Birmingham W vs Crystal Palace WLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Wsl 2 Women

2025/2026

Birmingham W

Hurtre89'

-FT

Feb 16, 2026

The ARMCO Arena

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Abbie Larkin

Crystal Palace W

Goals

6.8

90'+4Substitution

Lucy Jane Quinn· In

Martha Harris· Out

Birmingham W

90'+2Substitution

Ruesha Littlejohn· In

Abbie Larkin· Out

Crystal Palace W

90'+2Substitution

Lola Brown· In

Hayley Elizabeth Ladd· Out

Crystal Palace W

Goal!

1-3

Oceane Hurtre

89'·Birmingham W

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84'Substitution

Louis Batcheba· In

Lotta Lindström· Out

Birmingham W

84'Substitution

Asato Miyagawa· In

Shanade Hopcroft· Out

Birmingham W

84'Substitution

Lee Geum-Min· In

W. Leidhammar· Out

Birmingham W

81'Substitution

Justine Monique Vanhaevermaet· In

Annabel Blanchard· Out

Crystal Palace W

Goal!

0-3

Elise Anna Hughes

80'·Crystal Palace W

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63'Substitution

Elise Anna Hughes· In

Molly Sharpe· Out

Crystal Palace W

63'Substitution

Allyson Swaby· In

Kirsty Howat· Out

Crystal Palace W

46'Substitution

Oceane Hurtre· In

V. Sarri· Out

Birmingham W

Goal!

0-2

Abbie Larkin

44'·Crystal Palace W

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Goal!

0-1

Annabel Blanchard

29'·Crystal Palace W

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Statistics of the Game

Birmingham W

Crystal Palace W

52%Ball Possession48%

17Shots Total9

5Shots On Target5

2Corners3

4Fouls9

7Offsides2

2Saves4

388Passes291

6Shots Off Target3

106Attacks91

76Dangerous Attacks46

7Shots Inside Box7

10Shots Outside Box2

1Goals3

2Free Kicks0

6Shots Blocked1

5Substitutions4

3Tackles1

301Accurate Passes208

0Injuries2

23Total Crosses6

9Accurate Crosses3

18Interceptions10

Birmingham W

Manager: Amy Merricks

Starting XI

5.7

5.9

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.2

6.2

6.3

6.4

6.3

6.4

Substitutes

6.5

6.6

6.5

Manager: N/A

Starting XI

6.1

6.3

6.3

6.4

6.6

6.4

Hayley Elizabeth Ladd

6.4

6.8

6.7

6.8

6.5

Substitutes

6.8

Justine Monique Vanhaevermaet

6.4

6.3

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Oceane Hurtre MF	6.6	44'	1	0	2/2	25	-	3/6
Lee Geum-Min MF	6.5	6'	0	0	-	5	-	2/4
Asato Miyagawa MF	6.5	6'	0	0	-	3	-	0/1
W. Leidhammar MF	6.4	84'	0	0	1/3	18	-	7/17
Lotta Lindström FW	6.4	85'	0	0	0/1	19	-	3/18
Lily Crosthwaite MF	6.3	90'	0	1	0/2	32	-	10/31
V. Sarri MF	6.3	46'	0	0	0/2	22	-	9/19
Shanade Hopcroft MF	6.2	84'	0	0	-	39	1	6/20
Chelsea Cornet MF	6.2	90'	0	0	1/3	42	-	6/15
Martha Harris DF	5.9	90'	0	0	-	47	-	6/11
R. Holloway DF	5.9	90'	0	0	0/1	42	-	7/16
R. McKenna DF	5.9	90'	0	0	0/1	26	-	10/23
Neve Herron DF	5.9	90'	0	0	1/2	55	2	6/21
Adrianna Franch GK	5.7	90'	0	0	-	8	-	-
Lucy Jane Quinn DF	-	1'	0	0	-	3	-	1/1
Louis Batcheba FW	-	6'	0	0	-	1	-	2/4

Birmingham W vs Crystal Palace W — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Birmingham W	15	D1	6	1	6	2	13/15	19-4
Crystal Palace W	15	W1	1	0	3	2	9/15	8-9

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Birmingham W — last 5 games

W3-0 vs Durham W2025-12-21
W6-2 @ Hull City LFC W2026-01-18
W4-0 @ Portsmouth W2026-01-24
W5-1 vs Nottingham Forest W2026-02-01
D1-1 @ Durham W2026-02-08

Crystal Palace W — last 5 games

W1-0 @ Sheffield Utd W2026-01-12
L0-5 @ Chelsea W2026-01-17
W4-0 vs Durham W2026-01-25
L1-3 @ Southampton W2026-02-01
W2-1 vs Bristol City W2026-02-08

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 4
Period covered: 2023-04-16 – 2025-12-07
Birmingham W wins: 1
Draws: 0
Crystal Palace W wins: 3
Avg goals per meeting: 3.25
Over 2.5 goals: 75%
Both teams scored: 50%
Home side won: 50%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted

Aggregated from 4 finished meetings (2023-04-16 – 2025-12-07) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-12-07	Crystal Palace W	3-0	Birmingham W
2024-04-14	Crystal Palace W	1-0	Birmingham W
2023-09-03	Birmingham W	1-2	Crystal Palace W
2023-04-16	Crystal Palace W	2-4	Birmingham W

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Birmingham City W	1	22	44	22	WWWLW	2	-1
Crystal Palace W	2	22	44	18	DWWWW	1	+1

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 0 ptsBirmingham City W 44 · Crystal Palace W 44
Positions: #1 vs #2
Goals per game: 2.09/1.09 vs 2/1.18scored/conceded per game · league average 1.5

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-02-16

Previous Meetings

Last 4 matches

Won 25%

(1/4)

Draw 0%

(0/4)

Won 75%

(3/4)

Goals

5-8

Total matches

Recent matches

Head to Head

Last 4 matches

Birmingham W wins

Draws

Crystal Palace W wins

Goals Scored

5 - 8

Matchday 16 — Wsl 2 Women

Match Report

Both sides brought 44 points into this one — Birmingham W 1st, Crystal Palace W 2nd. Scoring rates set the scale: Birmingham W 2.09 scored and 1.09 conceded per game, Crystal Palace W 2 and 1.18, with the league averaging 1.5.

Birmingham W were unbeaten in 6, having scored in 6 consecutive games.

The sides have met 4 times in the GioScore results database: 1 win for Birmingham W, 0 draws and 3 for Crystal Palace W, at 3.25 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 75% of the meetings.

The match was played at The ARMCO Arena (capacity 3,050). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Crystal Palace W led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.

Goal scorers

Birmingham W: Oceane Hurtre (89') · Crystal Palace W: Abbie Larkin (44'), Annabel Blanchard (29'), Elise Anna Hughes (80')

Key stats

Possession: Birmingham W 52% · Crystal Palace W 48% · Total shots: 17-9 · On target: 5-5 · Corners: 2-3

More details:

Birmingham W — live results and schedule Crystal Palace W — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Birmingham W vs Crystal Palace W?

Birmingham W 1-3 Crystal Palace W. Wsl 2 Women match played on 16 Feb 2026.

What league is Birmingham W vs Crystal Palace W in?

This match is part of the Wsl 2 Women. The match was played at The ARMCO Arena. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Birmingham W and Crystal Palace W?

In 4 meetings between 2023 and 2025: Birmingham W has 1 win, 0 draws, and 3 losses against Crystal Palace W.

Where was Birmingham W vs Crystal Palace W played?

The match was played at The ARMCO Arena.

Match Timeline

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Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Birmingham W vs Crystal Palace W — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 4 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 16 — Wsl 2 Women

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions