reviewed by the Queen of the Pitch team.
Goals
- Crystal Palace W 5’ — M. Gejl (assist: A. Blanchard) — Normal Goal
- Crystal Palace W 11’ — I. Riley (assist: M. Cato) — Normal Goal
- West Ham W 17’ — V. Asseyi (assist: S. Piubel) — Normal Goal
- West Ham W 36’ — S. Piubel (assist: K. Gorry) — Normal Goal
- West Ham W 44’ — M. Paví (assist: V. Asseyi) — Normal Goal
- West Ham W 82’ — A. Denton (assist: R. Ueki) — Normal Goal
- West Ham W 90+2’ — K. Gorry — Normal Goal
Cards
- Crystal Palace W 31’ — Katie Stengel — Yellow Card
- Crystal Palace W 55’ — Indiah-Paige Riley — Yellow Card
- Crystal Palace W 85’ — Alexia Potter — Yellow Card
Substitutions
- Crystal Palace W 62’ — I. Riley ⟶ A. Weerden
- West Ham W 69’ — M. Paví ⟶ E. Harries
- Crystal Palace W 75’ — H. Nolan ⟶ M. Sharpe
- Crystal Palace W 81’ — M. Gejl ⟶ P. Pritchard
Match statistics
| West Ham W | Stat | Crystal Palace W |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Shots on Goal | 3 |
| 17 | Total Shots | 9 |
| 4 | Shots off Goal | 5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 42% | Ball Possession | 58% |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 10 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| Red Cards | ||
| 1 | Goalkeeper Saves | 4 |
| 76% | Passes % | 81% |
| 258 | Passes accurate | 371 |
| 340 | Total passes | 457 |
| 12 | Shots insidebox | 6 |
| 5 | Shots outsidebox | 3 |
| expected_goals | ||
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Line-ups
West Ham W Coach: R. Skinner
Starting XI
- 1. K. Szemik
- 18. A. Denton
- 5. A. Tysiak
- 14. S. Zadorsky
- 2. K. Smith
- 77. S. Piubel
- 4. O. Siren
- 22. K. Gorry
- 20. V. Asseyi
- 11. M. Paví
- 9. R. Ueki
Substitutes
- 12. E. Harries
- 7. M. Bergman-Lundin
- 26. Li Mengwen
- 25. M. Walsh
- 10. D. Brynjarsdóttir
- 21. S. Cooke
- 36. S. Walsh
- 33. H. Houssein
- 17. C. Sáez
Crystal Palace W Coach: L. Kaminski
Starting XI
- 30. S. Yáñez
- 20. I. Riley
- 15. H. Nolan
- 6. A. Everett
- 2. K. Veje
- 23. L. Woodham
- 17. L. Potter
- 5. M. Cato
- 10. A. Blanchard
- 22. M. Gejl
- 28. K. Stengel
Substitutes
- 11. A. Weerden
- 8. M. Sharpe
- 12. P. Pritchard
- 4. C. Arthur
- 77. I. Atkinson
- 3. F. Gibbons
- 19. M. Majasaari
- 27. A. Larkin