Birmingham City 3–3 Crystal Palace, WSL Matchday 4

Birmingham City v Crystal Palace

Birmingham City13th 2 pts

O. Hurtré 1′, 33′
S. Amano 87′

3

3–3

Full time

Sun 27 Sep

Crystal Palace7th 5 pts

S. Baggaley 30′ og
B. England 70′
L. Lloyd-Smith 77′

3

Sun 27 Sep, 9:00 am EDT St. Andrew's @ Knighthead Park WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 4

Key moments

1′Goal O. Hurtré (Birmingham City)1–0
30′Own goal S. Baggaley (Birmingham City)1–1
33′Goal O. Hurtré (Birmingham City)2–1
70′Goal B. England (Crystal Palace)2–2
77′Goal L. Lloyd-Smith (Crystal Palace)2–3
87′Goal S. Amano (Birmingham City)3–3

An own goal shows the scorer’s club and counts for the other club.

Top performers

Birmingham City

O. HurtréMBIRshirt 222G5SH
S. AmanoBIRshirt 14, came off the bench1G1SH
N. HerronDBIRshirt 300G4SH

Crystal Palace

B. EnglandFCRYshirt 91G7SH
L. Lloyd-SmithMCRYshirt 71G1SH
A. BlanchardMCRYshirt 170G2SH

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

What it means

Birmingham City

13thNo change

10 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 21 to play.

Crystal Palace

7th▲2 from 9th

7 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 21 to play.

Team stats

BIR CRY

Possession: Birmingham City: 55%; Crystal Palace: 45%
Shots: Birmingham City: 19; Crystal Palace: 16
Corners: Birmingham City: 9; Crystal Palace: 7

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

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

After this result

By the numbers

Birmingham City have 1 home win from 4 at home, and 0 from 4 away. 1.3 points a match at home, 0.3 away.

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

Crystal Palace have 2 points from last 5 and are out of form. 0.4 a match, against 0.8 all season. WSL average 1.4.

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

Birmingham City: 55% possession; 111 possessions; 14% ended in a shot; 31% reached the box; 5.2 actions each
Crystal Palace: 45% possession; 109 possessions; 12% ended in a shot; 18% reached the box; 4.3 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Birmingham City

Crystal Palace

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Birmingham City started 10% of their possessions in the final third, Crystal Palace 10%.

Where the shots came from

Birmingham CityCrystal Palace

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

How each team moved the ball

Birmingham City

Crystal Palace

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

Birmingham CityCrystal Palace

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Birmingham CityCrystal Palace

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

Birmingham CityCrystal Palace

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. 1,723 events in the record.

Period Minute 92 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Birmingham City attack right, Crystal Palace 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.

83 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
0:27	O. Hurtré	Birmingham City
0:30	O. Hurtré	Birmingham City
0:40	O. Hurtré	Birmingham City
2:37	Lee Geum-Min	Birmingham City
2:45	Lee Geum-Min	Birmingham City
5:19	B. England	Crystal Palace
5:20	S. Baggaley	Birmingham City
6:52	S. O’Brien	Crystal Palace
9:07	M. Levasseur	Birmingham City
9:33	S. O’Brien	Crystal Palace
10:21	N. Herron	Birmingham City
11:20	P. Peyraud-Magnin	Crystal Palace
14:23	L. Naalsund	Birmingham City
15:16	J. Napier	Crystal Palace
17:01	T. Goldie	Crystal Palace
18:44	V. Sarri	Birmingham City
18:45	V. Sarri	Birmingham City
18:47	A. Miyagawa	Birmingham City
19:17	V. Sarri	Birmingham City
19:58	S. Hopcroft	Crystal Palace

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Lineups

Birmingham CityFormation 4-2-3-1

Birmingham City, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 23 S. Baggaley. Line 1: 3 M. Levasseur, 21 M. Turner, 30 N. Herron, 18 R. McKenna. Line 2: 26 A. Miyagawa, 8 L. Naalsund. Line 3: 16 L. Crosthwaite, 7 L. Geum-Min, 22 O. Hurtré. Line 4: 27 V. Sarri.

Birmingham City lineup: 11 starters, then 2 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
23	S. Baggaley	90	0
3	M. Levasseur	90	0
18	R. McKenna	90	0
8	L. Naalsund	90	0
21	M. Turner	90	0
30	N. Herron	90	0
16	L. Crosthwaite	90	0
26	A. Miyagawa	90	0
27	V. Sarri, off at 71′	71	0
7	L. Geum-Min, off at 81′	81	0
22	O. Hurtré	90	2
Substitutes
14	S. Amano, on at 81′	9	1
20	C. Effa Effa, on at 71′	19	0
Team			3

Unused: L. Thomas, M. Harris, J. Rastocle, S. Cooke, W. Leidhammar, R. Holloway, C. Cornet

All player stats

Birmingham City 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	M. Levasseur	90	0	3	1	72%	2	2
18	R. McKenna	90	0	0	0	74%	1	1
8	L. Naalsund	90	0	0	2	87%	1	0
21	M. Turner	90	0	0	0	92%	1	0
30	N. Herron	90	0	4	3	80%	0	1
16	L. Crosthwaite	90	0	1	1	87%	1	0
26	A. Miyagawa	90	0	1	1	73%	2	1
27	V. Sarri, off at 71′	71	0	2	0	81%	0	0
7	L. Geum-Min, off at 81′	81	0	1	2	74%	1	1
22	O. Hurtré	90	2	5	5	46%	2	1
Substitutes
1	L. Thomas	–
2	M. Harris	–
4	J. Rastocle	–
6	S. Cooke	–
10	W. Leidhammar	–
14	S. Amano, on at 81′	9	1	1	0	75%	0	0
15	R. Holloway	–
19	C. Cornet	–
20	C. Effa Effa, on at 71′	19	0	1	0	–	0	0
Team			3	19	15	78%	11	7

Birmingham City goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
23	S. Baggaley	90	2	4	50%	3	0

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, 32 M. Bartrip, 29 A. Swaby, 22 T. Goldie. Line 2: 6 A. Everett, 24 S. Hopcroft. Line 3: 27 S. O’Brien, 17 A. Blanchard, 7 L. Lloyd-Smith. Line 4: 9 B. England.

Crystal Palace lineup: 11 starters, then 2 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, off at 46′	45	0
22	T. Goldie	90	0
24	S. Hopcroft	90	0
32	M. Bartrip	90	0
29	A. Swaby	90	0
27	S. O’Brien, off at 71′	71	0
6	A. Everett	90	0
9	B. England	90	1
17	A. Blanchard	90	0
7	L. Lloyd-Smith	90	1
Substitutes
4	S. Enge, on at 46′	45	0
19	A. Larkin, on at 71′	19	0
Team			2

Unused: S. Yáñez, C. Erhabor, M. Sharpe, K. Howat, A. Weerden, C. Cosme, 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, off at 46′	45	0	0	0	79%	2	0
22	T. Goldie	90	0	1	1	81%	4	2
24	S. Hopcroft	90	0	1	2	64%	3	1
32	M. Bartrip	90	0	1	0	80%	2	0
29	A. Swaby	90	0	0	1	78%	1	1
27	S. O’Brien, off at 71′	71	0	1	0	64%	1	1
6	A. Everett	90	0	1	0	94%	1	5
9	B. England	90	1	7	1	83%	0	0
17	A. Blanchard	90	0	2	2	75%	0	0
7	L. Lloyd-Smith	90	1	1	1	67%	2	2
Substitutes
30	S. Yáñez	–
56	C. Erhabor	–
4	S. Enge, on at 46′	45	0	1	0	70%	1	1
8	M. Sharpe	–
10	K. Howat	–
11	A. Weerden	–
12	C. Cosme	–
15	H. Nolan	–
19	A. Larkin, on at 71′	19	0	0	0	33%	0	0
Team			2	16	8	76%	17	13