Leicester W vs Crystal Palace W Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H
FT · HT 0–20 – 3
1st
3rdKirsty Howat 5′Justine Monique Vanhaevermaet 36′Annabel Blanchard 53′
Player of the matchKirsty HowatCRY · 1 goal · 62′ · 3 shots (1 on target) · 3 duels won · 2 interceptions
6.9- Possession
- 55%45%
- Shots · on target in brackets
- 12 (6)11 (6)
- Corners
- 56
- Table · 6 v 6 pts
- 1st → 2nd3rd → 1st
League Cup WomenMatchday 3Meadow Lane StadiumRef A. Parker
This meeting
Events
LEI 0–3 CRY · 2–3 yellow · 0–1 red- Full time 0–3
- Crystal Palace WYellow card
- Molly SharpeYellow card
- Isabella Sibleyfor Indiah-Paige Riley
- Nelly Lasfor Asmita Ale
- Samantha Kaczmarfor Emily Van Egmond
- Molly Sharpefor Abbie Larkin
- Olivia McLoughlinYellow card
- Janice Caymanfor Samantha Tierney
- Ann My Catofor Kirsty Howat
- Ruesha LittlejohnRed card
- Annabel Blanchard0–3Goal · assist Indiah-Paige Riley
- Shanade Hopcroftfor Justine Monique Vanhaevermaet
- Annabel Blanchardfor Elise Anna Hughes
- Half-time 0–2
- Julie Thibaudfor Celeste Boureille
- Jamie-Lee NapierYellow card
- Justine Monique Vanhaevermaet0–2Goal · assist Ashleigh Weerden
- Hannah Jade Cainfor Rosella Ayane
- Rosella AyaneYellow card
- Kirsty Howat0–1Goal
Team stats
35 figures- 55%Possession45%
- 12Shots11
- 6Shots on target6
- 1Big chances created0
- 5Corners6
- 513Passes351
- 11Fouls13
- 2Yellow cards3
All 35 stats
- Attack
- 4Accurate crosses5
- 148Attacks103
- 1Big chances missed1
- 12Crosses13
- 76Dangerous attacks46
- 18Dribble attempts25
- 1Hit woodwork1
- 2Offsides3
- 50%Shot accuracy55%
- 3Shots blocked0
- 6Shots inside box8
- 2Shots off target4
- 6Shots outside box3
- 12Successful dribbles13
- Passing
- 20Accurate long passes22
- 381Accurate passes245
- 43%Long pass accuracy43%
- 47Long passes51
- 74%Pass accuracy70%
- Defence
- 5Goal kicks5
- 11Interceptions37
- 3Saves6
- 1Tackles0
- Discipline
- 5Free kicks1
- 0Red cards1
- Other
- 165Possession lost154
- 27Throw-ins19
Table after full time
League Cup Women 2025/2026| # | Team | P | W-D-L | Goals | GD | Pts | Before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2-0-1 | 7:4 | +3 | 6 | 3rd ▲2 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2-0-1 | 6:4 | +2 | 6 | 1st ▼1 | |
| 3 | 3 | 2-0-1 | 4:2 | +2 | 6 | 2nd ▼1 | |
| 4 | 3 | 0-0-3 | 3:10 | -7 | 0 | 4th |
- Leicester W
- 1st → 2nd6 → 6 pts
- Crystal Palace W
- 3rd → 1st3 → 6 pts
Form
last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off- 1-0W14 Sep
- 0-1L21 Sep
- 5-1W24 Sep
- 1-2L28 Sep
- 1-1D5 Oct
- 0-0D12 Oct
- 1-0W19 Oct
- 1-4L2 Nov
- 1-1D9 Nov
- 1-4L16 Nov
3-3-4goals 12:141.20pts/game
Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below
- 4-4D14 Sep
- 2-1W21 Sep
- 1-2L24 Sep
- 1-1D28 Sep
- 2-2D5 Oct
- 1-1D12 Oct
- 3-2W19 Oct
- 1-2L2 Nov
- 1-2L9 Nov
- 2-1W16 Nov
3-4-3goals 18:181.30pts/game
- A
Brighton W1–4 - A
West Ham W1–1 - H
Arsenal W1–4 - A
London City Lionesses W1–0 - A
Aston Villa W0–0
latest 5
- A
Ipswich Town W2–1 - H
Sheffield Utd W1–2 - A
Portsmouth W1–2 - H
Ipswich Town W3–2 - H
Sunderland W1–1
What stands out
- 2ndfrom 1st
Leicester W moved from 1st to 2nd in the League Cup Women table with this result.6 → 6 points after 3 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.
- 1stfrom 3rd
Crystal Palace W moved from 3rd to 1st in the League Cup Women table with this result.3 → 6 points after 3 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.
Head-to-head
4 meetings on record since 20212-1-1Leicester W W-D-L · goals 4:4
2 LEI1 draws1 CRY- With Leicester W at home
- 1-0-1 (1:2)
- Goals per meeting
- 2
- Over 2.5 goals
- 25%
- Both teams scored
- 25%
- Won by the host
- 25%
- Crystal Palace W2–2Leicester WWomen's Super League
- Leicester W0–2Crystal Palace WWomen's Super League
- Leicester W1–0Crystal Palace WWSL 2
- Crystal Palace W0–1Leicester WLeague Cup Women
Season comparison
as the teams came into the match- Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
- 3Goals per game (both sides)4.07
- 67%Over 1.593%
- 53%Over 2.580%
- 47%Over 3.547%
- 60%Both teams scored87%
- 20%Clean sheets0%
- 27%Failed to score13%
- Leicester W at home v Crystal Palace W away
- 6Played7
- 2Won2
- 1Drawn1
- 3Lost4
- 8-10Goals (for-against)8-16
- 1.17Points per game1
- 50%Over 2.571%
- 17%Clean sheets0%
- 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
- 6-101st-half goals (for-against)11-13
- 13-162nd-half goals (for-against)12-25
- 68%Goals after half-time52%
- 60%Goal before half-time73%
- 3-7-5Half-time W-D-L4-7-4
Referee
A. Parker- Cards / match
- 0.05this match 6 (+5.95)
- Yellows / match
- 1.67this match 5
- Reds / match
- 0.00
- Penalties / match
- 0.0533% of matches
0.33Home 0.33 vs Away 1.33 yellows/match · +1.00 away1.33
Matchday 3
League Cup Women · the other 9 games- Charlton W
0–2
Portsmouth W - Brighton W
3–0
Southampton W - Aston Villa W
14:00
Birmingham City W - Nottingham Forest W
0–2
Manchester City W - Liverpool W
5–0
Sheffield Utd W - Everton W
2–0
Newcastle United W - Durham W
1–4
Sunderland W - Ipswich Town W
0–1
London City Lionesses W - Bristol City W
1–6
Tottenham W
Match info
- Competition
- League Cup Women
- Season
- 2025/2026 · Matchday 3 of 5
- Stage
- Group Stage
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Meadow Lane Stadium, Nottingham
- Capacity
- 19,588 · grass
- Referee
- A. Parker
Match summary
Crystal Palace W beat Leicester W 3-0 in the League Cup Women, Group Stage.
Across 4 previous meetings on record, Leicester W won 2 and Crystal Palace W won 1, with 1 draw (2 goals per game).
Kirsty Howat (5'), Justine Monique Vanhaevermaet (36') and Annabel Blanchard (53') scored the goals for Crystal Palace W.
Leicester W — live results and scheduleCrystal Palace W — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this
Lineups
Starting XIs · ratings at full time- 135.7Olivia Clark
- 25.9Sari Kees
- 66.1Celeste Boureille↓45+4′
- 125.9Asmita Ale↓78′
- 315.9Chantelle Swaby
- 36.2Samantha Tierney↓62′
- 56.2Emily Van Egmond↓78′
- 146.2Hlín Eiríksdóttir
- 236.1Olivia McLoughlinYC
- 326.4Rosella AyaneYC ↓26′
- 276.4Shannon O'Brien
- 16.5Eve Annets
- 36.5Jamie-Lee NapierYC
- 66.5Aimee Everett
- 156.5Hayley Nolan
- 20Indiah-Paige RileyA ↓90+8′
- 96.5Elise Anna Hughes↓46′
- 116.6Ashleigh WeerdenA
- 186.7Justine Monique VanhaevermaetG ↓46′
- 225.5Ruesha LittlejohnRC
- 276.5Abbie Larkin↓76′
- 106.9Kirsty HowatG ↓62′
- 11Janice CaymanMF · ↑62′
- 17Julie ThibaudDF · ↑45+4′6.3
- 21Hannah Jade CainMF · ↑26′6.4
- 22Nelly LasMF · ↑78′6.5
- 57Samantha KaczmarDF · ↑78′
- 1Janina LeitzigGK
- 4Cecily Wellesley-SmithDF
- 24Simone SherwoodMF
- 34Mackenzie SmithDF
SubstitutesG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off
- 5Ann My CatoDF · ↑62′6.5
- 7Isabella SibleyDF · ↑90+8′
- 8Molly SharpeFW · YC ↑76′6.5
- 17Annabel BlanchardMF · G ↑46′6.7
- 24Shanade HopcroftMF · ↑46′6.5
- 12Lola BrownMF
- 21BAILEY-GAYLE PaigeMF
- 30Shae YanezGK
Top ratings
XI avg 6.08 v 6.46- KHKirsty HowatCRY6.9
- JVJustine Monique VanhaevermaetCRY6.7
- ABAnnabel BlanchardCRY6.7
- AWAshleigh WeerdenCRY6.6
- EAEve AnnetsCRY6.5
Player leaders
this matchShots
- Kirsty HowatCRY3 (1)
- Sari KeesLEI3 (1)
- Annabel BlanchardCRY2 (2)
Big chances created
- Hannah Jade CainLEI1
Key passes
- Ashleigh WeerdenCRY3
- Aimee EverettCRY1
- Shannon O'BrienLEI1
Duels won
- Chantelle SwabyLEI9/16
- Ruesha LittlejohnCRY8/14
- Ashleigh WeerdenCRY7/14
Dribbles
- Ashleigh WeerdenCRY4/7
- Annabel BlanchardCRY2/2
- Hlín EiríksdóttirLEI2/5
Clearances
- Aimee EverettCRY4
- Hayley NolanCRY4
- Ashleigh WeerdenCRY2
Saves
- Eve AnnetsCRY6
- Olivia ClarkLEI3
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