Crystal Palace 1–0 Everton, WSL Matchday 1

Crystal Palace v Everton

Crystal Palace3rd 3 pts

L. Lloyd-Smith 34′

1

1–0

Full time

Sun 6 Sep

Everton12th 0 pts

0

Sun 6 Sep, 9:00 am EDT Borough Sports Ground WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 1

Key moments

34′Goal L. Lloyd-Smith (Crystal Palace)1–0

Top performers

Crystal Palace

L. Lloyd-SmithMCRYshirt 71G2SH
B. EnglandFCRYshirt 90G3SH
F. TsunodaMCRYshirt 250G2SH

Everton

Ornella VignolaMEVEshirt 180G4SH
R. MaceMEVEshirt 300G4SH
H. BlundellDEVEshirt 20G1SH

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

What it means

Crystal Palace

3rd

Level on points with Tottenham Hotspur, the leaders, with 24 to play.

Everton

12th

3 points behind Tottenham Hotspur, the leaders, with 24 to play.

Team stats

CRY EVE

Possession: Crystal Palace: 40%; Everton: 60%
Shots: Crystal Palace: 10; Everton: 14
Corners: Crystal Palace: 2; Everton: 8

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

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

After this result

By the numbers

Everton have 2 home wins from 4 at home, and 1 from 4 away. 1.8 points a match at home, 0.8 away.

Everton have 4 points from last 5 and are out of form. 0.8 a match, against 1.3 all season. WSL average 1.4.

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

Crystal Palace have scored 7 goals, the 12th most in the WSL. 0.9 a match. WSL average 1.6.

The match on the pitch

Crystal Palace: 40% possession; 122 possessions; 8% ended in a shot; 13% reached the box; 3.3 actions each
Everton: 60% possession; 123 possessions; 11% ended in a shot; 25% reached the box; 4.8 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Crystal Palace

Everton

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Crystal Palace started 7% of their possessions in the final third, Everton 17%.

Where the shots came from

Crystal PalaceEverton

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

How each team moved the ball

Crystal Palace

Everton

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 PalaceEverton

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Crystal PalaceEverton

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 PalaceEverton

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. 1,738 events in the record.

Period Minute 98 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Crystal Palace attack right, Everton 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.

71 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
1:11	F. Tsunoda	Crystal Palace
5:05	Z. Kramžar	Everton
5:35	A. Blanchard	Crystal Palace
5:37	A. Blanchard	Crystal Palace
5:51	T. Goldie	Crystal Palace
6:10	L. Lloyd-Smith	Crystal Palace
6:17	F. Tsunoda	Crystal Palace
9:21	Ornella Vignola	Everton
10:56	L. Lloyd-Smith	Crystal Palace
11:42	R. Mace	Everton
11:56	Z. Kramžar	Everton
13:02	P. Peyraud-Magnin	Crystal Palace
15:42	S. O’Brien	Crystal Palace
15:45	C. Brosnan	Everton
18:16	L. Lloyd-Smith	Crystal Palace
19:11	B. England	Crystal Palace
20:59	C. Brosnan	Everton
23:36	H. McNamara	Everton
24:09	R. Mace	Everton
25:57	Ornella Vignola	Everton

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Lineups

Crystal PalaceFormation 4-2-3-1

Crystal Palace, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 26 P. Peyraud-Magnin. Line 1: 3 J. Napier, 6 A. Everett, 32 M. Bartrip, 22 T. Goldie. Line 2: 24 S. Hopcroft, 25 F. Tsunoda. Line 3: 27 S. O’Brien, 17 A. Blanchard, 7 L. Lloyd-Smith. Line 4: 9 B. England.

Crystal Palace lineup: 11 starters, then 4 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
3	J. Napier	90	0
22	T. Goldie	90	0
25	F. Tsunoda	90	0
6	A. Everett	90	0
32	M. Bartrip	90	0
27	S. O’Brien, off at 90+7′	90	0
24	S. Hopcroft, off at 90′	90	0
9	B. England	90	0
17	A. Blanchard, off at 62′	62	0
7	L. Lloyd-Smith, off at 83′	83	1
Substitutes
10	K. Howat, on at 90+7′	1	0
11	A. Weerden, on at 83′	7	0
19	A. Larkin, on at 62′	28	0
29	A. Swaby, on at 90′	1	0
Team			1

Unused: S. Yáñez, C. Erhabor, S. Enge, M. Sharpe, H. Nolan

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
3	J. Napier	90	0	0	0	55%	1	2
22	T. Goldie	90	0	0	0	68%	2	1
25	F. Tsunoda	90	0	2	0	69%	4	1
6	A. Everett	90	0	0	0	81%	1	1
32	M. Bartrip	90	0	0	0	69%	3	2
27	S. O’Brien, off at 90+7′	90	0	1	0	71%	0	1
24	S. Hopcroft, off at 90′	90	0	0	2	66%	1	0
9	B. England	90	0	3	0	55%	1	0
17	A. Blanchard, off at 62′	62	0	0	0	44%	0	0
7	L. Lloyd-Smith, off at 83′	83	1	2	0	71%	1	0
Substitutes
30	S. Yáñez	–
56	C. Erhabor	–
4	S. Enge	–
8	M. Sharpe	–
10	K. Howat, on at 90+7′	1	0	0	0	–	0	0
11	A. Weerden, on at 83′	7	0	1	1	50%	0	0
15	H. Nolan	–
19	A. Larkin, on at 62′	28	0	1	0	0%	0	0
29	A. Swaby, on at 90′	1	0	0	0	–	0	0
Team			1	10	3	66%	14	8

Crystal Palace goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
26	P. Peyraud-Magnin	90	0	0	–	0	3

Clean sheet: P. Peyraud-Magnin

EvertonFormation 4-2-3-1

Everton, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 C. Brosnan. Line 1: 2 H. Blundell, 3 R. Ishikawa, 13 H. Kitagawa, 33 M. Pacheco. Line 2: 30 R. Mace, 7 C. Wheeler. Line 3: 29 Y. Momiki, 21 Z. Kramžar, 18 O. Vignola. Line 4: 9 H. McNamara.

Everton lineup: 11 starters, then 4 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
1	C. Brosnan	90	0
2	H. Blundell, off at 81′	81	0
33	M. Pacheco	90	0
7	C. Wheeler, off at 67′	67	0
3	R. Ishikawa	90	0
13	H. Kitagawa	90	0
29	Y. Momiki, off at 67′	67	0
30	R. Mace	90	0
9	H. McNamara	90	0
21	Z. Kramžar, off at 80′	80	0
18	O. Vignola	90	0
Substitutes
6	H. Hayashi, on at 81′	9	0
8	R. van Gool, on at 67′	23	0
11	H. Cain, on at 67′	23	0
25	H. Silcock, on at 80′	10	0
Team			0

Unused: R. Foster, I. Hobson, N. Layzell, M. Finnigan

All player stats

Everton lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 8 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
2	H. Blundell, off at 81′	81	0	1	0	84%	1	2
33	M. Pacheco	90	0	1	1	68%	1	4
7	C. Wheeler, off at 67′	67	0	0	0	81%	0	2
3	R. Ishikawa	90	0	1	0	80%	2	0
13	H. Kitagawa	90	0	1	1	79%	0	3
29	Y. Momiki, off at 67′	67	0	0	0	57%	0	1
30	R. Mace	90	0	4	1	81%	0	3
9	H. McNamara	90	0	1	0	86%	1	1
21	Z. Kramžar, off at 80′	80	0	1	0	78%	2	0
18	O. Vignola	90	0	4	2	64%	1	0
Substitutes
24	R. Foster	–
4	I. Hobson	–
5	N. Layzell	–
6	H. Hayashi, on at 81′	9	0	0	0	90%	2	0
8	R. van Gool, on at 67′	23	0	0	0	90%	0	0
11	H. Cain, on at 67′	23	0	0	0	58%	0	0
20	M. Finnigan	–
25	H. Silcock, on at 80′	10	0	0	0	67%	1	0
Team			0	14	5	78%	11	16

Everton goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	C. Brosnan	90	5	6	83%	1	0

Position by matchday

Each club’s place in the table after every matchday, from recorded results.

Crystal Palace results

Crystal Palace latest result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 1 Nov	A	Brighton & Hove Albion	1–2

Earlier results

Crystal Palace earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 25 Oct	H	Chelsea	1–3

Earlier results

Crystal Palace earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 18 Oct	H	West Ham United	0–1

Earlier results

Crystal Palace earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 4 Oct	A	Aston Villa	1–1

Earlier results

Crystal Palace earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 27 Sep	A	Birmingham City	3–3

Everton results

Everton latest result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 31 Oct	H	Manchester United	0–0

Earlier results

Everton earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 25 Oct	H	Aston Villa	2–3

Earlier results

Everton earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 18 Oct	A	London City Lionesses	1–2

Earlier results

Everton earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 4 Oct	H	Birmingham City	2–1

Earlier results

Everton earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 27 Sep	A	Liverpool	0–2

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