Crystal Palace 1–3 Chelsea, WSL Matchday 7

Crystal Palace v Chelsea

Crystal Palace12th 6 pts

M. Bartrip 20′

1

1–3

Full time

Sun 25 Oct

Chelsea1st 19 pts

M. Malard 51′, 75′
S. Baltimore 90′ pen

3

Sun 25 Oct, 8:00 am EDT Borough Sports Ground WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 7

Key moments

20′Goal M. Bartrip (Crystal Palace)1–0
51′Goal M. Malard (Chelsea)1–1
75′Goal M. Malard (Chelsea)1–2
90′Penalty goal S. Baltimore (Chelsea)1–3

Top performers

Crystal Palace

M. BartripDCRYshirt 321G1SH
A. LarkinFCRYshirt 190G1SH
B. EnglandFCRYshirt 90G1SH

Chelsea

M. MalardFCHEshirt 92G8SH
S. BaltimoreCHEshirt 11, came off the bench1G3SH
S. NüskenMCHEshirt 60G4SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Crystal Palace

12th▼1 from 11th

13 points behind Chelsea, the leaders, with 18 to play.

Chelsea

1st▲1 from 2nd

Top of the table, 1 point above Manchester City, with 18 to play.

Team stats

CRY CHE

Possession: Crystal Palace: 31%; Chelsea: 69%
Shots: Crystal Palace: 5; Chelsea: 26
Corners: Crystal Palace: 2; Chelsea: 13

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

WSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Chelsea	7	+17	19
2	Manchester City	6	+11	18
3	London City Lionesses	6	+11	15
4	Tottenham Hotspur	7	+3	10
5	Manchester United	6	−2	10
6	Arsenal	7	−1	9
7	Everton	6	−1	9
8	Brighton & Hove Albion	7	+3	8
9	Liverpool	6	+2	7
10	Aston Villa	6	−6	6
11	West Ham United	7	−8	6
12	Crystal Palace	7	−9	6
13	Birmingham City	6	−5	3
14	Charlton Athletic	6	−15	0

After this result

By the numbers

Chelsea have 7 wins in a row. Last dropped points: 1–1 v Aston Villa, 5 September.

Chelsea have scored 27 goals, the most in the WSL. 3.4 a match. WSL average 1.6.

Chelsea have 4 goals conceded, the fewest in the WSL. 0.5 a match. WSL average 1.6.

Crystal Palace have gone 7 without a win. Last win: 1–0 v Everton, 6 September.

The match on the pitch

Crystal Palace: 31% possession; 121 possessions; 2% ended in a shot; 6% reached the box; 2.7 actions each
Chelsea: 69% possession; 124 possessions; 14% ended in a shot; 30% reached the box; 5.9 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Crystal Palace

Chelsea

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Crystal Palace started 2% of their possessions in the final third, Chelsea 21%.

Where the shots came from

Crystal PalaceChelsea

Crystal Palace attack right, Chelsea left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Crystal Palace

Chelsea

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

Crystal PalaceChelsea

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Crystal PalaceChelsea

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

Crystal PalaceChelsea

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,779 events in the record.

Period Minute 98 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Crystal Palace attack right, Chelsea left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

70 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
3:34	A. Thompson	Chelsea
8:37	L. Bronze	Chelsea
12:16	A. Larkin	Crystal Palace
12:20	A. Swaby	Crystal Palace
13:09	M. Malard	Chelsea
13:11	M. Hamano	Chelsea
13:12	M. Malard	Chelsea
13:15	S. Nüsken	Chelsea
13:24	P. Peyraud-Magnin	Crystal Palace
16:17	A. Thompson	Chelsea
16:56	F. Tsunoda	Crystal Palace
18:05	L. Lloyd-Smith	Crystal Palace
19:30	M. Bartrip	Crystal Palace
25:00	A. Larkin	Crystal Palace
26:33	M. Hamano	Chelsea
26:35	M. Hamano	Chelsea
27:53	K. McCabe	Chelsea
28:33	A. Larkin	Crystal Palace
28:39	H. Ladd	Crystal Palace
28:41	H. Hampton	Chelsea

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Lineups

Crystal PalaceFormation 3-4-1-2

Crystal Palace, 3-4-1-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 26 P. Peyraud-Magnin. Line 1: 32 M. Bartrip, 6 A. Everett, 22 T. Goldie. Line 2: 29 A. Swaby, 25 F. Tsunoda, 16 H. Ladd, 7 L. Lloyd-Smith. Line 3: 17 A. Blanchard. Line 4: 19 A. Larkin, 9 B. England.

Crystal Palace lineup: 11 starters, then 3 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
26	P. Peyraud-Magnin	90	0
29	A. Swaby, off at 90+5′	90	0
7	L. Lloyd-Smith	90	0
22	T. Goldie	90	0
6	A. Everett	90	0
32	M. Bartrip	90	1
25	F. Tsunoda	90	0
16	H. Ladd, off at 90+5′	90	0
17	A. Blanchard, off at 77′	77	0
19	A. Larkin	90	0
9	B. England	90	0
Substitutes
3	J. Napier, on at 90+5′	1	0
4	S. Enge, on at 90+5′	1	0
27	S. O’Brien, on at 77′	13	0
Team			1

Unused: S. Yáñez, M. Sharpe, K. Howat, A. Weerden, H. Nolan, S. Hopcroft

All player stats

Crystal Palace lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
29	A. Swaby, off at 90+5′	90	0	0	0	63%	2	1
7	L. Lloyd-Smith	90	0	1	0	76%	2	0
22	T. Goldie	90	0	0	0	80%	2	1
6	A. Everett	90	0	0	0	86%	0	2
32	M. Bartrip	90	1	1	0	62%	4	1
25	F. Tsunoda	90	0	0	1	54%	0	0
16	H. Ladd, off at 90+5′	90	0	1	0	69%	0	2
17	A. Blanchard, off at 77′	77	0	0	1	74%	2	0
19	A. Larkin	90	0	1	0	55%	1	0
9	B. England	90	0	1	1	72%	0	0
Substitutes
30	S. Yáñez	–
3	J. Napier, on at 90+5′	1	0	0	0	–	0	0
4	S. Enge, on at 90+5′	1	0	0	0	0%	0	0
8	M. Sharpe	–
10	K. Howat	–
11	A. Weerden	–
15	H. Nolan	–
24	S. Hopcroft	–
27	S. O’Brien, on at 77′	13	0	0	0	67%	0	0
Team			1	5	3	65%	13	7

Crystal Palace goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
26	P. Peyraud-Magnin	90	5	8	63%	3	2

ChelseaFormation 3-4-2-1

Chelsea, 3-4-2-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 24 H. Hampton. Line 1: 22 L. Bronze, 15 K. McCabe, 26 K. Buchanan. Line 2: 2 E. Carpenter, 6 S. Nüsken, 32 L. Potter, 12 A. Thompson. Line 3: 19 W. Kaptein, 23 M. Hamano. Line 4: 9 M. Malard.

Chelsea lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
24	H. Hampton	90	0
2	E. Carpenter	90	0
12	A. Thompson, off at 46′	45	0
26	K. Buchanan	90	0
15	K. McCabe	90	0
22	L. Bronze	90	0
6	S. Nüsken, off at 90+1′	90	0
32	L. Potter	90	0
9	M. Malard, off at 90+1′	90	2
19	W. Kaptein, off at 69′	69	0
23	M. Hamano, off at 46′	45	0
Substitutes
8	E. Cuthbert, on at 46′	45	0
11	S. Baltimore, on at 46′	45	1
16	G. Dragoni, on at 90+1′	1	0
29	M. Matsukubo, on at 90+1′	1	0
33	A. Beever-Jones, on at 69′	21	0
Team			3

Unused: L. Peng, V. Buurman, N. Las, L. Brown

All player stats

Chelsea lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
2	E. Carpenter	90	0	1	2	85%	2	0
12	A. Thompson, off at 46′	45	0	1	1	77%	1	0
26	K. Buchanan	90	0	0	0	89%	1	0
15	K. McCabe	90	0	1	4	82%	0	1
22	L. Bronze	90	0	3	0	74%	0	1
6	S. Nüsken, off at 90+1′	90	0	4	0	78%	0	1
32	L. Potter	90	0	2	1	89%	3	3
9	M. Malard, off at 90+1′	90	2	8	2	64%	1	0
19	W. Kaptein, off at 69′	69	0	1	1	72%	3	0
23	M. Hamano, off at 46′	45	0	1	1	77%	0	0
Substitutes
1	L. Peng	–
5	V. Buurman	–
8	E. Cuthbert, on at 46′	45	0	1	2	64%	2	0
11	S. Baltimore, on at 46′	45	1	3	1	75%	0	0
16	G. Dragoni, on at 90+1′	1	0	0	0	100%	0	0
17	N. Las	–
25	L. Brown	–
29	M. Matsukubo, on at 90+1′	1	0	0	0	100%	1	0
33	A. Beever-Jones, on at 69′	21	0	0	1	70%	0	0
Team			3	26	16	80%	14	6