Crystal Palace 0–1 West Ham United, WSL Matchday 6

Crystal Palace v West Ham United

Crystal Palace10th 6 pts

0

0–1

Full time

Sun 18 Oct

West Ham United9th 6 pts

K. Gago 30′

1

Sun 18 Oct, 7:00 am EDT Borough Sports Ground WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 6

The match story

Photo from West Ham United — Courtesy West Ham United

WSL News

West Ham had more first-half shots. Brighton had the 3-0 win.

The league’s match account says neither side created many testing chances before Maisie Symonds’ long-range opener. Brighton then controlled the second half and scored twice in three minutes.

28 October 2026

Key moments

30′Goal K. Gago (West Ham United)0–1

Top performers

Crystal Palace

A. LarkinFCRYshirt 190G2SH
L. Lloyd-SmithMCRYshirt 70G2SH
B. EnglandFCRYshirt 90G1SH

West Ham United

K. GagoFWHUshirt 111G5SH
V. AsseyiMWHUshirt 200G5SH
I. BelloumouDWHUshirt 70G1SH

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

What it means

Crystal Palace

10th▼1 from 9th

9 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 19 to play.

West Ham United

9th▲3 from 12th

9 points behind Manchester City, the leaders, with 19 to play.

Team stats

CRY WHU

Possession: Crystal Palace: 45%; West Ham United: 55%
Shots: Crystal Palace: 7; West Ham United: 14
Corners: Crystal Palace: 2; West Ham United: 5

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

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

After this result

By the numbers

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

West Ham United have 2 home wins from 4 at home, and 1 from 4 away. 1.5 points a match at home, 0.8 away.

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

Crystal Palace: 45% possession; 120 possessions; 6% ended in a shot; 15% reached the box; 3.6 actions each
West Ham United: 55% possession; 122 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 25% reached the box; 4.3 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Crystal Palace

West Ham United

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Crystal Palace started 7% of their possessions in the final third, West Ham United 13%.

Where the shots came from

Crystal PalaceWest Ham United

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

How each team moved the ball

Crystal Palace

West Ham United

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 PalaceWest Ham United

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Crystal PalaceWest Ham United

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 PalaceWest Ham United

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. 1,626 events in the record.

Period Minute 91 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Crystal Palace attack right, West Ham United 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.

69 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
2:18	L. Lloyd-Smith	Crystal Palace
3:22	Laia Codina	West Ham United
4:27	L. Lloyd-Smith	Crystal Palace
4:31	C. Picaud-Inconnu	West Ham United
5:42	I. Belloumou	West Ham United
8:41	V. Asseyi	West Ham United
12:29	K. Gago	West Ham United
12:53	P. Peyraud-Magnin	Crystal Palace
14:13	V. Asseyi	West Ham United
14:56	F. Tsunoda	Crystal Palace
15:02	S. O’Brien	Crystal Palace
15:11	V. Asseyi	West Ham United
17:06	K. Gago	West Ham United
24:28	A. Larkin	Crystal Palace
24:40	C. Picaud-Inconnu	West Ham United
26:35	J. Napier	Crystal Palace
27:30	P. Peyraud-Magnin	Crystal Palace
28:58	A. Everett	Crystal Palace
29:01	K. Gago	West Ham United
30:04	C. Picaud-Inconnu	West Ham United

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Lineups

Crystal PalaceFormation 4-4-2

Crystal Palace, 4-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 26 P. Peyraud-Magnin. Line 1: 3 J. Napier, 32 M. Bartrip, 6 A. Everett, 22 T. Goldie. Line 2: 27 S. O’Brien, 4 S. Enge, 25 F. Tsunoda, 7 L. Lloyd-Smith. Line 3: 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
3	J. Napier, off at 77′	77	0
22	T. Goldie	90	0
4	S. Enge, off at 65′	65	0
32	M. Bartrip	90	0
6	A. Everett	90	0
27	S. O’Brien	90	0
25	F. Tsunoda	90	0
9	B. England, off at 77′	77	0
19	A. Larkin	90	0
7	L. Lloyd-Smith	90	0
Substitutes
8	M. Sharpe, on at 77′	13	0
17	A. Blanchard, on at 77′	13	0
24	S. Hopcroft, on at 65′	25	0
Team			0

Unused: S. Yáñez, K. Howat, A. Weerden, C. Cosme, H. Ladd, A. Swaby

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 77′	77	0	0	0	73%	2	0
22	T. Goldie	90	0	0	0	71%	0	2
4	S. Enge, off at 65′	65	0	0	0	60%	3	0
32	M. Bartrip	90	0	1	0	70%	3	0
6	A. Everett	90	0	0	0	86%	0	0
27	S. O’Brien	90	0	1	0	38%	2	0
25	F. Tsunoda	90	0	0	0	75%	2	1
9	B. England, off at 77′	77	0	1	0	44%	1	1
19	A. Larkin	90	0	2	3	68%	1	3
7	L. Lloyd-Smith	90	0	2	1	53%	3	1
Substitutes
30	S. Yáñez	–
8	M. Sharpe, on at 77′	13	0	0	0	50%	0	0
10	K. Howat	–
11	A. Weerden	–
12	C. Cosme	–
16	H. Ladd	–
17	A. Blanchard, on at 77′	13	0	0	0	50%	0	0
24	S. Hopcroft, on at 65′	25	0	0	0	67%	3	0
29	A. Swaby	–
Team			0	7	5	67%	20	8

Crystal Palace goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
26	P. Peyraud-Magnin	90	2	3	67%	1	2

West Ham UnitedFormation 4-2-3-1

West Ham United, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 C. Picaud-Inconnu. Line 1: 22 N. Riesen, 3 L. Codina, 28 E. Cascarino, 7 I. Belloumou. Line 2: 8 S. Kumagai, 10 K. Zelem. Line 3: 77 S. Piubel, 4 O. Siren, 20 V. Asseyi. Line 4: 11 K. Gago.

West Ham United lineup: 11 starters, then 1 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
1	C. Picaud-Inconnu	90	0
22	N. Riesen	90	0
7	I. Belloumou	90	0
10	K. Zelem	90	0
3	L. Codina	90	0
28	E. Cascarino	90	0
77	S. Piubel, off at 68′	68	0
8	S. Kumagai	90	0
11	K. Gago	90	1
4	O. Siren	90	0
20	V. Asseyi	90	0
Substitutes
27	L. Wandeler, on at 68′	22	0
Team			1

Unused: R. Dowsett, Y. Endo, E. Nyström, Y. Tennebø, S. Wareing, F. Morgan, N. Peacock, S. Öztaş

All player stats

West Ham United lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
22	N. Riesen	90	0	0	0	66%	3	1
7	I. Belloumou	90	0	1	2	82%	0	1
10	K. Zelem	90	0	0	2	67%	3	0
3	L. Codina	90	0	1	0	83%	1	2
28	E. Cascarino	90	0	0	1	82%	1	1
77	S. Piubel, off at 68′	68	0	0	1	75%	1	0
8	S. Kumagai	90	0	1	0	85%	0	3
11	K. Gago	90	1	5	3	56%	0	0
4	O. Siren	90	0	0	1	89%	4	0
20	V. Asseyi	90	0	5	1	75%	0	1
Substitutes
45	R. Dowsett	–
2	Y. Endo	–
13	E. Nyström	–
15	Y. Tennebø	–
19	S. Wareing	–
23	F. Morgan	–
26	N. Peacock	–
27	L. Wandeler, on at 68′	22	0	1	0	86%	1	0
61	S. Öztaş	–
Team			1	14	11	77%	14	9