CPFCW v Leicester City Women

Crystal Palace v Leicester City Sunday 18th October 2020 // 2pm

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oday is our first game as part of the #TakeAStand campaign. We are proud to support Kick It Out’s calls

for action in the fight against discrimination in football.

Our goalkeeper Chloe Morgan speaks excellently on the matter, and I urge you all

Since the defeat to Blackburn Rovers, we have had two impressive wins

to go and find the various interviews she has conducted. We must all combat all forms of discrimination and we must report any abuse and then educate offenders.

We welcome Jon and his new-look

Our first win of the season, in the emphatic manner in which we did against London Bees, had been coming. The

Leicester City squad to Hayes Lane today

heartbreak of late equalisers against us in

after a busy summer for them transitioning

previous matches, despite dominating, was

from part-time to full-time. This has given

finally overcome in that 90 minutes.

Jon and Leicester City Women the platform

The Conti Cup game vs Lewes re-

to put together a squad that can challenge

emphasised what I already knew: this

for the title. And that is reflected in the fact

squad’s strength in depth is the best I have

they are unbeaten in the league so far this

had during my time with the club. And this

campaign, including an impressive victory

was epitomised by the fact that the summer

over Liverpool last time out.

signings in the final third have had an

The signing of several Women’s Super

incredible impact on Bianca Baptiste and

League players, along with capturing some of

Cherelle Khassal, with the pair having seven

the best Championship talents from last season,

goals between them already this season

has given them the opportunity to bring together

– more than their totals for the 2019/20

a fantastic squad which is going to make today

campaign. The competition for places

a very tough encounter. But it is one we are

we have is a manager’s nightmare but a

prepared for and will make it as difficult as

welcomed one.

possible for them to leave with maximum points.

It is hard to draw comparisons from

We yet again run-out at our home without our incredible fan base in the

last season’s two games against them, with

stands. But we all hope that your return

both sides winning the away game. And just

isn’t far around the corner. The club, the

like Leicester, we ourselves have had a big

players and I are fully supportive of the

squad overhaul.

#LetsFansIn movement.

We come in to the match in a much

We will do our best to give you

better place than our last game at Hayes

something to cheer about this afternoon,

Lane. Since the defeat to Blackburn Rovers,

from wherever you are.

we have had two impressive wins and a hard-fought loss last week to Durham.

dean davenport

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london bees 1 crystal palace 4 Palace secured a comprehensive away victory against London Bees as they dominated play at the Hive with four goals, marking an impressive first win to their Championship season.

Summary •

The Eagles line-up for their second away match of the season.

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Palace’s Siobhan Wilson bags the game’s first goal.

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Coral-Jade Haines nets Palace’s second.

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Half-time: London Bees 0-2 Palace Women

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Bianca Baptiste blazes the second-half into life with a third goal for Palace.

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Coral-Jade Haines extends Palace’s lead to four.

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London Bees’ Mel Filis scores their only goal.

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Full-time: London Bees 1-4 Palace Women

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team as Palace took the lead within five

minutes of kicking-off. Full-back Wilson secured a

STARTING XI: Quantrill Robert

free-kick, landing a curved ball past London Bees

Brooks (Nunn, 78)

goalkeeper Sarah Quantrill and into the back of

Pickett (Gane, 78)

the net.

Palace came close to netting another swiftly

Filis

after as Lizzie Waldie started a good move

McLean

forward, striking the ball across the far side of

Giddings (Will, 68)

the field to goalscorer Wilson, but the resulting

Gibson (Taho, 53)

shot was deflected wide from inside the box.

However, as the match progressed it

Estcourt (West, 68)

appeared the home side struggled to catch-up

Gamby

with the south Londoners’ momentum as an

Hazard.

excellent free-kick taken by Haines swept past the Bees from over 20 yards to hand Palace their second goal.

Although there was an opportunity for Lee

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Burch’s side to add pressure with a goal of their own, Charlie Estcourt’s free-kick sailed over the crossbar and ensured the half-time whistle sounded with the Eagles leading 2-0.

In the second-half, Palace mounted pressure on the Bees from the outset with Baptise making a sensational run along the left-wing, chopping past a wild challenge and pinging home remarkably from 15 yards to score a third goal.

In comparison to the first-half, the home side

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took on more chances, including an effort from

Khassal (Taylor, 79)

Filis and a header from Lauren Pickett, but these

Haines

couldn’t evade the hands of Palace goalkeeper Chloe Morgan.

As time ticked past 70 minutes, a foul on

Wilson (Clifford, 67) Baptiste (Gaylor, 72)

Haines in the six-yard box resulted in a penalty

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for Palace, and the No.22 bagged her second

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Filis then successfully struck home to secure the Bees a consolation goal.

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the squad

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Chloe Morgan

Emma Gibbon

POSITION: GOALKEEPER NATIONALITY: ENGLAND

POSITION: GOALKEEPER NATIONALITY: WALES

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Annabel Johnson

Amy Goddard

POSITION: DEFENDER NATIONALITY: ENGLAND

POSITION: DEFENDER NATIONALITY: ENGLAND

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Georgia Clifford

Lizzie Waldie

POSITION: DEFENDER NATIONALITY: ENGLAND

POSITION: DEFENDER NATIONALITY: ENGLAND

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Siobhan Wilson

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POSITION: DEFENDER NATIONALITY: ENGLAND

POSITION: DEFENDER NATIONALITY: WALES

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Siobhan Wilson leigh nicol POSITION: MIDFIELDER NATIONALITY: SCOTLAND

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Andria Georgiou

Leeta Rutherford

POSITION: MIDFIELDER NATIONALITY: CYPRUS

POSITION: MIDFIELDER NATIONALITY: ENGLAND

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Coral-Jade Haines

Ashleigh Goddard

POSITION: MIDFIELDER NATIONALITY: ENGLAND

POSITION: MIDFIELDER NATIONALITY: ENGLAND

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Bianca Baptiste

Hannah Churchill POSITION: MIDFIELDER NATIONALITY: ENGLAND

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Aoife Hurley

Amber Stobbs

POSITION: MIDFIELDER NATIONALITY: REP. OF IRELAND

POSITION: FORWARD NATIONALITY: ENGLAND

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Amber Gaylor

Kate Natkiel

POSITION: FORWARD NATIONALITY: ENGLAND

POSITION: FORWARD NATIONALITY: ENGLAND

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Ashlee Hincks

Bianca Baptiste

POSITION: FORWARD NATIONALITY: ENGLAND

POSITION: FORWARD NATIONALITY: ENGLAND

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Cherelle Khassal

Amy Taylor

POSITION: MIDFIELDER NATIONALITY: REP. OF IRELAND

POSITION: FORWARD NATIONALITY: ENGLAND

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The squad

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my individual aim this season is to find the back of the net more regularly

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’ve had a really good start and I’m pleased

focus or failure to return to our team shape,

to have scored a couple of goals already

because when we are in our shape we are

– my individual aim this season is to find

composed and hard to break down.

the back of the net more regularly.

Last season was my first with the club,

The change in targeting goals, though, has had plenty of benefits. We’ve upped

so there’s always that adjustment period.

the intensity and added competition for

Furthermore, my first training session at

places with Kate Natkiel arriving, Amber

Palace was the first time I’d played football

Stobbs and Ashlee Hincks returning from

properly for eight months; I suffered a

injury layoffs, plus Amber Gaylor and Amy

hyperextended knee playing for Chichester

Taylor are now settled after arriving midway

City against Liverpool in the FA Cup.

through last season.

With a season in south London under my

Knowing we’ve got those players waiting

belt and having readjusted the mindset that

in the wings has really pushed me and Bianca

naturally creeps in after a severe injury, I now

Baptiste on this season. We seem to be on

feel settled. And I can comfortably say that

the same wavelength in training and on the

because I commute from Portsmouth to be

pitch, epitomised by Bianca’s selfless assist

part of this squad, and that speaks volumes

for my finish against Blackburn.

about the way this club welcomes you.

It’s unfortunate that my goals so far

We’ve got Leicester City tomorrow – we played them twice last season, with the away

haven’t reaped the points we deserve.

team winning on each occasion. They were

Conceding late to draw with Charlton Athletic

a young side and very in-your-face. But with

and then Blackburn Rovers’ injury time goal

the experience and the skill sets added to our

to hand them the victory are situations we

squad, we should be targeting three points.

know we have to work on cutting out.

These late goals have perhaps come

That being said, the match arrives on the back of a week where we played three

about due to our shift in footballing style this

games in eight days – and all three away

season, with Dean looking to implement a

from home against London Bees, Lewes and

more attack-minded approach. We have been

Durham. Weeks like that, though, are why

on top in all the games we’ve played and then

this season Dean looked to recruit a bigger

we seem to concede. Perhaps it’s a drop in

squad, so we are prepared.

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Opposition

Sun 6

Charlton Athletic

Result 2-2

Sat 12

London City Lionesses

1-1

Sun 27

Blackburn Rovers

2-3

Sun 4

London Bees

4-1

Wed 7

Lewes

2-1

Sun 11

Durham

0-2

Sun 18

Leicester City

Sun 1

Sheffield United

Thu 5

Bristol City

Sun 8

Coventry United

Thu 19

London Bees

Sun 6

Liverpool

Sun 13

Lewes

Sun 20

Charlton Athletic

Sun 10

London City Lionesses

Sun 17

Durham

Sun 24

Leicester City

Sun 7

Blackburn Rovers

Sun 14

London Bees

Sun 7

Liverpool

Sun 4

Sheffield United

Sun 25

Coventry United

Sun 2

Lewes

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fixtures, results & Tables

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(GK) Chloe MORGAN Annabel JOHNSON Amy GODDARD Georgia CLIFFORD Leigh NICOL Amber STOBBS Amber GAYLOR Kate NATKIEL Ashlee HINCKS Bianca BAPTISTE Lizzie WALDIE Cherelle KHASSAL Siobhan WILSON Andria GEORGIOU Amy TAYLOR (GK) Emma GIBBON Leeta RUTHERFORD Coral-Jade HAINES Ashleigh GODDARD Ffion MORGAN Hannah CHURCHILL Aoife HURLEY

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