Player of the matchMolly-Mae SharpeCRY · 1 assist · 93′ played
6.6- Possession
- 63%37%
- Shots · on target in brackets
- 15 (10)6 (4)
- Corners
- 101
League Cup WomenMatchday 1Hayes LaneRef R. Atkin
This meeting
Events
CRY 1–0 WAT · 2–1 yellow- Full time 1–0
- Hayley Rebecca NolanYellow card
- Shannon Kayleigh O’Brien1–0Goal · assist Molly-Mae Sharpe
- Madison Perryfor Poppy Alice Wilson
- Karin MuyaYellow card
- Eden Skyersfor Ava Elise Cohen Kuyken
- Lexi Lou Lloyd-Smithfor Ashleigh Joëlle Elisabeth Weerden
- Shannon Kayleigh O’Brienfor Bethany England
- Saoirse Noonanfor Phoebie Poole
- Florence Fyfefor Lachante Paul
- Safia Middleton-Patelfor Naomi Williams
- Teyah Doreen Bliss Goldiefor Caitlin Cosme
- Aimee Laura Everettfor Amy Moynihan
- Half-time 0–0
- Ashleigh Joëlle Elisabeth WeerdenYellow card
Table
League Cup Women 2026/2027 · current| # | Team | P | W-D-L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4-0-0 | 9:3 | +6 | 12 | |
| 2 | 4 | 3-0-1 | 13:2 | +11 | 9 | |
| 3 | 4 | 3-0-1 | 6:4 | +2 | 9 | |
| 4 | 5 | 3-0-2 | 9:8 | +1 | 9 | |
| 5 | 4 | 2-0-2 | 8:2 | +6 | 6 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2-0-3 | 4:9 | -5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 3 | 2-0-1 | 4:9 | -5 | 6 | |
| 8 | 4 | 1-0-3 | 6:5 | +1 | 3 | |
| 9 | 4 | 1-0-3 | 6:7 | -1 | 3 | |
| 10 | 3 | 1-0-2 | 3:5 | -2 | 3 | |
| 11 | 4 | 1-0-3 | 4:10 | -6 | 3 | |
| 12 | 4 | 1-0-3 | 3:11 | -8 | 3 |
Head-to-head
3 meetings on record since 20233-0-0Crystal Palace W W-D-L · goals 9:0
3 CRY0 draws0 WAT- With Crystal Palace W at home
- 2-0-0 (6:0)
- Goals per meeting
- 3
- Over 2.5 goals
- 100%
- Both teams scored
- 0%
- Won by the host
- 67%
- Crystal Palace W3–0Watford WWSL 2
- Crystal Palace W3–0Watford WLeague Cup Women
- Watford W0–3Crystal Palace WWSL 2
Matchday 1
League Cup Women · the other 10 games- Tottenham W
0–0
West Ham W - Nottingham Forest W
0–2
Aston Villa W - Manchester United W
10–1
Sheffield Utd W - Liverpool W
4–2
Sunderland W - Everton W
2–1
Birmingham City W - Leicester W
0–2
London City Lionesses W - Brighton W
5–1
Charlton Athletic W - Liverpool W
4–1
Aston Villa W - Birmingham City W
3–1
Sunderland W - Everton W
6–0
Durham W
What stands out
- 0–0half-time
The match stood at 0–0 at half-time before 1–0 after the break (1–0 full time).
- 15–6shots
Crystal Palace W recorded 15 shots (10 on target) against 6 (4 on target) for Watford W.
Team stats
18 figures- 63%Possession37%
- 15Shots6
- 10Shots on target4
- 10Corners1
- 8Fouls5
- 2Yellow cards1
All 18 stats
- Attack
- 167Attacks82
- 127Dangerous attacks42
- 2Offsides0
- 67%Shot accuracy67%
- 5Shots blocked4
- 5Shots off target2
- Defence
- 103Ball safe103
- 3Goal kicks13
- 3Saves7
- Discipline
- 6Free kicks10
- Other
- 4Substitutions5
- 32Throw-ins20
Top ratings
XI avg 6.50 v 6.41- MSMolly-Mae SharpeCRY6.6
- JCJessica Shae Yáñez CoueyCRY6.5
- HNHayley Rebecca NolanCRY6.5
Allyson Renee SwabyCRY6.5
Abbie Sheila LarkinCRY6.5
Season comparison
as the teams came into the match- Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
- 2.87Goals per game (both sides)5.13
- 60%Over 1.593%
- 53%Over 2.593%
- 40%Over 3.580%
- 40%Both teams scored67%
- 47%Clean sheets33%
- 27%Failed to score7%
- Crystal Palace W at home v Watford W away
- 8Played8
- 7Won5
- 0Drawn1
- 1Lost2
- 18-11Goals (for-against)34-12
- 2.63Points per game2
- 63%Over 2.5100%
- 50%Clean sheets13%
- 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 14 games each
- 11-61st-half goals (for-against)23-8
- 13-122nd-half goals (for-against)28-13
- 54%Goals after half-time55%
- 71%Goal before half-time93%
- 5-7-2Half-time W-D-L9-2-3
Referee
R. Atkin- Cards / match
- 3.36this match 3 (-0.36)
- Yellows / match
- 3.22this match 3
- Reds / match
- 0.14
- Penalties / match
- 0.1918% of matches
- Fouls / match
- 17.1this match 13
1.50Home 1.50 vs Away 1.72 yellows/match · 7–3 red1.72
37%Results in 73 recent matches · draw 16%47%
home winsaway wins- With Crystal Palace W
- 0-0-1 in 1 · 2 yellows/game
Analysed latest 73 of 77 career matches (72 with card data).
Match info
- Competition
- League Cup Women
- Season
- 2026/2027 · Matchday 1 of 10
- Stage
- Group Stage
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Hayes Lane
- Capacity
- 5,150 · grass
- Weather
- 17 °C · clear sky · humidity 68%
- Referee
- R. Atkin
- CRY coach
- Josanne Potter
- WAT coach
- Renée Hector
Match summary
Crystal Palace W beat Watford W 1-0 in the League Cup Women, Group Stage.
Across 3 previous meetings on record, Crystal Palace W won 3 and Watford W won 0, with 0 draws (3 goals per game).
Shannon Kayleigh O’Brien (82') scored for Crystal Palace W.
Crystal Palace W — live results and scheduleWatford W — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this
Lineups
Starting XIs · ratings at full time- 306.5Jessica Shae Yáñez Couey93′
- 616.5Amy Moynihan↓46′
- 126.5Caitlin Cosme↓46′
- 156.5Hayley Rebecca NolanYC 93′
- 296.5Allyson Renee Swaby93′
- 196.5Abbie Sheila Larkin93′
- 86.6Molly-Mae SharpeA 93′
- 116.5Ashleigh Joëlle Elisabeth WeerdenYC ↓63′
- 46.5Sierra Ann Enge93′
- 106.5Kirsty Elizabeth Howat Thomson93′
- 96.5Bethany England↓63′
- 256.5Naomi Williams↓46′
- 106.5Phoebie Poole↓61′
- 176.3Megan Chandler93′
- 86.5Ava Elise Cohen Kuyken↓67′
- 26.3Zara Bailey93′
- 186.5Poppy Alice Wilson↓74′
- 156.4Aoibheann Clancy93′
- 196.4Eleanor Noble93′
- 166.3Karin MuyaYC 93′
- 116.5Tianna Teisar93′
- 76.5Lachante Paul↓61′
- 6Aimee Laura EverettDF · ↑46′6.5
- 7Lexi Lou Lloyd-SmithFW · ↑63′6.5
- 22Teyah Doreen Bliss GoldieDF · ↑46′6.5
- 27Shannon Kayleigh O’BrienFW · G ↑63′6.9
- 3Jamie-Lee Mackay NapierDF
- 17Annabel Lucy BlanchardMF
- 24Shanade Shereen HopcroftMF
- 32Molly Elizabeth Ann BartripDF
- 56Comfort Chibouzo ErhaborGK
SubstitutesCoaches: Josanne Potter · Renée HectorG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off
- 9Madison PerryFW · ↑74′6.5
- 12Eden SkyersDF · ↑67′6.3
- 20Saoirse NoonanFW · ↑61′6.5
- 21Florence FyfeMF · ↑61′6.4
- 39Safia Middleton-PatelGK · ↑46′6.1
- 6Hannah GreenwoodDF
- 22Grace Lily NevilleDF
- 63Vera Josephine JonesMF
Form
last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off- 0-0D22 Mar
- 3-2W29 Mar
- 1-0W5 Apr
- 2-1W26 Apr
- 6-1W2 May
- 1-0W26 Jul
- 0-2L5 Aug
- 1-0W6 Sep
- 0-0D13 Sep
- 0-7L20 Sep
6-2-2goals 14:132.00pts/game
Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below
- 3-0W22 Feb
- 14-0W8 Mar
- 2-1W13 Mar
- 6-1W22 Mar
- 5-0W29 Mar
- 3-1W5 Apr
- 2-4L26 Apr
- 0-0D4 Sep
- 2-2D13 Sep
- 1-5L20 Sep
6-2-2goals 38:142.00pts/game
latest 5
- H
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