Match Report
26 points separated the sides: Crystal Palace W 2nd on 44, Sheffield Utd W 11th on 18. Per game in the league, Sheffield Utd W were scoring 0.95 and conceding 1.95, Crystal Palace W 2 and 1.18, against a competition average of 1.5 goals per team per game.
Over the last five, Sheffield Utd W had taken 4 of 15 points to Crystal Palace W's 12.
4 meetings are on record — 2 won by Sheffield Utd W, 2 by Crystal Palace W, 0 drawn, at 3.25 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 75% of the meetings.
Bramall Lane, capacity 32,702, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.
Goal scorers
Crystal Palace W: Hayley Elizabeth Ladd (86')
Key stats
Possession: Sheffield Utd W 39% · Crystal Palace W 61% · Total shots: 4-14 · On target: 1-4 · Corners: 2-6